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.