Music

The Music Curriculum

Throughout KS2 children will study the history of Western Music:

Year 3 - Medieval

Year 4 - Renaissance and Baroque

Year 5 - Classical and Romantic

Year 6 - 20th Century

At St Nicholas, we aim for every child to: -

• Experience a high-quality music education which will engage and inspire them to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians
• increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement through music
• 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
• Sing and to use their voices
• Create and compose music on their own and with others.
• Play the keyboard using both melodies and chords
• Play the ocarina in Key Stage 1
• Follow standard music notation
• Use Garage Band on the ipads to compose music
• Have knowledge of specific musical vocabulary

Music is central to the creative life of the school and is taught by a specialist music teacher, Mrs Wells.

Reception follow their own EYFS scheme for music where the children sing traditional songs and learn the basics of music making

Key Stage 1 follow a scheme that incorporates parts of the Jolly Music scheme. The children are actively involved in singing, moving to music, listening and responding with movement and percussion. Key Stage 1 children all learn to play the ocarina.

Key Stage 2 follow a “sing, play or explore, listen” structure each lesson. Their learning involves all children learning to play the keyboard from simple melodies to chords. They listen to music from a range of genres and learn the history of Western music throughout their time in Key Stage 2.

As well as music lessons, each key stage has a sung worship session where they rehearse the worship songs sung in assemblies.