Music

Intent:

Through the teaching of Music we want children to develop an appreciation of and for music by listening and appraising a range of different styles, genres, historical periods, traditions, composers and musicians.  Through these pieces of music we will ensure children gain and develop a progressive understanding of the interrelated dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture and structure).  With this knowledge base, children will have opportunity to create music using their voices, tuned and un-tuned instruments, gradually developing the skills of composition and an understanding of musical notes and formal notation. 

Implementation:

Mrs. O'Connor is our Music Co-ordinator.

At St. Mary's, Music is taught through "Expressive Arts and Design"  within the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum in Acorn and Chestnut (Nursery and Reception):

Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage

We teach the Music National Curriculum in Birch to Oak (Years 1 to 4):

Music Programmes of Study Key Stages 1 and 2

From the EYFS to Year 4, we use the Get Set 4 Music curriculum scheme to teach our Music curriculum (part of Get Set 4 Education). 

We have chosen to use Get Set 4 Music as it provides a high quality, fun and engaging music curriculum which aims to nurture creative, confident children who we hope will strive to reach their full musical potential.

The following table shows which Music topics are taught throughout the school:

Impact:

All children are assessed in Music by their teachers, on a termly basis.  Mrs. O'Connor then analyses the attainment and progress of the whole school in this area.  This information informs future teaching and learning in Music.