Our Music Lead is Mr. Austin

Intent

At St Edward’s Catholic Primary School our intent for music is for our children:-

• to enjoy and appreciate music in its many forms
• to know about some important composers, listening to and enjoying some of their music
• to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding in performing, composing, listening and appraising
• to develop their understanding of how music can take a variety of forms and that music can reflect other times and places
• to develop their independence, self-esteem, motivation and their ability to work with others
• to have opportunities to take part in musical activities by playing and singing  in a group 

Implementation

Music is taught by our class teachers and a specialist music teacher delivers ukulele lessons in Year Four (these will commence in Term Three).  Every term, each class receives the equivalent of 45 minutes of music a week, though this may be taught in blocks.

EYFS

In Early Years there is an emphasis on "finding the singing voice".  The children learn a wide variety of songs and singing games which develop a sense of beat, aural memory, co-ordination and enjoyment.  They also explore simple percussion instruments and begin simple composition and graphic notation.

Key Stage 1

Pupils are taught to:

• use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
• play tuned and untuned instruments musically
• listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high quality live and recorded music
• experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter related dimensions of music

Key Stage 2

Pupils are taught to:

• play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
• improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter related dimensions of music
• listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
• use and understand staff and other musical notations
• appreciate and understand a wide range of high quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
• develop an understanding of the history of music

Extra Curricular Music

All children take part in a weekly singing assembly, learning new songs and hymns and often singing in parts. 

We also offer a wide range of musical opportunities outside lessons.  We regularly take part in local music festivals, choir competitions and performances at school and in the wider community.   

Progression Documents