Ridgeway Academy

Address Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 2AF | 01707 351350 | E-mail Us

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Music

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

 – Bob Marley

 

Welcome to the Music Department – Head of Music: Miss F Whitbread

Music is experienced every day by everyone, but it’s not always a skill that every individual claims to possess. We aim to bridge the gap and make music accessible to all, even if you are not musical, you can still get involved and achieve. We help with this, by offering a wide range of music topics in lessons, as well as opportunities to access music outside of the classroom, though clubs, individual lessons and extra-curricular activities

All components also link to 4 areas of study. These are:

Area of study 1: Musical Forms and Devices

Area of study 2: Music for Ensemble

Area of study 3: Film Music

Area of study 4: Popular Music.

Key Stage 3

 

KS3 Overview

Across Key Stage 3 we offer a wide range of topics, ranging from the “Elements of Music” in year 7, to understanding “Music for Media” in year 9. We also offer everything in between; “Rap and Hip Hop”, “Rock and Pop”, “Film Music”, “Music Technology” and “Jazz and Blues”, Building all the skills to progress into Key Stage 4, and also focusing on all the main areas of the National Curriculum for Music, Performance, Composition and Listening Skills.

Key Stage 3 Curriculum Maps

Music Curriculum Rationale and Overview- Year 7

Music Curriculum Rationale and Overview- Year 8

Music Curriculum Rationale and Overview- Year 9

Key Stage 4

KS4 Overview

Our Current Key Stage 4 students are completing the Eduqas GCSE. This explores 3 components, Composition (one free and one to a set brief), Performance (one solo and one ensemble) and Appraising (a 1 hour and 15 minute examination at the end of the course).

KS4 Curriculum Map

Music Curriculum Rationale and Overview- Year 10 and 11

Extra-Curricular

There are a number of extra-curricular opportunities for students at Ridgeway Academy. Every year, the school puts on a musical production, as well as performing arts concerts and shows. A list of our most recent shows can be found below:

  • 2017-2018: Station Road (a new musical written for, and premiered by, Ridgeway Academy).
  • 2018-2019: Oliver!
  • 2019-2020: We Will Rock You
  • 2020-2021: Grease

The Music department runs multiple clubs and bands catered for all standards. The music department is well-equipped, with two full-sized teaching classrooms, a further four practice rooms, one of which is a recording studio and a music-specific computer suite.

 

 

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Ambition Education Trust

Our trust is composed of 10 schools situated in Hertfordshire, across St Albans, Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead. There are five primary and five secondary schools, with over 800 staff delivering high-quality education to 7500 young people from the ages 3 to 18. This is a huge privilege and one we take seriously, to achieve our central aim of Educational Excellence for All.

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