Cultural Capital
At Greasbrough, we know that Cultural Capital is essential to improve the life chances of our children by supplying them with essential knowledge and also experiences that they wouldn’t normally be exposed to. One of our main cultural capital drivers is creating global citizens and delivering quality first teaching and these are always evident within our music curriculum.
Our music curriculum is diverse and caters for the many cultures within our school. As a result, this ensures that our children are exposed to a wide variety of music genres and ensures that they can thrive in the modern world. Children are exposed to classical music, rap and jazz; these genres have been selected to broaden children’s minds and develop a love and appreciation of different cultures. As we want to broaden children’s horizons, in Y3 and Y5, Rotherham music service deliver high-quality music lessons where children have the opportunity to learn how to play the ukulele and brass instruments. The culmination of these lessons are three performances per year to the children’s parents. These children also perform alongside children across Rotherham in the Big String and Big Blast concerts
We also want to expose our children to music at a performance level and expand their experiences by taking them to events that may be unfamiliar to them. We also ensure that children visit the local theatre, whilst also having drama performances delivered in school during term time and in the holidays. The Year 4 children have several events that they attend throughout the year to provide opportunities to perform in front of live audiences, the main one being Young Voices at Sheffield Arena.