Departmental Vision

The philosophy of the department is that:

• Each pupil is valued and has a sense of purpose and belonging though engaging in musical activities. 
• Each pupil’s expectations are raised through curricular and extra-curricular activities, trips and performance opportunities. 
• Each pupil gains enrichment through experiencing different styles and cultures of music, from European to Latino and African musical genres. 
• Each pupil is given space and guidance/tuition to allow them to develop creative and expressive skills.

There is a main teaching room including 15 Mac computers equipped with Garageband , Logic Pro and Sibelius 8, a band practice room and 2 smaller practice rooms, all equipped with keyboards, drumkits and amps, and 2 music technology rooms, one with recording facilities. 

Curriculum

Pupils from Years 7-9 have one music lesson per week and Key Stage 4 have 3. Key Stage 3 comprises of varied schemes of work that allow all pupils to develop in listening, composing and performing as they study the following units of work:

 Curriculum Maps

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Pupils have access to a vast array of instruments, including African drums, keyboards, ukuleles, electric guitars and of course they make use of the Mac computers. 

This feeds in to Key Stage 4 and the Eduqas GCSE course, where pupils do specified coursework in creating two compositions, taking part in a solo and a group performance and then take a final listening exam.

Eduqas GCSE Music specification

At Key Stage 5, pupils have the option to study Music A level using the Eduqas specification.

Eduqas A-level specification

Homework

Homework pages for Years 7-9 can be found on Class Charts regularly. Many homeworks are of a practical nature and expect pupils to practise specific music on various instruments.

Pictures from the many recent musical events at Southborough:

Music Gallery

 An example Year 10 Composition:

Daniel H - GCSE Composition

Josh B - 'Falling Slowly'

Practice rooms are available every lunchtime/ after school for bands and groups to rehearse.
GCSE clinics are available after school by arrangement for Years 10 and 11.