Music

How Does Music at Pickhurst Facilitate the School’s Curriculum Intent?

Music Curriculum Intent – Click on the link to view the curriculum intent

Intent

We are committed to ensure children understand the value of music in the wider community and are able to use their musical skills, knowledge and experiences to immerse themselves in music in a variety of different contexts. Children gain a firm understanding of what music is through listening, singing, playing, evaluating, analysing, and composing across a wide variety of historical periods, styles, traditions, and musical genres. We are committed to developing a curiosity for the subject. We aim to provide children with the opportunity to progress to the next level of their creative excellence.

Implementation

The music curriculum ensures that children sing, listen, play, perform and evaluate. This is embedded within classroom activities, as well as in weekly singing assemblies, performances and instrumental learning. Through the use of the Kapow Music scheme, teachers deliver inclusive lessons that enable all children to access the curriculum in a fun and engaging way, fostering a sustained love of music. A clear progression of knowledge and skills is built into the Kapow scheme, both within each year group and across the whole school, ensuring consistent musical development.

By using Kapow Music as the foundation for our scheme of work, we ensure that the aims of the National Curriculum for music are fully met. The scheme exposes pupils to a wide range of musical styles and genres from different times and cultures. Lessons are carefully sequenced to allow children to review, consolidate, deepen and apply their understanding. The elements of music are explicitly taught so that children can use appropriate musical vocabulary to analyse, describe and appreciate what they hear.

Opportunities to play a variety of instruments enable pupils to explore different ways of producing sound and to begin reading basic musical notation.

Throughout the curriculum, children actively develop their singing voices, use body percussion and engage in whole-body movement. A range of whole-class, group and individual activities provides opportunities for pupils to explore sounds, listen attentively, compose and perform with confidence.

Impact

All pupils will benefit from a high-quality music education which engages and inspires them to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians. It will increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they will develop a growing musical vocabulary that allows them to critically engage with music. Children will develop an understanding of culture and history, both in relation to children individually, as well as ethnicities from across the world. Children are able to enjoy music in as many ways as they choose – either as listener, creator or performer. Children have the opportunity to discuss and share their own thoughts, opinions and ideas, acknowledging and respecting that these may vary and that this is positive. Teaching and learning of music is a reflective process for the children as they are given the opportunities to assess themselves and their peers.

Music Development Plan

Music Policy – Please click on the link to read the Music Policy

Music Medium Term Plan – Please click on the link to read the Music Medium Term Plan

Termly Music Newsletters

Please click on the link below for the Termly Music Newsletter

Autumn Term Music Newsletter

Spring Term Music Newsletter

My name is Ruby, and I am the Music Subject Ambassador.

Music is one of my favourite subjects because I find it both enjoyable and interesting, especially when we learn about music from different cultures. Learning about different cultures is important because it makes our school more diverse and exciting. If we only focused on one culture or only listened to English singers and producers, our experience of music would be very limited.

Being a Music Ambassador is important to me because it involves helping in music lessons and supporting the creation of music displays around the school. It’s a great way to share my passion for music with others.

Music is made up of different notes played together, sometimes with lyrics and sometimes without. Every piece of music is unique. Some songs have fast, energetic beats, while others have slow, deep rhythms. Some are hip-hop, some are sad, and some make you want to dance. Everyone has their own taste in music, and you might even have a favourite song!