Our Music Curriculum
Our Curriculum Drivers : To promote resilience, develop communication and ensure all pupils have access to all learning possibilities both in and out of the classroom.
Intent
Our Curriculum Intent is for pupils to learn more, do more and know more.
What do we teach
- Year 1 – Singing and body percussion
- Year 2 – Singing with a music specialist
- Year 3 – African drumming lessons
- Year 4 – Percussion ( Glockenspiels) Spitalfields music project and mindful music learning
- Year 5 – Singing, instrumental recording and songwriting
- Year 6 – Percussion ( Glockenspiels) composing film scores
How do pupils learn
Students develop an understanding of themselves as musicians through listening, playing, analyzing, performing and composing music across a variety of musical styles, periods and genres. Music lessons are spaced out weekly to allow for repetition and retrieval of learning.
Music lessons are supported by Thames Music Specialists and specialist music teachers. Children are also encouraged to consider the different features of the music they are engaging with and how music can express their feelings and emotions.
Students have opportunities to attend performances in school and in wider cultural settings as well as to perform themselves. We also have a mixed-age school choir.
How does the curriculum progress
Progression within the music curriculum allows children to build on their musical experiences and tacit musical knowledge through frequent opportunities to hear, play and perform music. Children build on their skill playing instruments and singing as well as their knowledge of music history, styles and composers.
Links to other learning
Singing, songwriting and composing are linked to learning in other subjects (e.g. Ancient Greek raps, weather songs) where appropriate.