Music

Purpose

Through our music curriculum we nurture an appreciation of different kinds of music and music making. The children develop creativity and expression through engagement with musical activities and experiences, as singers, performers and composers. They develop skills to critically engage with music in its many and diverse forms, becoming familiar with key composers, compositions and musical styles from history and the present day.

Music at Littlecoates

Children use their voice and instruments creatively and expressively with  increasing accuracy and fluency. They listen to a range of high-quality music and  musical styles with attention to detail and discuss and critique what they hear, using an increasing range of musical vocabulary with confidence. They compose, in isolation and in  collaboration, and perform confidently in front of an audience. They have a strong understanding of music across history, genres, styles and traditions.

Curriculum rationale

• Objectives across all strands of music revisited and embedded within and across  year groups and key stages to ensure cumulative fluency

• Repeated exposure to a wide range of high-quality music, across a range of eras, genres, styles and traditions, to ensure a broad musical education

• Development in all aspects of music to encourage creativity and self-confidence  as a musician