Partnered with the online learning platform Charanga, music is delivered weekly during designated half terms throughout the academic year. Lessons follow an established, consistent structure that is practical, interactive and allow children to apply their knowledge and interpretation of all key musical skills: listening, appraising, improvising, composing and performing.
Music is inherently embedded into the culture of the school, with weekly singing assemblies, peripatetic lessons and whole-class ensemble tuition accessible to all children.
We aim to ensure that all pupils:
- Appreciate and accept a diverse repertoire of music that encourages rich connections with history, culture and their society.
- Develop a secure, musical knowledge that underpins all interrelated dimensions.
- Reflect upon their work, the work of their peers and work of other composers and musicians; utilising effective musical terminology throughout this process.
- Have the opportunity to access a range of instruments and refine the appropriate skills to use their preference competently and with confidence.
- Value the importance of music as a way to express ourselves freely and creatively.