Music

Intent  

At Charford, our aim is to help our pupils feel that they are musical and, most importantly, to develop a life-long love of music. We believe that no talent should go undiscovered. 

Our pupils will develop the musical skills of singing, playing tuned and untuned instruments, improvising and composing music and listening and responding to music. They will also learn an understanding of the history and cultural context of the music they listen to and learn how to write music down. 

We follow the Kapow Primary scheme of work, which allows our music curriculum to enable our pupils to meet the end of key stage attainment targets outlined in the national curriculum and Early Years framework. 

A Charford musician will:   

• develop a love of music.  

• develop their talents, musically. 

• listen to and appreciate a large variety of musical styles. 

• develop an understanding of great composers and iconic musicians.  

• learn to sing and to use their voices confidently.  

• improvise and compose music on their own and collaboratively.  

• be given opportunities to learn musical instruments (whole class lessons, small group, or individual lessons and through lunchtime/after-school clubs). 

• be given opportunities to perform, both informally and formally. 

Implementation

The individual strands below are woven together to create engaging and enriching learning experiences for our pupils: 

• Performing 

• Listening 

• Composing 

• The history of music 

• The inter-related dimensions of music 

Each unit combines these strands within cross-curricular topics designed to capture imaginations and encourage musical exploration. National curriculum attainment targets are covered in each unit and skills and knowledge progress year on year. Over each academic year, pupils will be taught how to sing fluently and expressively and play tuned and untuned instruments accurately and with control. They will learn to recognise and name the inter-related dimensions of music – pitch, duration, texture, timbre, tempo, structure, and dynamics - and use these expressively in their own improvisations and compositions. Previous skills and knowledge are returned to and built upon. Pupils progress by tackling more complex tasks, and by performing more simple tasks, better; with more fluency, accuracy, and control. They broaden and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the history of music, staff, stick and graphic notation, as well as the inter-related dimensions of music.  

At Charford, we are passionate about providing opportunities for pupils to take part in, and enjoy watching, live performances. Pupils are encouraged to perform during lessons, in our weekly singing assemblies, school services, concerts and other events throughout the year (Charford’s Got Talent, Young Voices). Participation in performances is celebrated across school and underpins the ethos of many of our school values. Each year group also has the opportunity for a formal performance over the academic year.

Responsibility for teaching music is taken by the class teacher, supported by the music subject leader and may take place at different times throughout the term.
•    Each half-term, each year group will perform a song or musical activity from their charanga activities, this will take place in an assembly with the rest of the school.
•    Harvest Festival (Whole School)
•    Reception Nativity play
•    Year 1 Easter play
•    Year 2 Performance to parents
•    Year 3 Christmas Carol Service Songs
•    Year 4 Leavers concert
•    Summer Fair choir performance
•    Years 3 and 4 Young Voices performance at Arena
•    Assemblies feature whole-school singing and listening to different music as pupils enter.

Programme of Study and Long-Term Plan

Websites 

Severn Arts: Music Groups, Orchestras, Bands and Choirs https://www.severnarts.org.uk/Pages/Category/join-a-group  

Severn Arts: Instrumental & Vocal Tuition (outside of school) https://www.severnarts.org.uk/instrumental-and-vocal-tuition  

Chrome Music Lab: Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments 
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments  

BBC Bring The Noise: Get started experimenting with music 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/eyfs-ks1-music-play-it-bring-the-noise/z4sq92p