Tregony Community Primary School

Music

Intent

To ensure all children believe they are musical.
To have opportunities to listen to, create and perform in class, with the whole school and in the local community.
As pupils progress, to develop a more critical engagement with music (understanding pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure) as well as notation skills.
To listen and compose with increasing critique while also learning about a range of historical periods, styles and genres.
To have opportunities to develop their own talent with individual music lessons and First Access tuition.

Implementation

We follow the Kapow curriculum, an ambitious, spiral, skills-based curriculum developed by specialists. This is enhanced by teacher videos to support continuous staff development, enabling all of our teachers to teach music.

As well as half-termly curriculum units, music is interwoven into school life through class and listening playlists, singing assemblies, visits by other musicians, key stage performances, First Access whole class tuition and individual music lessons.

Impact

Confident performers, composers and listeners and will be able to express themselves musically
Able to show an appreciation for a wide range of musical styles from around the world and understand how music is influenced by the wider cultural, social, and historical contexts in which it is developed.
Understand the ways in which music can be written down to support performing and composing.
Demonstrate and articulate an enthusiasm for music and be able to identify personal musical preferences.
Meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the national curriculum for Music.