At The Lancaster School we aim to develop children’s self-confidence, concentration, self-discipline and teamwork through the teaching of Music. Children will develop the ability to critique and present themselves and their work in front of an audience. We aim to give children the skills, knowledge and understanding to enable them to access and enjoy music through a variety of musical activities. We teach lessons which provide equal opportunities and have inclusion at their heart, whilst also offering the chance to extend learning through clubs and instrumental tuition. Music offers children a way to express themselves emotionally. It is a fundamental part of the school’s Christian worship, contributing to pupil’s social, moral, social and cultural development.

Our ethos for music lessons is to give children an opportunity to experiment, explore and see what they can do when performing and improvising by giving them the necessary skills and equipment. We give children a chance to feel inspired musically with whatever knowledge they bring to that lesson and to be able to be involved whatever their instrumental experience and ability. We aim to awaken their awareness of what is possible and if we can do that with children when they have little or no musical knowledge then there is no limit to what they can achieve once we've caught their imagination. We place a significant emphasis on making music and through this we continue to raise standards, expectations and achievements. This is reflected in our belief that children should be given a platform upon which to perform and a vehicle through which to do so.