Music

Teaching Staff:

Mrs L Shearer (Curriculum Leader – Acting)

Ms P Cooney (GME Performing Arts)

Miss C Campbell-Welsh

Mrs A Brown (Mon/Fri)

Music is a universal language that is an integral part of the school community at JGHS. Pupils have access to a wide range of musical experiences through both the formal curriculum and a diverse mix of extra-curricular opportunities. Taking part in musical activities enriches the lives of learners and can lead to a sense of accomplishment, helping to equip them with a range of fundamental skills for life, learning and work.

At JGHS over 700 pupils take part in the annual Christmas Concert at the Usher Hall, alongside peers from cluster primaries. Over 300 pupils receive instrumental tuition and are regularly engaged in events throughout the school and local community. Pupils explore a broad range of musical styles through the BGE and SQA courses. Achievement at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher regularly exceeds the national average.

Broad General Education

All S1 and S2 pupils receive 1 hour of Music per week. Courses are aligned to the BGE Expressive Arts, Literacy and Health and Wellbeing benchmarks and offer opportunities to develop musical skills through a variety of practical based activities. Pupils listen, perform and compose music from a wide variety of genres including World Music, Popular Music and Music for Film or Media. They develop skills on typical classroom instruments such as keyboard, guitar, percussion and voice whilst also learning about different forms of musical notation. Through listening activities, pupils develop their musical vocabulary to accurately describe and analyse what they hear. Composition activities provide an opportunity to explore the creative process and to make links with Music Technology.