Music

Intent

At Corringham, we deliver an inspiring curriculum which aims to instil a passion for music in all our children. Our curriculum encourages children to develop their self-confidence, creativity, and resilence through the learning of music.

The children gain an understanding of music through performing, listening to, reviewing and evaluating music from a diverse range of genres, traditions and historical periods. We intend that, as well as developing an appreciation of music, the children also see themselves as musicians and enjoy performing together through singing, composing and learning to play instruments.

Our curriculum encourages our children to develop:

• the ability to 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.

• the ability to 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.

• an understanding and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the interrelated dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.

• a rapidly widening repertoire which they use to create original, imaginative, fluent and distinctive composing and performance work.

• a musical understanding underpinned by high levels of aural perception, internalisation and knowledge of music, including high or rapidly developing levels of technical expertise.

• a very good awareness and appreciation of different musical traditions and genres.

• an excellent understanding of how musical provenance - the historical, social and cultural origins of music - contributes to the diversity of musical styles.

• ability to give precise written and verbal explanations, using musical terminology effectively, accurately and appropriately.

• a passion for and commitment to a diverse range of musical activities.

Implementation

Pupils are taught the essential knowledge and skills through the use and adaptation of the Kapow Primary Curriculum. This adopts an integrated, practical, exploratory and child-led approach to musical learning, meeting the requirements of the National Curriculum for Music and suggested approaches of the Model Music Curriculum. The interrelated dimensions of music weave through the units to encourage the development of musical skills as the learning progresses through listening and appraising, differing musical activities (including creating and exploring) and performing.

The Kapow Primary Curriculum units of work enable children to understand musical concepts through a repetition-based approach to learning. Learning about the same musical concept through different musical activities enables a more secure, deeper learning and mastery of musical skills.

Impact

The curriculum is the progression model. If pupils are able to demonstrate they are able to know and remember more against our curriculum expectations they are making good progress and attaining expected standards.

Children learn musically, both independently and as part of a group, ensuring skills of resilience and teamwork are promoted in this subject. Children are enthused and engaged in a wide variety of music activities. Children are excited to have the opportunity to take part in our Nativity, end-of year performances and in extracurricular clubs, such as Young Voices, where our children form part of a choir in Sheffield Arena.

Pupils are assessed through informal assessment techniques, including questioning and short retrieval activities.

Click here to access our knowledge organisers for every unit.