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Kidsgrove Primary School
Empowering Learners...Growing Minds
Music
Music
Music allows children to develop artistic, creative and performance skills and these are taught both in use of the voice and instruments, individually and in ensembles. We promote and teach the appreciation of music in all its diversity, culture and history and also learn how to use appropriate music technology.
Music is taught weekly for all children. Children develop musical knowledge and skills in half termly units of work using the Charanga Music Scheme, which focuses on core elements of the curriculum.
The core elements of our music curriculum are:
- Music appreciation: Children listen to and discuss a wide variety of music from different genres, helping them develop their musical vocabulary and their understanding of music history, as well as their general ability to review, discuss and debate.
- Composition: Children experiment with sounds, and improvise and compose music for a range of purposes, on their own and with others
- Use of voice: Children learn to sing and use their voices expressively and creatively, with increasing confidence and control.
- Instrumental skills: Children learn to play different instruments. All children learning to use percussion, keyboards, recorders and xylophones in years 1, 2 and 5. We also introduce all pupils to Brass instruments through PBuzz and then pupils have the option to take this further and learn the cornet, trumpet or trombone.
- Use of technology: Children are taught to use technology appropriately to help develop musical ideas. They use programs such as Garage Band to develop their creativity, working on composing their own music, recreating motifs and learn to using Live band and Live Loops.
- Use of voice: In music children learn how to sing in unison, round and simple harmonies and put on performances at Christmas.