
Learning Together, Rooted in God.
OUR SCHOOL STATEMENT OF INTENT
Learning together, rooted in
God, pupils at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School are easy to
distinguish by the personal qualities they present. They are happy, confident,
articulate children with a love of learning, who recognise and celebrate
their own individuality and that of other members of our community. They
are generous, kind and welcoming; they are forgiving and
understand justice. With God by their side, they face the world with resilience,
integrity and joy.
MUSIC
Our
music curriculum aims to provide all pupils with a high quality music education
which engages and inspires children to develop a life-long love of music,
increases their self-confidence, creativity, and imagination, and provides
opportunities for individual self-expression and a sense of personal
achievement. We do this by setting tasks that are open-ended and can have a
variety of responses. We offer opportunities for children to develop their
talents in all aspects of music including composition, singing and
appreciation. Our vision is that children will develop an ability to
listen to, and appreciate a wide variety of music, including different styles,
periods and cultures and that they will have opportunities to explore and
express, in articulate ways, ideas and feelings about music. Through the variety of enrichment
opportunities provided, we hope that we will enable all children to have access
to music and to develop an enjoyment of music, which will always be part
of their lives. These activities include (amongst others) taking part in the
Sing Together project at King George’s Hall, the KS1 Nativity, the KS2 end of
year play which is often described as ‘showstopping’, the Community Carol
Concert which takes place in church, and the biannual KS2 visit to see the Hallé
Orchestra. Throughout school, children will explore a range of musical
elements, for example: pitch, duraction, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture,
structure and appropriate musical notations. We encourage active involvement in
creating and developing musical ideas using voices and instruments – both tuned
and un-tuned and develop a sense of group identity and togetherness through
composing, rehearsing and performing music with others, to an audience. Singing
lies at the heart of good music teaching and joining together during collective
worships is an important part of school life and emphasises to the children how
the teaching of music is ‘Rooted in God’.
Years 2, 4, 5 and 6 are currently taught by Broughton Music
Music Curriculum Overview
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Children throughout the school will have the chance to participate in at least six sessions of extra-curricular musical activities every year. We believe that these less formal opportunities for musical support, allow children to develop their unique and individual style and interests. The clubs allow more scope for ideas to be contributed, as well as consolidating what is taught through the music curriculum. Other examples of extra-curricular music being taught include the 'Sing Together' concert in Blackburn, a concert for KS2 at the local theatre, and the KS2 end of year play as well as the KS1 nativity.
ABLE, GIFTED AND TALENTED OPPORTUNITIES
Please see the 'Creative Arts' Policy for more information on how we cater for more able children in the arts. In addition to this, we work closely with Broughton Music Academy who help us to develop the talents of our young musicians.
NATIONAL CURRICULUM COVERAGE
Each year group will plan from the National Curriculum document and will cover all of statutory requirements for that key stage. The objectives will be revisited and reviewed in a progressive way through each year group. Please see below the learning that each key stage will cover. Exemplified objectives for each year group can be found on the class pages in the form of the half-termly topic webs. More detail can also be found by clicking on the hyperlink above.
The national curriculum for
music aims to ensure that all pupils:
- 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
- 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
- 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
notations.
By the end of Key
stage 1 pupils at Barton St Lawrence will have:
- used their voices expressively and
creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
- played tuned and untuned instruments
musically
- listened with concentration and
understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
- experimented with, create, select and combine
sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
By the end of Key
stage 2 pupils at Barton St Lawrence will have:
- played and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with
increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
- improvise and compose music for a range of
purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
- listen with attention to detail and recall
sounds with increasing aural memory
- use and understand staff and other musical
notations
- appreciate and understand a wide range of
high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions
and from great composers and musicians
- develop an understanding of the history of
music