Whitegate CE Primary School
Becoming Musicians
…speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord…
Ephesians 5:19
Music at Whitegate CE Primary School
At Whitegate CE Primary School, we aim to nurture restless curiosity, appreciation and passion for music.
Through playing, singing, creating and performing, children develop confidence, wisdom, communication and creative skills and improve their emotional well-being. These activities use both sides of the brain; it fosters connections, which improve memory and coordination. Music allows children to explore faith and develop thankfulness for different elements of the world we live in, in a range of ways.
The skills involved in playing and listening to music also help learners develop skills and ideas, both independently and cooperatively.
All children, especially in the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage), learn music through exploring exciting challenges and by using a range of media and materials.
The aims of teaching music in our school are:
- To 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
- To 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
- To understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notation.
Websites we recommend to explore:
BBC Teach: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise
BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zw2ntv4/resources/1
Myleene’s Music Klass: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh2wgJ5tOrixYBn6jFXsXQ
If you have any questions about our Music curriculum, please contact Mrs Savage (subject lead) via the school office.
Thank you
Our Music year group curriculum overview:
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Our school delivers the music curriculum through topic areas and discrete lessons. We have a range of instruments to enable us to do this and a scheme of work ‘Music Express.’ In Foundation Stage (Acorns), children explore music through a variety of stimulus and media. It is delivered as part of taught sessions and available to the children as part of their continuous provision. |
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Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
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Maple Year 1 |
Focus – Singing and Performance Harvest and Christmas productions Sea shanties
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Focus – Composing, Performance and Instruments Untuned percussion, simple drumming rhythms |
Focus – Listening, Appraising and Performance Maypole - music and movement Folk music listening and appraising
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Beech Year 2/3 |
Focus – Singing and Performance Harvest and Christmas productions Focus – Listening and Appraising Indian music linked to Inter faith week |
Focus – Composing, Performance and Instruments Recorder lessons - whole class |
Focus – Listening, Appraising and Performance Maypole - music and movement Folk music listening and appraising |
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Cedar Year 3/4 |
Focus – Singing and Performance Christmas productions
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Focus – Performance and Instruments Violin lessons - whole class
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Focus – Listening, Appraising and Composition Maypole - music and movement Folk music listening and appraising Music and drama performance linked to 2012 Olympics opening ceremony - Industrial revolution |
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Willow Year 4/5 |
Focus – Singing Performance Christmas productions Music and slavery - lyrics and meaning (Amazing Grace
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Focus - Performance and Instruments Ukulele lessons - whole class |
Focus – Listening, Appraising and Composition Maypole - music and movement Folk music listening and appraising
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Oak Year 6 |
Focus – Singing Performance Christmas productions
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Focus - Listening, Appraising and Composition Music in the Middle Ages – Musical notation, rhythmic modes and Dorian modes. Vale Royal Abbey Music express unit focusing on composition through exploring local environments. |
Focus – Listening, Appraising, Singing and Performance Maypole - music and movement Folk music listening and appraising End of year performance |