Music statement of intent
By offering the gift of music, we are unlocking the potential for every child to perform with confidence individually or as a collective. Whether exploring the range of the voice, the versatility of an instrument or the sheer joy of composition - each child has time to create, listen, express, appraise and collaborate.
At Sacred Heart school we follow the 'Sing Up' scheme of work.
In Early years and key stage 1 the pupils are taught to:-
- Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
- Explore and play tuned and untuned instruments musically
- Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high quality and recorded music.
- experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
In key stage 2 the pupils are taught to sing and play musically with increasing confidence and control. They should develop an understanding of musical compositon, organising and manipluating structures and reproducing sounds from aural memory.
Pupils are taught to:-
- play and perform solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and experession
- Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes.
- 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.
Musical Skills Organisers
Each year group has a skills organiser to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and understanding that each child will cover in that year. It is a progressive curriculum that builds up year on year. Below are the Sacred Heart 'Musical Skills Organisers' for each year group.