Music
Our Music Champion: Mr. Hutton
Our Music curriculum uses the National Curriculum as its starting point and is supported by the fantastic Charanga Music scheme. It helps us to ensure there is expected progression in Music across our school. We believe in providing opportunities for children to learn instruments and this is achieved through our teaching of Ukulele and Percussion with support from the Lancashire Music Service. Singing and performing play an important part in our school life. From learning early nursery rhymes in Reception to performing in Nativities and Summer Productions. As they move through our school, children get plenty of opportunities to sing in class, in school and class assemblies, and the singing of songs in other areas of the curriculum. We encourage children to take music further, by offering individual lessons with our peripatetic music teacher from the Lancashire Music Service. This is open for children in Yr 1 and above and so far 10% of our school are taking their music learning further this way.
Our approach to music in our school helps our children to meet our Ten Feet Tall vision by offering children chances to try, chances to achieve and lots of opportunities to shine.
Our Music Whole School Overview
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In Reception the curriculum is based on an active learning approach that allows children to explore and develop their skills through continuous provision. Early Learning Goals:
Across the course of the year, the skills children will learn are:
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| Year 1 |
Nativity (Singing, Listening)
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In the Groove (Singing, Listening, Composition) |
Your Imagination (Singing, Listening, Composition) |
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| Year 2 |
Nativity (Singing, Listening)
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Zoo Time (Singing, Listening, Composition) |
Friendship Song (Singing, Playing, Listening, Composition)
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| Year 3 |
Glockenspiel Stage 1 (Charanga) (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation)
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Samba Percussion (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music)
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Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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| Year 4 |
Mamma Mia (Charanga) (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation, appreciation, understanding history of music)
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Samba Percussion (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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| Year 5 |
Ukulele (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Livin’ On a Prayer (Charanga) (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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| Year 6 |
Ukulele (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music)
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Happy (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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Class Time allocated to subject
Music is taught as per the year overview. Teachers have the flexibility of how to teach the unit although it is recommended that they are taught over consecutive weeks. Lessons are approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
What does learning look like?
- Children’s learning is mainly shown in the sounds they create. Where appropriate there may be opportunities to save work on SeeSaw or the school server. These may be audio/video clips and/or written evidence of learning.
- Opportunities for performance are found throughout the year for example by inviting parents in at the end of a Music Unit, in assemblies or whole school celebrations at the end of Aut 1 and for Juniors at the end of Aut 2
- Musical vocabulary is threaded through each unit.
How do we monitor and ensure your child is making progress
Subject Champions are allocated time to hold Pupil discussions and staff are asked to provide examples of work. Staff also complete half-termly evaluation sheets to highlight areas of celebration and areas for further development.
Any Specific resources/equipment required
- Class set of Ukuleles
- Class set of Glockenspiels
- Percussion instruments
- Subscription to Charanga
Opportunities for trips and field work to enhance learning
- Children have opportunities to listen to live music
- Children have the opportunity to perform for an audience.
How can you help your child further
- Instrumental lessons are available for children from the Lancashire Music Service.
- Provide children with a range of music from different genres (from Baroque to current day).
Galleries
Year 3 - Nightingales
Solos
Will Georgia Matilda & Emily William
Year 4 - Cuckoos
Mamma Mia Glockenspiel Performance
Year 6 - Magpies
Hollie. Jemima Jacob. Grace. Ella. Izzy.
Ukuleles Merry Christmas Everyone. Ukuleles Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Ukuleles Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Year 5 - Ukuleles
