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Music

Music

 

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 part in the personal development of individuals and their well-being. At Godstone Primary and Nursery School we use Charanga to inspire the children’s musicality.

 

Intent

  • To provide all children with a high-quality music education which will engage and inspire them to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians beyond their time at Godstone Primary and Nursery School. 
  • To increase the self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement of all children. 
  • To promote children’s spiritual, cultural and social development. 
  • To enable children to better understand the world in which they live, with music reflecting culture and society. 
  • To make music an enjoyable and fulfilling learning experience that builds cultural capital. 
  • To spark curiosity for the subject, as well as an understanding and acceptance of the importance of all types of music. 
  • To provide all children with a secure understanding of what music is through listening, appraising, singing, playing, analysing and composing across a variety of musical styles. 
  • To ensure that all children believe that music is within their bodies.

Implementation

  • Provides children with an integrated, practical, exploratory and child-led approach to musical learning.
  • Ensures a range of music skills are developed through listening and appraising, differing musical activities (including creating and exploring) and performing. 
  • Children cover one Charanga unit each half-term (see overview), delivered by the class teacher. 
  • With it being a skills-based subject, lessons are engaging and taught practically.
  • Lessons are taught in sequence to allow the opportunity to review, remember, deepen and apply their understanding. 

Singing Assembly 

  • All children attend a whole school singing assembly one afternoon a week.
  • Children are provided with the opportunity to sing, listen, appraise, play, perform and evaluate. 
  • Children perform a diverse range of songs across the school year to reflect different events, cultures and societies. 

Cross-Curricular Opportunities 

  • Children have the opportunity to embed their musical knowledge and understanding by engaging with music beyond that of weekly music lessons. 
  • Children perform at different events across the school year e.g. Harvest Festival, Remembrance, Christmas Carol Service etc. 

Enrichment Opportunities 

  • Children are provided with the opportunity to share their musical skills and talents at both internal and external events e.g. Young Voices, Singing Picnic etc. 
  • External musical interests and talents are encouraged and showcased in class and during assemblies, fostering pride in their personal achievements.  

Impact

  • Children to have a bettered understanding and love of music – either as a listener, creator or performer – which will go beyond their years at Godstone Primary and Nursery School. 
  • Improved musical ability of individuals (e.g. ability to sing, feel a pulse, add rhythms, create melodies etc.)
  • Raised awareness and appreciation of different musical traditions and genres, enabling pupils to further their understanding of culture, history and the world in which they live. 
  • Development of a growing musical vocabulary allowing pupils to critically engage with music, using musical terminology effectively, accurately and appropriately. 
  • Heightened ability to listen, appreciate and appraise a wide variety of music and ability to make judgements about musical quality. 
  • Increased self-confidence, achievement, interaction with and awareness of others, self-reflection and well-being. 
  • Increased number of pupils wanting to actively engage in music and forge their own musical journey due to heightened awareness of musical opportunities available inside and outside of school. 
  • Opportunities for pupils to be reflective and assess themselves and their peers, discovering their areas of strength and the areas they might like to improve upon.