Music
Statement of Intent
Our music curriculum at Carrant Brook inspires self-expression, creativity and confidence (We are inspired, We are confident). Through a coherent and sequenced curriculum based on the Model Music Curriculum (We are aspirational) that develops the musical knowledge and skills of our pupils, we hope to foster a love of music in all its different forms that crosses the boundaries of culture, ability and generations (We are caring).
We will achieve this by providing a wide range of musical experiences where children have the opportunity to listen and respond to different music genres, finding their voices as singers and performers, develop their own skills as a composer and increase their knowledge of composers. Pupils at Carrant Brook will also experience learning a musical instrument.
Through the framework of the National Curriculum 2014, the aim for music is that all pupils:
- 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.
- Learn to sing and use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence.
- Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the interrelated dimensions; pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.
The school adopts a creative curriculum and where possible, music teaching as well as performance will be included. Where this is not possible, music is taught discretely.
Music Curriculum Overview
Music Knowledge and Skills Progression