Music Statement of Intent 

Our intent is to provide a high-quality music education that engages and inspires pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians. We aim to increase their self-confidence, creativity, and sense of achievement.

We love singing in our class assemblies and performances where we perform to friends and family with gusto, showcasing our  talent and understanding of performing. Throughout the school we learn topic related songs for example the Continents Song, Five Oceans and the Great Fire of London song.

Additional opportunities are offered in music, such as singing in our local community e.g. at Harvest and Christmas time. 

Implementation:

Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality 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.

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

EYFS - Expressive Arts

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.

The National Curriculum requirements for subject content at KS1

Pupils should be taught to:

- use their voices expressively and creatively by singing 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 interrelated dimensions of music

Impact 

When our children leave our school they will...

• Be Confident Creators: Carrying a "can-do" attitude built on celebrating every small success.

• Be Physically Capable: Having developed the core stability and coordination needed to play, move, and perform with ease.

• Be Inspired Collaborators: Equipped with the social and language skills to work beautifully as part of a team.

• Be Culturally Enriched: Having discovered the magic of music and the arts.

• Be Aspirationally Driven: Possessing the foundational skills and wider knowledge to be successful in music as they grow.

We love our music lessons.  Have a look at the photos of us being respectful, happy and creative!