Music Lead: Mr S. Wright

Intent

The National Curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils:
• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music
• Be taught to sing, create and compose music
• Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated.

At our school, we follow the Kapow Primary Music curriculum, which is designed to inspire a lifelong love of music and help every child feel that they are musical. The curriculum provides full coverage of the National Curriculum and introduces pupils to a wide range of musical styles, traditions, and cultures. Through engaging lessons, children develop key musical skills including singing, playing tuned and untuned instruments, composing, improvising, and listening with understanding. The scheme follows a spiral approach, revisiting and building on prior learning to ensure progression. It also supports the development of teamwork, creativity, and confidence through performance and collaborative activities, making music an enriching part of every child’s education.

As stated in our curriculum policy, we aim for all of our children to

• Literate
• Numerate
• Being able to articulate ideas, understanding and opinions in a confident manner at all levels using rich vocabulary
• With raised aspirations with children ready to take on new challenges
• Have experiences that provoke curiosity and deepen understanding
• Become responsible and respectful members of our society
• Have strong cultural capital

There are many ways in which we strive to achieve this in music and below are just a few examples: