Music
Our Music Champion: Mrs. Stammers
Music is taught at Little Hoole using the National Curriculum as its starting point and is supported by the fantastic Charanga Music scheme. It helps us to ensure there is expected progression in Music across our school. We believe in providing opportunities for children to learn instruments and this is achieved through our teaching of Ukulele and Percussion with support from the Lancashire Music Service. Singing and performing play an important part in our school life, from learning early nursery rhymes in Reception to performing in Nativities and Summer Productions. As they move through our school, children get plenty of opportunities to sing in class (all areas of the curriculum) and during dedicated and Infant and Junior Singing assemblies led by the music specialists we have.
We encourage children to take music further, by offering an After School Singing Club where children get the opportunity to learn a wider range of songs and are able to perform to the wider school community. We also offer individual lessons in Drumming, Keyboards and Guitar, with our peripatetic music teachers Chris Jopson and Mr. Bird, from the Lancashire Music Service. This is open for children in Yr 1 and above and so far 20% of our school are taking their music learning further this way.
Our approach to music in our school helps enable our children to Believe, Grow & Achieve by offering children chances to try, chances to achieve and lots of opportunities to shine.
Our Music Whole School Overview
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In Reception the curriculum is based on an active learning approach that allows children to explore and develop their skills through continuous provision. Early Learning Goals:
Across the course of the year, the skills children will learn are:
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Year 1 |
Nativity (Singing, Listening)
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In the Groove (Singing, Listening, Composition) |
Samba Percussion (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
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Year 2 |
Nativity (Singing, Listening) |
Zoo Time (Singing, Listening, Composition) |
Samba Percussion (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
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Year 3 |
Glockenspiel Stage 1 (Charanga) (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation) |
Ukulele (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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Year 4 |
Ukulele (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Mamma Mia (Charanga) (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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Year 5 |
Melody and Harmony (Singing, Performing, Listening, Appreciation) |
Livin’ On a Prayer (Charanga) (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
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Year 6 |
Music and Technology (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, Appreciation) |
Happy (Play and Performing, Listening, Composition, understanding notation, appreciation, understanding history of music) |
Junior Production (Play and Performing, Listening) |
Class Time allocated to subject
Music is taught as per the year overview. Teachers have the flexibility of how to teach the unit although it is recommended that they are taught over consecutive weeks. Lessons are approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
What does learning look like?
- Children’s learning is mainly shown in the sounds they create. Where appropriate there may be opportunities to save work on SeeSaw or the school server. These may be audio/video clips and/or written evidence of learning.
- Opportunities for performance are found throughout the year for example by inviting parents in at the end of a Music Unit, in assemblies or whole school celebrations at the end of Aut 1 and for Juniors at the end of Aut 2
- Musical vocabulary is threaded through each unit.
How do we monitor and ensure your child is making progress
Subject Champions are allocated time to hold Pupil discussions and staff are asked to provide examples of work. Staff also complete half-termly evaluation sheets to highlight areas of celebration and areas for further development.
Any Specific resources/equipment required
- Class set of Ukuleles
- Class set of Glockenspiels
- Percussion instruments
- Subscription to Charanga
Opportunities for trips and field work to enhance learning
- Children have opportunities to listen to live music
- Children have the opportunity to perform for an audience.
How can you help your child further
- Instrumental lessons are available for children from the Lancashire Music Service.
- Provide children with a range of music from different genres (from Baroque to current day).
Galleries
Year 3 - Nightingales
Solos
Will Georgia Matilda & Emily William
Year 4 - Cuckoos
Mamma Mia Glockenspiel Performance
Year 6 - Magpies
Hollie. Jemima Jacob. Grace. Ella. Izzy.
Ukuleles Merry Christmas Everyone. Ukuleles Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Ukuleles Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Year 5 - Ukuleles