“Music is the universal language of mankind” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Subject Leader: Lucy Bond

Link Governor: Sarah Geer

At Christ Church, each child has the chance to experience a rich musical education. We believe that every child can be a musician and should have the opportunity to discover their musical potential. Our lessons aim to engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians. As the children progress, they compose, perform and listen with discrimination to a wide range of music across different styles and cultures.

Christ Church is proud to have been designated a Music Mark school.

‘Music Mark Schools have been nominated for their recognition of the value of music as part of the curriculum and are actively engaged in improving music education provision within their school community.’

At Christ Church, children receive a weekly music lesson. This takes place through a lesson with a music specialist for half of the year, and music lessons with their class teacher for the other half, as well as a weekly, half hour, singing separated into infants and juniors. This covers aspects of the singing curriculum as well as being part of collective worship. 

We are very lucky that Kingston Music Service has loaned us a class set of Samba instruments. This means that every child in the juniors has been able to play and perform Samba music. 

All children start to learn the recorder in year two. and we offer various recorder groups for children in the juniors. The most advanced children play a range of recorders and also perform with the school orchestra.  

In Years 5 and 6, the children have the opportunity to learn the hand bells. They play in school concerts and church services and have played Christmas Carols outside local shops and in local church toddler groups.  

The school orchestra is open to all children who learn an instrument in KS2. Currently we have children playing violin, keyboard,percussion, guitar, cello, saxophone and bassoon. We are always open to extra instruments joining. 

The school also has a thriving junior choir with over 75 children taking part. It has recently performed in several local churches, Christmas Carols in John Lewis and at the Rose Theatre. 

We believe passionately that all children should be given the opportunity to sing and perform and therefore the choir is open to any child who wants to join.

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