The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower pupils to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives. It is about helping all pupils prepare for life and work:
· as individuals;
· as contributors to society;
· as contributors to the economy and the environment.
Music has a significant role to play in this.
The fundamental aim of the music curriculum is to develop pupils’ musical ability. All pupils are potentially musical and should be provided with learning experiences which develop their knowledge, understanding and skills in making and responding to music through active engagement in the core musical activities of listening, composing and performing.
Every student should leave school prepared for life in our modern world. The music department seeks to provide a range of classroom activities which encourages the boys to focus on resilience and grit to underpin success in education and employment.
The music department is greatly involved in the Religious education and ethos of the school. Our pupils regularly participate in Class and Year Masses, Christmas, St Patrick’s Day, Easter and St John Baptiste Feast Day. We also showcase our pupils’ talents at events such Prize Night and Open Day, not to mention our whole school productions.
The department currently offers tuition for Guitar and drums at a greatly subsidized cost to pupils.
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