MUSIC
Intent
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Plato
At Oughton, we would like to inspire children to develop a love of music and grow as musicians through multi-faceted musical opportunities in class, whole school singing assemblies, additional tuition, partnerships and extra-curricular activities. As well as providing enriching life experiences through live musical performances and workshops to inspire the children.
We aim to ensure children:
- Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of periods, genres, styles and traditions.
- Learn to sing and use their voices to create and compose music.
- Have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument.
- Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated.
- Develop a musical vocabulary
Implementation
Early Years Foundation Stage follow the EYFS curriculum focusing on Expressive Arts where singing, instruments and rhythm is a key element within the EYFS curriculum.
We follow the National Curriculum in Music for Years 1 to 6 and we use the Charanga Scheme of work which shows progression and the building of skills. Each Year group incorporates 3 units of work.
Please see our Music Overview which highlights the units of work for each year group.
The North Herts Music Services teach Djembe drumming to Years 3, 4, 5 for a term each year and this gives every child the opportunity to learn and play an instrument, gaining the expertise from a specialist Teacher.
Our approach to the Music curriculum means that Music learning is not linear, but instead skills and knowledge are deepened through careful repetition and breadth of experience. This is why we have chosen a ‘spiral of learning’ type approach for our Scheme. The best way to help regain, develop and deepen skills and apply these to the children’s growing knowledge is through practical activities, demonstration and discussion.
In this context we consider:
-Skills (being able to do something) are ongoing and growing constantly through the spiral.
-Knowledge (knowing about/experience) is related to the specific topic they are studying.
-Mastery means both a deeper understanding of musical skills and concepts, and learning something new.
The strands of musical learning, presented within the lesson plans and the on-screen resources, are part of the learning spiral. Over time, children can both develop new musical skills and concepts, and revisit established musical skills and concepts.
Subject specific vocabulary is highlighted as this is a key priority for our school, focusing on developing language.
In Music, we assess children’s knowledge after each unit, using our Knowledge Sheets. Our Knowledge Sheets highlight the core knowledge and key vocabulary to be taught within each unit of work.
Impact
The standard of work in Music is positive, with the majority of children achieving age related expectations or above. Our children develop a love of music, being exposed to a range of genres and musical styles that broadens their cultural capital and experiences. They are able to use their voices and instruments to create and compose and they develop a musical vocabulary to be able to evaluate a range of music.
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Plato
At Oughton, we would like to inspire children to develop a love of music and grow as musicians through multi-faceted musical opportunities in class, whole school singing assemblies, additional tuition, partnerships and extra-curricular activities. As well as providing enriching life experiences through live musical performances and workshops to inspire the children.
We aim to ensure children:
- Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of periods, genres, styles and traditions.
- Learn to sing and use their voices to create and compose music.
- Have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument.
- Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated.
- Develop a musical vocabulary
Implementation
Early Years Foundation Stage follow the EYFS curriculum focusing on Expressive Arts where singing, instruments and rhythm is a key element within the EYFS curriculum.
We follow the National Curriculum in Music for Years 1 to 6 and we use the Charanga Scheme of work which shows progression and the building of skills. Each Year group incorporates 3 units of work.
Please see our Music Overview which highlights the units of work for each year group.
The North Herts Music Services teach Djembe drumming to Years 3, 4, 5 for a term each year and this gives every child the opportunity to learn and play an instrument, gaining the expertise from a specialist Teacher.
Our approach to the Music curriculum means that Music learning is not linear, but instead skills and knowledge are deepened through careful repetition and breadth of experience. This is why we have chosen a ‘spiral of learning’ type approach for our Scheme. The best way to help regain, develop and deepen skills and apply these to the children’s growing knowledge is through practical activities, demonstration and discussion.
In this context we consider:
-Skills (being able to do something) are ongoing and growing constantly through the spiral.
-Knowledge (knowing about/experience) is related to the specific topic they are studying.
-Mastery means both a deeper understanding of musical skills and concepts, and learning something new.
The strands of musical learning, presented within the lesson plans and the on-screen resources, are part of the learning spiral. Over time, children can both develop new musical skills and concepts, and revisit established musical skills and concepts.
Subject specific vocabulary is highlighted as this is a key priority for our school, focusing on developing language.
In Music, we assess children’s knowledge after each unit, using our Knowledge Sheets. Our Knowledge Sheets highlight the core knowledge and key vocabulary to be taught within each unit of work.
Impact
The standard of work in Music is positive, with the majority of children achieving age related expectations or above. Our children develop a love of music, being exposed to a range of genres and musical styles that broadens their cultural capital and experiences. They are able to use their voices and instruments to create and compose and they develop a musical vocabulary to be able to evaluate a range of music.
| Music Overview EYFS to Year 6 |