Intent

All children will gain an understanding of how to listen and appreciate, play and sing and compose across a variety of historical periods, genres and traditions.

Music can play an important role in improving children’s health and wellbeing, as well as building skills such as self-confidence, creativity and a sense of achievement.

At Coulsdon C of E Primary School our class teachers teach music from Early Years to Year 3 using the Kapow Primary Music scheme of work.  The children in Year 3 all learn to play the recorder in the summer term.  We are fortunate to have a specialist music teacher, Mr Holland who teaches the guitar to all Year 4 children.  He also teaches curriculum music to Years 5 and 6 for a term each.  Class teachers use the Kapow Primary Music scheme for the rest of the year.

All members of the school community are introduced to a ‘Composer of the Month’.  These are from a range of periods and genres.  The children are encouraged to research the composer and add to the display in the hall.  The music is played in the classrooms and also going in to Collective Worship.

Implementation

The music curriculum is designed to offer increasing challenge and development of skills and is based on the National Curriculum for Music.  

Early Years

Reception class pupils will listen to and learn rhymes and songs.  They will begin to move to and talk about music, expressing their feelings and responses.  They will also sing together in groups and play instruments.

Key Stage 1

Pupils will begin to develop their use of voice and instruments expressively and musically in order to experiment with creating and combining sounds.  Children will also have opportunities to listen to music with concentration to develop an understanding and appreciation of this art form.  

Key Stage 2

Pupils continue to develop performance skills using voice and instruments with increasing accuracy and control.  Children will listen attentively to a wide range of musical genres in order to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the history of music.  Using these skills children will begin to improvise and compose their own music.

Extra Curricular

We currently offer a choir for Key Stage 1 pupils on a Tuesday after school and a choir for Key Stage 2 pupils on a Wednesday.

We like to provide opportunities for our children to perform music regularly.  We have previously participated in Young Voices at the O2 Arena and taken part in community events; singing at the turning on of the Old Coulsdon Christmas Lights.  We have also recorded performances to share with a local old people's home and parents.

We like to provide opportunities for our children to perform music regularly.  We have previously participated in Young Voices at the O2 Arena and taken part in community events; singing at the turning on of the Old Coulsdon Christmas Lights.  We have also recorded performances to share with a local old peoples home and parents.

Impact

The impact of the music curriculum at Coulsdon C of E Primary can be seen through:

• Our children being engaged and excited by our music curriculum.  The skills that they are taught equip them with a range of skills to enable them to appreciate music throughout their lives
• Our children have become confident performers, composers and listeners, who are able to express themselves musically
• Our children show an appreciation and respect for a range of music from a variety of genres across a variety of periods
• Our children demonstrate and express their enthusiasm for music
• Our children progress throughout the music curriculum which enables them to meet the expectations outlined at the end of each key stage for the national curriculum