“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”

~ Plato ~

Intent

At Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy we believe that a high-quality Music education provides the foundations equpping children with excellent musical knowledge and experiences.  We have chosen ‘CUSP’ to ensure our pupils are provided with an inspiring, broad and exciting musical experience.   

CUSP Music has been purposefully built around the principles of evidence-led practice. This is to ensure that there is a focus on high-quality development of children as musicians. The curriculum is carefully designed to build pupils’ musical knowledge and develop their competency and confidence as musicians.  

Core areas of study include singing, listening and appraising, composing and improvising and instrumental performance. These are built cumulatively throughout the curriculum to ensure that all pupils develop their engagement with, and knowledge of, music over time. This includes a focus on learning to play a range of instruments confidently.  

CUSP Music aims to build a strong and rich musical culture in which pupils can thrive. As with all CUSP subjects, CUSP Music has a strong emphasis on the language that pupils need to explore their own musicality. This is carefully and deliberately planned so that pupils revisit and embed this knowledge over time. Clear structures and learning routines underpin CUSP Music. 

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