Music
EYFS
The development of children’s artistic and cultural awareness supports their imagination and creativity. It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. The quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts. The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.
KS1 and 2
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A highquality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.
Aims
The Early Years Framework states:
- The quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts.
- The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.
The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils:
- 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, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology
appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence - understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture,
structure and appropriate musical notations.
Curriculum Summary
In the Early Years starting from our 2 year old provision through to reception, staff make use of the non-statutory guidance Birth to Five matters whilst ensuring the statutory framework for the EYFS is met. Reception children are assessed against the appropriate early learning goals for Expressive Arts and Design to contribute to them reaching a good level of development.
Reception children also make use of the Charanga Music scheme to support learning and so that children are introduced and prepared for the knowledge, vocabulary and different models they will encounter in Year 1– this supports their transition into the NC2014 KS1 music curriculum.
Year1 – 6 make use of the Charanga Music scheme content as it carefully sequences knowledge, concepts and procedures to build musical knowledge and skills systematically and in a cyclical way so that over time, the curriculum builds skills in all areas of the music curriculum. School also pays into Tees Valley Music Service for Ukulele tuition which ensures all children will be able to play a musical instrument by the time they leave Year 6.
Progression in Music
Long Term Framework
Weblinks
BBC Music
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/half-term-music-activities/zmmpxyc/
Music Mark - Resources to use at home. KS2
https://www.musicmark.org.uk/resources/home-learning-resources/
CBeebies YolanDa's Band Jam KS1
What we have been up to...
Early Years Foundation Stage
In Early Years our children have enjoyed using our Charanga website to learn some of the songs and actions on there. They also love plaing a range of instruments at different times and can access them during continuous provision time.
Key Stage 1
In Key Stage 1 we love learning to sing and perform for a range of reasons. We also love the Charanga resources!
Key Stage 1
Year 2 loved working with Grace our Music Specialist who is working with us all to create a piece of bespoke music based on a seasonal theme. Year 2s theme is: Autumn Equinox
Key Stage 2
In Key Stage 2 we love to learn to play instruments. The recorder and ukulele are particular favourites. We are amazing and enjoy performing for our friends and family.
Key Stage 2
Year 3 have also enjoyed working with Grace. They wrote graphic notation and improvised sounds linked to Halloween.
Choir
Choir is run by Mrs Hollingsworth and is open to children in Years 1-6; sometimes in groups and at other times of the year for the entire school. We love performing and especially enjoy going out into the community to sing.
