Vision

“I don’t sing because I am happy: I’m happy because I sing.” (William James)

Music is just like magic. It is not something you can see, nor touch, yet it is often very powerful: it can make us want to move or change the way we feel; it can tell a story or bring the past to life; it can unite people or evoke fear; it can paint pictures in our minds; it can convince us to buy things or change our opinions on important topics; it can motivate us and energise us, or lull us to sleep; and it can console us when we are in difficult times. Music is almost inseparable from what it means to be human and is at the heart of who we are as individuals.

At Lady Joanna Thornhill (Endowed) Primary School, we are committed to creating a love for the magic that is music through inspiring opportunities to listen and respond to, explore, experience and devise their very own range of musical experiences, as a listener, singer and performer. Through our engaging, challenging and expansive curriculum, we ensure all children have access to the unique social, emotional and intellectual benefits achieved through musical excellence; driving curiosity through both independent and collaborative work. Our children learn the fundamentals of music to a high and ambitious standard, including improvising and composing, and responding to and analysing music from different genres, countries, traditions and cultures through history.

We believe that music is a transformative, empowering and uniting magic that shapes our development and lives. Wherever we are, music is too. And yet, it is also somehow something more than us, remaining something of a beautiful mystery - just like magic.

“The sheer joy of music making can feed the soul of a school community.” (DfE)

Music at Lady Joanna goes beyond the classroom, with a wide range of extra-curricular music opportunities on offer to children. We also have a fresh focus this academic year on the power of drumming and percussion as a source of musical joy and empowerment. 

"Drumming is about connection and timing...the whole class feels the energy of working in perfect harmony, with each person's beat contributing to a powerful, unified sound."