St James Church
School
Music
St James Music Curriculum Intent:
''Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity'' - National Curriculum
At St James Church School we believe children deserve a broad and ambitious music curriculum which is both rich in skills and knowledge. Our music curriculum has been designed to ignite a child's curiosity and inspire their creativity as they embark on their musical journey to become confident, reflective musicians. We use Kapow to support our music delivery.
Music is taught progressively and is divided into five categories: performing, composing, listening, the history of music and inter-related dimensions of music. As children progress through the school, they will increasingly understand and explore how music is created and communicated through the inter-related dimensions of music: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture and structure. These are integrated within each unit and are regularly revisited to embed the knowledge.
At St James, we hope to foster a life-long love of music within every child by encouraging them to not only listen and respond to a diverse range of music styles and genres but to find their voices as singers, performers and composers too. The objective of our music teaching is to focus on developing the children’s ability to sing in tune and with other people, play tuned and untuned musical instruments with increasing control, fluency and expression and listen to a wide range of music.
At St James we are fortunate to work with Somerset Music and Rocksteady and we are able to collaborate with subject specialist music teachers to upskill and deliver continuing professional development in music.
Somerset Music Development Plan Summary:
somerset music development plan summary.pdf
somerset music development plan summary.docx
Music Progression:
music progression document.pdf
Children at work: