Our ambitious and inclusive curriculum is designed to empower our students to become life-long learners and successful global citizens.

Through a well-sequenced curriculum, we intend to embed knowledge and skills that challenge all learners. The music curriculum is sequenced to ensure students develop their musical ability in performance, composition, analysis, and musical theory.

Every lesson uses subject-specific vocabulary. Students are encouraged to use key musical words to explain, describe, and compare different music genres and elements, from Western Classical Music to contemporary music.

Our Music curriculum celebrates diversity and develops cultural capital by exposing students to a range of musical genres from all over the world, for example:

• Western Classical Music to develop a solid knowledge of the basics of harmony, history of music and theory.
• Songwriting to fulfil a more comprehensive preparation, within the new trends in the Music Industry
• Folk and Traditional Music from the World to understand how every culture contributes to the development of music in all its aspects.
• Music in the Media to offer insight into opportunities and career paths.
• Musical Theatre to understand different aspects and fusion between musical genres in a theatre context, which also involves orchestra and singing elements.

At Heston Community School, we provide subject-specific career education to raise aspirations and allow our students to make informed decisions about their future. Students learn about a wide range of music-related jobs, such as sound engineer, sound designer, producer, songwriter, performer and composer, with links to the Film and Games industry. In addition, students are explicitly made aware of the transferable skills they are learning in the subject that can be applied to many careers, such as creativity, teamwork, analysis and resilience.

Our Curriculum Maps outline our curriculum design and the development of knowledge and skills from Years 7-9. The curriculum is adapted to support and challenge students with different starting points, whilst remaining ambitious for all.