Music

Welcome to our page all about Music.

Subject Leader: Vicki van Mechelen

All policies are available on the Policies page.

Our Vision (Intent):

My vision is for all pupils to unlock the ability to express themselves musically while developing their understanding of the subject and a love of playing an instrument.
By the end of Year 2 pupils will have been taught: to use their voices expressively and creatively; play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
By the end of Year 4 pupils will have been taught: to appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
By the end of Year 6 pupils will have an awareness of and had the experience of: to pupils to sing and play musically with increasing confidence and control, to have some understanding of the history of music and of musical composition.

Behind the Vision:

We are within a community where pupils often do not have access to musical instruments due to financial constraints. I believe that our pupils need to be taught music well because it will enrich their lives and lead to the realisation that music is a joyous and vital part of the fabric of life. There is a thriving music scene in the local and regional community which the pupils will be more likely to get involved with. Furthermore, helping pupils to improve their ability to appraise, understand and perform music will give them a set of skills that will help them in terms of confidence, self-respect, knowledge and building resilience. This will help to close the gap that the COVID pandemic has caused in all subjects.

In order to achieve the vision:

Explore further options for peripatetic teaching.
Introduce music ambassadors to Trumacar.
Staff training on Charanga

Planning and progression of our curriculum:

Our Music Scheme is based around the Charanga Music Scheme and is supplemented and when appropriate. Children also discover music by specific Composers during their musical learning.