Music

At St. Chad’s we will

help children to see the importance of music and how it can support other areas of learning.
expose children to fun, inspiring and engaging music lessons.
underpin planning and progression with a rigorous assessment system to identify gaps in learning and work to support those children to reach ARE.
Support children to gain a firm understanding of what music is through listening, singing, playing, evaluating and analysing.
encourage children to form their own opinions about music and be able to give justify the opinions they have formed.
ensure all children have opportunity to learn to play tuned and untuned instruments.
expose children to high quality musical performances.
provide opportunities for children to perform what they have learnt and share musical talents from extra-curricular activities.

Music will be taught for 1 hour a week.
The Charanga scheme for music will be followed.
To use the Charanga assessment tool for all children.
To expose children to different genres, styles and ages of music.
In lessons children will listen and respond, explore and create, learn to sing and perform.
Children will be recorded at the beginning, middle and end of a unit of work to show progression.
Children will be formally taught, in lessons, how to play untuned instruments, ocarinas and recorders.
Children will take part in whole school and class performances in front of an audience.
Children will attend concerts virtually or in person to expose them to high quality musical performances.
Some children will have professional singing lessons from St. Chad’s choral outreach.

Children will enjoy their music lessons and be able to express themselves using the language of music.
Children will use the correct vocabulary 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 notations
Children will see their voice as a musical instrument and be able to use and control it as such.
Children will listen to and enjoy music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of great composers and musicians.
Children will be able to critically evaluate music, using the correct vocabulary, and give reasons for their thoughts and opinions.
Children not reaching ARE will be quickly identified and support put in place.
Children’s self confidence will grow as they discover a love of performing.