Implementation

Following the 2014 national curriculum for music, teachers aim to ensure that they create a universal language that knows no boundaries regardless of age, ability, differences in language or upbringing. A positive attitude to music learning within their classrooms will be introduced to increase self-confidence, creativity, a sense of achievement and a love of music. Our whole school approach to the teaching and learning of music involves the following;

• Music will follow a scheme of learning through the Sing Up programme, and in collaboration with the class teacher, to ensure a flow of music learning is present. This is a strategy to enable pupils to engage in an active lesson and to enable progression of knowledge and skills.
• Music will involve interactive lessons and will allow children to learn through call and response to help build their confidence and ability as well as their aural memory. Children are encouraged to apply their skills and have the confidence to attempt their own version of what is being taught. Planning involves teachers using the Sing Up scheme of learning as well as creating engaging lessons that link to their particular topic. Teachers use Seesaw as a way of documenting music lessons as well as any engagement with music throughout a school day.
• We will build upon the knowledge and skill development of the previous years. As the children’s self-confidence, knowledge and understanding increases, and they become more proficient in music, they become increasingly confident in their growing ability to compose using voice, musical instruments and body percussion and to engage with a much more critical ear and expressive response.
• Working musically, skills are embedded into lessons and within the school environment to ensure development throughout the children’s school career and new vocabulary and challenging concepts are introduced through direct teaching.
• Children will be offered a wide range of visits, trips and visitors to complement and broaden the curriculum. These are purposeful and link with the knowledge being taught in class as well as introducing new and engaging concepts. Regular events, such as singing assembly, school choir and a monthly song showcase, will provide platforms for the children the engage as a group, as a class and as a whole school cohort as well as giving them the opportunity to showcase their wonderful singing abilities to the wider community.

Assessment and Recording

Children’s progress is monitored and is used to inform future teaching and learning. By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study as set out in the National Curriculum. Music is assessed alongside the non-core subjects’ time frame and at the end of each unit of work. A knowledge harvest or ‘cold musical task’ is completed at the beginning of each unit and revisited at the end of the topic. Data is recorded termly on O'track.