Dance, Sing, Bows, Strings
Music is learnt both as a focussed activity and also as complementary means to learn the wider curriculum and also encourage and foster broader social and listening skills. Music is taught in the classroom, at singing assemblies and for a growing group of children, through ensemble and individual music lessons.
Dance Dance Revolution - EYFS
Every Friday, Reception have an outdoor dance party. The children respond to music through movement, inventing their own actions and dances to convey feelings, ideas, and stories. It allows for self-expression and creativity.
A-B-C, Easy as 1-2-3 - KS1
In Year 1, the children use music to support their learning across the curriculum from singing alphabet and number songs to their dedicated music lessons - current theme is Carnival of the Animals which is also a cross-curricular link to our wider topic of Animals. The children all take part in singing assembly and, along with the school, continue to use the Charanga music scheme.
Fiddling with Bows - LKS1
Year 4 have begun violin lessons this term. They have learnt the names of the part of the violin and the strings. They began with plucking but quickly progressed to using a bow, and are preparing their Christmas songs.
Masters and Muses - UKS2
In Music, year 5 have been exploring music from famous composers around the world including Hans Zimmer, Joe Hisaishi, Rachel Portman, Terence Blanchard. They have explored mood, pitch and tempo which helped them to compare the composers work. They then moved on to creating their own graphical score and used it to perform a piece of body percussion. This half term, they have just begun exploring common musical notes.
