This Music course offers a broad and coherent course of study which encourages learners to: • Engage actively in the process of music study • Develop performing skills to demonstrate an understanding of musical elements, style, sense of continuity, interpretation and expression • Develop composing skills to demonstrate the manipulation of musical ideas and the use of musical devices and conventions • Recognise the interdependence of musical knowledge, understanding and skills, and make links between the integrated activities of performing, composing and appraising underpinned by attentive listening • Broaden musical experience and interests, develop imagination and foster creativity • Develop and extend the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to communicate effectively as musicians  develop knowledge and understanding of a variety of instruments and styles, and of relevant approaches to both performing and composing • Develop awareness of music technologies and their use in the creation and presentation of music • Appraise contrasting genres, styles and traditions of music, and develop understanding of musical contexts and a coherent awareness of musical chronology • Develop as effective, independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds • Reflect critically and make personal judgements on their own and others’ music • Engage with, and extend appreciation of, the diverse heritage of music in order to promote personal, social, intellectual and cultural development.