Music at Imberhorne is designed to instil a lifelong love for music as both a creative art form and a tool for self-expression. Music can help us make sense of the world emotionally, physically, historically and culturally. It is a door to challenge, opportunity and a way we can craft our creative identity. At Imberhorne we nurture student’s creativity, self-expression and guide them progressively through an eclectic, exciting and well-rounded music education.
We teach music because of what music can teach us. It can teach confidence, self-belief, give a sense of overwhelming achievement and can help to overcome challenges with the ability to communicate in a new and diverse way. Music at Imberhorne is for everybody and we thrive on enthusiasm and inclusion alongside nurture, support, challenge and progress at all levels. We use music as a tool for bringing the school and the wider community together. At the heart of life at Imberhorne, there is music.
Music can be separated into three different disciplines – Performing Music, Composing Music, Listening & Appraising Music. These three aspects of Music are taught and developed together. The intent is to develop important personal skills that students can draw upon in order to be successful, not only in music lessons but also outside of school life and, ultimately, in employment. The life skills that are developed, and are often explicitly taught, play an integral part of the development of the subject specific skills as well as creating well-rounded, independent individuals. The core principles that are developed include: Problem solving, perseverance, diligence, team work, time management, organisation, responsibility, cultural history, listening skills, confidence, social skills, discipline, self-evaluation, interpersonal skills, an overall sense of accomplishment.
Opportunities are embedded for students to be able to hone and develop the practical aspects of performance and composition, but equally important is the ability to understand how the development of life skills, such as confidence, self-awareness, perseverance and discipline give them a holistic experience that they can take beyond their musical education.