Subject Leader : Lesley Saddington

EXPRESSIVE            PERFORMANCE         MUSICIANSHIP 

INTENT

Music has a longstanding tradition at Holy Trinity, and we are proud to be a school of musicians that learn and perform together. Children learn how to be a valuable member of a musical group where they build their social skills and confidence. At Holy Trinity, our music education offers young people the chance to understand, perform and create music and  develop a love for music.

IMPLEMENTATION

At Holy Trinity, Reception and KS1 have a weekly music lesson following the LMS Charanga scheme. KS2 have music lessons delivered by Lambeth Music Services which include violins, MX tech and general music lessons - recorder, percussion and singing.

Weekly Praise & Worship - this is a chance for the whole school to get together and sing. The songs we sing are based on our school values and scripture, and allow us to express ourselves through the gift of music.

Peripatetic lessons – we are so fortunate to have some of the best musicians around visit us each week to teach extra instrumental lessons. This year we are offering lessons in steel pan, violin, recorder, steel pans and keyboard. 

School ensembles and live performances – each child in the school has a chance to perform at some point in the year, whether it is for the Christmas Production, International Day, Summer Concert, class assemblies, Lambeth Music Festival, Easter Production, Music Club, school choir or pan bands

The areas of Music that will be taught in each phase

Music will be taught in line with the National Curriculum 2014. The relevant KS1 and KS2 Programmes of Study will be covered by each year group. These are:

Key Stage 1

Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes

• Play tuned and untuned instruments musically
• Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
• Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the interrelated dimensions of music
• Learn pitch, pulse, tempo, dynamics, rhythm and timbre
• Sing and play on percussive instruments together as an ensemble
• To hear and recognise instruments and the families they belong to
• To lead and conduct a class, both through a prepared musical piece and a piece of music they are improvising
• To sight read rhythmic notation

Key Stage 2

• Play 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 interrelated 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
• Children will improvise and compose using the interrelated dimensions of music on the instruments they will be playing all year round showing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
• Children will learn music phrases and understand form with both musical and no prompts while playing their instruments
• Children will be able to notate music
• Children will perform music to a high standard as an ensemble and individually from a range of styles and cultures
• Children will be given a background to the music they are playing and listening to.

Impact

To ensure consistency throughout the school, leaders ensure that:

• Staff receive support when needed to ensure they are confident delivering sessions.
• Specialist staff deliver steel pan lessons, strings, MX tech  and keyboard lessons.
• Topics are regularly reviewed to meet the needs of pupils and reflect the community.
• Links are made with other are made with other curriculum areas where and when appropriate.
• Half termly pupil voice to ensure consistency and provide clear next steps.
• Learning walks provide opportunities for both formal and informal feedback.

 As a result of this, pupils make good progress from their starting points and teaching and learning is consistent.