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Music
Intent
A high-quality Music curriculum should engage, inspire, and motivate pupils to develop a love of music, and their talents as composers and musicians. It is a vehicle for personal expression, increasing self-confidence, creativity, and sense of achievement, and thus plays a significant role in the personal development of pupils. As pupils progress, they should develop the skills and knowledge needed to compose, perform, and appreciate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions. Thinking critically will allow them to review and evaluate their developing and growing musical knowledge and skill set. By using the 201 Model Music Curriculum (MMC) to inform subject knowledge and planning, pupils are exposed to a vast repertoire, from classical to popular music, from all around the world.
Aims of the Music Knowledge-led Curriculum:
- 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 ontheir own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and 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.
Implementation and Leicestershire Music Hub
Teaching staff use the Leicestershire Music Hub (LMH) Primary Scheme of Work. Teaching staff use the online scheme of work, provided by LMH and its related resources to teach the subject. Staff teaching the subject have received
specialised training allowing effective teaching of all aspects of the scheme. Each year group will use previous learning to inform the future, looking back on pieces of music covered in the past. This spiralised delivery of the curriculum allows children to see their progression throughout the years.
This scheme aims to block learning and re-visits practice over time through a spaced practise approach (Learning Scientists, 2016) as research suggests this will lead to better long-term retention of knowledge.
Music In Action
As well as specifically planned music lessons throughout the year, children may appreciate music during music assemblies. These assemblies are planned to expose children to a diverse range of music, whilst also allowing them to sing and experience music they already enjoy. Music assemblies explore genres of music that children might not have heard before.
By taking part in music lessons and learning journeys within the classroom in addition to music assemblies, children are able to have multiple opportunities to listen to and appreciate music.
Rocksteady
Rocksteady started at Woolden Hill in September 2018 and has been very popular both with pupils and parents. Pupils can enrol to become a member of a rock band. Pupils choose their instrument and have weekly band rehearsals (during school time). This group mixes instruments with performance and wellbeing. The rock bands perform every term to parents and the school.