St Joseph's CatholicMusic
Leader: Mrs Whittingham
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INTENT - LOVE |
IMPLEMENTATION - LEARN |
IMPACT - GROW |
| To create a musical atmosphere within St Joseph’s to ensure that all pupil’s get several opportunities to perform, listen to, compose, review and evaluate music. To provide opportunities for pupils to sing and use their voice, learn a musical instrument and give performances to other classes and parents. To design a curriculum where pupils cover different elements of music, learn important vocabulary and develop a good understanding of how music has changed throughout history. To develop a curiosity for music, with an understanding and acceptance of the importance of all types of music. To continue to review and update the music curriculum to ensure that staff and pupil’s experience good musical experiences and improve their knowledge and understanding. To work on training for staff who teach music to ensure that their subject knowledge is strong in order to inspire future musicians within school as well as let pupil’s experience musicians through lessons and assemblies to understand opportunities that are available to them. To promote the school choir and music groups in school to enhance pupil’s experiences of music. To deliver a ‘Music of the Month’ through whole-school assemblies and ensure the music is regularly listened to and appreciated in class whenever the opportunity arises. To ensure a music of the month display is regularly updated. |
Through the integral nature of music, create a learner who develops fundamental abilities such as: achievement, self-confidence, interaction with and awareness of others, and self-reflection. Music will develop an understanding of culture and history, both in relation to pupils individually, as well as different cultures across the world. To provide training to support staff subject knowledge to ensure a good music curriculum being taught throughout school. To plan regular CPD and staff meetings to review the music coverage within school and develop staff understanding and knowledge. To employ the specialist teaching services of BMT (Buckinghamshire Music Trust) to teach class based instrumental lessons to Year 4 -6. To use the musical programme ‘Charanga’ to introduce musical concepts and the teaching of key skills in Key Stage 1 and Year 3. To develop musical appreciation skills to develop an understanding of mood and emotion created by music and how music has changed through periods of time. To ensure staff plan lessons alongside the National Curriculum and make sure children progress and learn musical vocabulary which is then shown within their work produced. To continue to build on the bank of instruments within school to support children’s learning and musical experience. To offer a wide range of private music lessons for children to experience one instrument in greater depth. |
For pupils to understand the relevance of what they are learning within music and to enjoy their musical experiences within school. To evidence pupil’s work throughout school and ensure they experience performances from others as well as performing themselves. To continue to check music data and curriculum coverage to best support children’s learning and progression as well as staff knowledge. To collect pupil interviews throughout the year to ensure that their voice is heard in regards to the school’s music and subject coverage. To experience a range of music through Music of the Month broadening their musical diet where they can openly discuss and talk about music expressing their opinions in a safe environment. |