Music

At Peninsula East Primary Academy, we aim to develop every child's understanding of music by giving them the opportunity to experience enjoyment through a variety of musical activities and to respond to musical emotions.

Music teaching is linked to the National Curriculum which is enhanced by the structure of the PYP. In PEPA Tots and Reception classes singing, nursery rhymes and action songs are used to structure the children’s day and routines. Non tuned percussion instruments are readily available in the child-led environment.

Whole school singing is encouraged for seasonal performances and Mrs Love, our specialist music teacher, attends during the week to teach recorders, ocarinas and steel drums. She also offers private lessons teaching instruments such as piano.

Music Curriculum Early Years Foundation Stage

The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is based on six areas of learning aiming to promote all aspects of a child’s development. Music comes under the ‘Expressive Arts and Design’ area of learning within ‘Exploring and Using Media and Materials’ and ‘Being Imaginative’.

Key Stage 1

Pupils are taught to:

• use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes

• play tuned and untuned instruments musically

• listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music

• experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.

Key Stage 2

Pupils are taught to:

• play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression

• improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music

• listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory use and understand staff and other musical notations

• appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians

• develop an understanding of the history of music.