Music At Wold Newton Foundation School.

Music at Wold Newton Foundation School

 Music is an integral part of our curriculum and school culture. Our ambition is for every child to develop a love of music, confidence as a performer and a deepening understanding of how music is created, performed and appreciated.

Our carefully sequenced music curriculum ensures that pupils build musical knowledge and skills progressively from Early Years through to Year 6. Through regular singing, instrumental learning, composition, listening and performance, pupils experience music as both a subject in its own right and a powerful tool to support learning across the curriculum.

Music at Wold Newton is inclusive, ambitious and enriched. All pupils have access to instrumental tuition, ensemble opportunities and live musical experiences, with financial support provided where needed. By the time pupils leave our school, they are confident musicians who enjoy performing, listening and creating music together.

What pupils say:
• “We have music every week and learn new songs and instruments.”
• “Everyone gets to play the ukulele in Key Stage 2.”
• “We perform a lot – to the school, our parents and in the community.”
• “Music helps us remember things we learn in other subjects.”
• “It feels good to perform and be part of a group.”

What staff say:
• “The music curriculum is carefully planned to build knowledge and skills over time.”
• “Sing Up supports consistency, progression and assessment.”
• “Music is inclusive – no child is excluded due to cost or need.”
• “Pupils are confident performers because performance is a regular feature.”
• “Music supports wellbeing, memory and engagement across the curriculum.”

What leaders say:
• “Music is a valued subject with clear intent, strong implementation and measurable impact.”
• “All pupils receive high-quality curriculum music and enrichment.”
• “Assessment and progression are being embedded consistently.”
• “Provision builds cultural capital through live music and community engagement.”
• “Next steps are clearly identified and strategically planned.”

The Curriculum at Wold Newton Primary School. The Intent, implementation and impact of our curriculum- Music

Intent

At Wold Newton we aim to provide a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum ensuring all pupils have access to the topics covered. We want children to enjoy and love learning about music developing a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.  We believe music should be embedded in the curriculum by teaching this through as many other subject areas as possible. We intend to develop this not just through classroom experiences but also through applying their skills and knowledge in a variety of situations and to different audiences.

Implementation

In ensuring high standards of teaching we aim to develop pupils who aspire to learn and develop. Music is taught through a two year cycle as detailed in our school long term planning. We develop key musical knowledge and skills building upon these each year as detailed in our curriculum progression sheets. We encourage high standards throughout the music curriculum and use the expertise of accomplished musicians to inspire excellence. We believe reading and an understanding of musical vocabulary are key skills to learning and development in this and all areas. Our curriculum engages and inspires pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. In addition, in line with the national curriculum, we ensure all pupils;

• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate a variety of music.
• Learn to sing and use their voices.
• Create and compose music.
• Have an opportunity to learn a musical instrument.
• Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated.
• Develop their understanding of musical vocabulary and notation.  

Impact

Children will know more, understand more and remember more about music. They will reach age appropriate expectations and retain musical knowledge, build on their skills and apply these in a variety of situations. Children will demonstrate an ever-increasing quality in their understanding of musical terminology, creativity and performance. We will know this from questioning them on the knowledge and skills they have developed; work scrutiny and the application of these in their creation of new music and performances.