The national curriculum for Music aims to ensure that all pupils:
- 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
- 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 Music curriculum develops the priorities for pupils at Wolsingham Primary School in the following ways:
Basic skills –
Resilience and Perseverance –
Social Awareness –
Knowledge –
Music in the Early Years
A musician in the early years will explore different sounds made using body percussion, their voice and instruments. They will explore how to change the volume and speed of these sounds, learning to keep a steady beat and tap out a simple repeated rhythm. Children will be given the opportunity to make their own musical instrument. Singing is an integral part of the early year’s curriculum. Children will practise nursery rhymes through our ‘Nursery Rhyme Time’ initiative. They will learn songs linked to topics and themes, and perform throughout their time in the early years. They will move rhythmically to music, and explore music through dance. A lot of learning in the early years takes place through purposeful play, both indoors and outdoors. Towards the end of Reception children will be learning skills to equip them for their future learning and later success in Year 1.
