Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
Curriculum Intent Statement
Pupils will leave with an understanding that music is a universal language that is creative. We intend for them to have developed a love of music and to have become ‘musicians’, with increased self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. They will have developed a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to musical works, and take their enjoyment of music into their future lives. The skills of musical learning, presented within each year group are part of a learning spiral. Over time, children develop new musical skills and concepts, and also revisit established ones. Repeating a musical skill enables them to reinforce their musical understanding to improve the quality of their musicianship. We have access to the ‘Charanga Musical School’ on-line resource to support teachers to plan and deliver a high quality music curriculum, and ensure pupils have a secure understanding of the inter-related dimensions of music. Pupils will be taught to: perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians; learn to sing and to use their voices; to create and compose music on their own and with others; use a variety of instruments; use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence and understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations. We will provide extracurricular opportunities for music. There is a clear plan for progression. Children will be supported to close any gaps in their learning. Where children show high ability, talent and interest, they will be appropriately challenged. Every effort will be made to identify and lift barriers to learning. The subject will be presented as one to enjoy.
