Music Subject Leader Planning Statement
Our music curriculum aims to provide all pupils with a high quality music education which engages and inspires children to develop a life-long love of music, increases their self-confidence, creativity, and imagination, and provides opportunities for self-expression and a sense of personal achievement. We offer opportunities for children to develop their talents in all aspects of music including composition, singing and appreciation.
As a Rights Resecting School, we are aware that under the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child:
Article 20 (goals of education)
Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
Article 31 (leisure, play and culture)
Every child has the right to relax, play and join in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
Our vision is that through music lessons:
Music is a unique way of communicating that can inspire and motivate children. It is a vehicle for personal expression, and it can play an important role in the personal development of people. Music reflects the culture and society that we live in, and so the teaching and learning of music enables children to learn more about the world we live in. Music plays an important role in helping children to feel like part of a community. We provide opportunities for all children to create, play, perform, and enjoy music, to develop the skills, to appreciate a wide variety of musical forms, and begin to make judgements about the quality of music.
What makes our Music curriculum great?
1. It is underpinned by aims, values & purpose e.g. Article 29 UN Convention of Rights of the Child: Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
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2. It develops the whole person – knowledge, skills, understanding & attitudes.
Allows for cultural expression Children learn new skills – singing, instruments, notation, listening Music creates a positive mood It is community-building when shared |
3. It is broad and balanced.
Classical music Popular music Ethnic tunes Performances EYFS learn to listen (wide variety music)
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4. There is clear progression in subject knowledge and skills.
Music Express scheme provides the backbone to all our music planning and provision through the school.
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5. It is filled with rich first-hand experiences.
Music is used to make cross curricular links and give children experiences: Peripatetic music experts, class assemblies, Local schools’ annual Music Festival Our school Music Concert |
6. It is flexible and responsive to individual needs and interests.
Peripatetic music experts, Pupil premium provides offer of free tuition, Multiple opportunities to perform every year. |
7. It has an eye on the future and the needs of future citizens.
Digital music editing in Computing, Learning for Life Developing children’s potential and interest in music. |
8. It encourages the use of environments and expertise beyond the classroom.
Whole class Herts instrumental teaching in Y3 and Y6, Egyptian drumming and dance workshop, Peripatetic music experts.
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9. It makes meaningful links between areas of knowledge across the curriculum.
Editing digital music and looking at its history - in Computing, Science – sound Peripatetic music experts, Peripatetic music experts, Viking music
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10. It has a local, national and global dimension. BBC 10 pieces Assembly Music – themed each week Egyptian drumming and dance workshop |
11. It is supported by high quality Subject Leader CPD.
Music Express CPD for all staff provided by Deena Day of Herts Music Service, Sept 2016. |
12. SMSC is embedded within the curriculum.
(See SMSC Subject Statement) |
Social Moral Spiritual Cultural Links
Spiritual
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Moral
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Social
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Cultural
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