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Intent
Intent
The aim of our music curriculum is that all children will develop the traits necessary to become ‘Musicians’. These are outlined below:
• A rapidly widening repertoire which they use to create original, imaginative, fluent and distinctive composing and performance work.
• A musical understanding underpinned by high levels of aural perception, internalisation and knowledge of music, including high or rapidly developing levels of technical expertise.
• Very good awareness and appreciation of different musical traditions and genres.
• An excellent understanding of how musical provenance - the historical, social and cultural origins of music - contributes to the diversity of musical styles.
• The ability to give precise written and verbal explanations, using musical terminology effectively, accurately and appropriately.
• A passion for and commitment to a diverse range of musical activities
Our Music Curriculum uses substantive concepts (our ‘Big Ideas’) as the basis for supporting pupils to form a schema (a conceptual system for understanding knowledge). Children’s schema is strengthened through knowledge and connections deepen through tasks. Knowledge is sequenced and mapped in a coherent format so that pupils make meaningful connections.
Implementing our Music Curriculum
Implementing our Music Curriculum
Our Music Curriculum is designed to go beyond the expectations of the National Curriculum. Teachers follow the Music Express Scheme of Work which is ideal for specialist and non-specialist teachers. We have staff that are music specialists who are able to teach across classes or support non-specialists. The Music Express scheme ensures clear progression through the National Curriculum. Our Essential Learning Objectives for Music are:
To perform
To compose
To transcribe
To describe music
Music_Express_Skills_by_Year_y1_6.pdf
Music_Express_Skills_Progressiony1_6 (1).pdf
Impact
Impact
The Music Express Assessment sheets are used as the topic WALTs for music and to record children’s progress before noting this on the school foundation subject cohort tracker.
The music lead will review the assessment trackers and use these to support the identification of talented musicians and support in signposting towards learning an instrument.
Evidence of pupils’ work may be recorded in written form or using digital technologies - video / sound recording. Music showcase assemblies will also provide an opportunity for children’s learning to be shared within the school community.
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