What would a world without music be like? 

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“Just horrible! No music, no songs.” Isla Y5 

“Sad! I wouldn’t be able to dance or create.” Callum Y5 

“Not a very good one because music is a nice thing to do.” Poppy Y4 

  

In an era where funds for the arts are reducing and music is disappearing from many school curricula, I feel it necessary to fight for the children of Oxbridge Lane to receive a top-class music education.  If I think of all the skills that I have gained through music; confidence, concentration, the ability to work alongside others, a good memory, the capability to listen both critically and attentively, the capacity to create and perform, why would we, as a school, want to deny our children a musical education?  Music is used in therapy, it is a healer.  It has the power to transform mood and bring people from different cultures together in a way that words cannot.  In every part of the world, in every celebration we share, music plays an important role. 

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Our vision is one where the children of Oxbridge Lane grow to love music.  Through a variety of high-quality experiences, both inside and outside of the classroom and under the guidance of an enthusiastic staff, our children will become ‘musically literate’, having the passion and desire to want to continue on their own musical journeys, whatever they may be. They will be taught to listen widely and attentively, appreciating music even if they do not like what they hear.  They will be given opportunities to play instruments, sing and read notation. They will have the chance to create and perform, gaining skills that will support them in other curricular areas. 

 

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” - Confucius