Music

Our Vision Statement

The Trinity Music Department’s vision is to provide an exciting, creative, inclusive and ambitious musical experience, inspiring curiosity in a wide range of musical genres and styles, from Beethoven to Sea Shanties, Brazilian Samba to Star Wars, Ballet to Hip-Hop! Trinity musicians will flourish and nurture their God-given talents. They will perform and compose independently with increasing skill, confidence and enjoyment, whilst developing their sense of well-being and self-esteem and a deep respect for one another. These opportunities will be provided both in the classroom and through instrumental and vocal tuition which is funded and accessible to all. Curriculum learning is enhanced and supplemented by a wide range of extra-curricular ensembles so that all students can aspire to be life-long, happy and well-rounded musicians.

Curriculum Intent

What should students know, understand and be able to do within a whole school curriculum? How can the study of Music support that?

To leave school with functional Literacy and Oracy
To understand pathways to work and further education: CEIAG
To develop resilience and confidence
To be well rounded individuals, knowing their strengths and talents within a bigger picture/team
To understand what the world has to offer and what they can offer the world
To be ambitious and aspirational
To be computer/technologically literate
To know how to listen, mediate, negotiate, cooperate and collaborate
To know how to be independent, driven and determined
To know how to be healthy in mind, body and soul
To make curriculum links
To be able to be young people who can change the world

Strengths of the Department

Music at Trinity benefits from small group sizes enabling students to learn through practical ensemble based sessions or individual piano or composition study.
We teach using a variety of teaching and learning strategies to help all learners excel in Music. The resources in the department are excellent.

Outside the Classroom

We have many extra-curricular ensembles and peripatetic music lessons available, all of which support the development of our Trinity students as musicians within the classroom. This is particularly true for GCSE and BTEC students who receive paired or individual music tuition to help them be successful in the Performance units of their exam.

We also have an increasing focus on Band Skills as well as the well-established 'classical' instruments to ensure all musical career pathways are open to Trinity students within the modern music industry. We have growing numbers at GCSE and BTEC Music and are expanding our provision of Music Technology. Several of our students have gone on to study Music at university and conservatoire level, including the RNCM and University of Manchester.

Our activities and performances can all be seen by following our Twitter page: @TrinityHighMusic

Exam Board: PEARSON

Music Curriculum

Year 7Year 8Year 9Year 10Year 11

Note all Areas of Study contain singing, the playing of real instruments both as a soloist and ensemble member and the use of music technology eg. Garageband incorporated throughout, as well as a focus on Elements of Music, Notation and Genres & Contexts. All GCSE topics contain Musical Dictation, Skeleton Scores, Unfamiliar Listening and Essay Writing practice for Listening & Appraising Unit 3

Assessed Performances Unit 1

Assessed Compositions Unit 2

Moodle Course