The Frides Way
At St Frideswide we believe that children should be immersed in music from the very start of their journey with us. We encourage all children to take part in music making in a variety of ways, from singing to learning to play the ukelele. We aim to inspire an interest and curiosity in a range of musical styles and traditions supporting children to find music that moves them and that they will continue to take joy from throughout their life as their tastes change and mature. Children will hone practical skills and perform to a wide variety of audiences.
Through our discrete music teaching, which is supported by Oxford University School of Music, children will learn the fundamental elements:
- A rapidly widening repertoire which they use to create original, imaginative, fluent and distinctive composing and performance work.
- Awareness and appreciation of different musical traditions and genres.
- An understanding of how musical provenance - the historical, social and cultural origins of music - contributes to the diversity of musical styles.
- The ability to give written and verbal explanations, using musical terminology.
