Music Curriculum Intent, Impact and implementation statement

We aim to create

Ambitious, Creative, Musicians

 

Intent

To provide a musical curriculum which develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge, enjoyable experiences and improved well-being.

At St Chad’s Primary School, we intend to provide a Music Curriculum that develops a curiosity about the subject. We aim to give every child the opportunity to gain an understanding and acceptance of all types of music, encouraging them to develop skills through listening, reflecting, singing, performing, evaluating and composing across a wide variety of styles, traditions, musical genres and historical periods.

 

Implementation

Every child participates in weekly whole-class music lessons using the Music Express Scheme of Works.  We also use a combination of topic-related activities and music appreciation to broaden their music genre knowledge. Singing is key to promoting emotional well-being, therefore each class participates in Collective Worship and singing practice to learn songs and hymns. The Rock Steady Music Club, runs on Mondays during the school day and is available to children in KS1 and KS2

Composing and performing using body percussion and vocal sounds, develops an understanding of musical elements without the added complexity of an instrument.  Children will learn musical skills such as rhythm, pitch and reading notation, which they will transfer when learning to play various instruments, allowing them to gain new skills and techniques such as strumming and plucking.

     

Impact

The Music Express Scheme we use shows the progression of skills taught within each year group and how these skills develop year-on-year. It includes clear learning objectives that are used to assess children’s learning.

Throughout the year, teacher judgements are made to form an assessment of the learning taking place. This is used to record Music Skills Progression, stating whether a child is working ‘on track’ or ‘not on track’. 

Evidence is drawn from various observations, including the children’s recollection of key knowledge, their developing skills, performances, composition and discussions about the content they have studied. 

The impact of the Music Curriculum, here at St Chad’s, will ensure that our children obtain enjoyable experiences whilst acquiring the knowledge and skills to meet the end of key stage expectations as outlined in the National and EYFS Curriculums.