Music

Children are actively involved in every Music lesson in a variety of musical experiences which build the confidence of all children and enable them to enjoy making Music, performing and composing.

A key focus of music lessons is for children to learn to sing and use their voices. Through singing songs, children learn about the structure and organisation of music. In EYFS and KS1, every lesson will include singing, developing the children’s ability to sing in tune and with other people. In KS2 children develop their ability to sing with control and expression.

Children also learn how to play tuned and untuned musical instruments with increasing skill. Children have opportunity to perform songs and instrumental music. Each unit includes opportunities for children to work with others to make music. We also teach them musical notation and how to compose music, listening and reviewing. 

In each unit ,children listen to and evaluate a piece of music. Across the Primary Phase this includes music across a range of periods, genres, styles and traditions including the works of the great composers and musicians. As pupils progress, they develop a critical engagement with music and are able listen with discrimination .

Children  learn to talk about music they hear and music they make using appropriate vocabulary. They learn to understand and discuss the  dimensions of pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture and structure. Although a  lesson may focus on one or several of these elements, we recognise that the elements are inter-related.