At Peakirk cum Glinton Primary school, we provide a high-quality music education that will engage, inspire and develop a love of music and children’s talents as musicians to increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. We recognise the importance of music to a child’s development and the impact music can have on their lives. Through music, children are able to experiment, express their emotions and opinions, and be immersed to a wide range of musicians and musical styles. Music is central to our school’s Christian distinctiveness, in the songs we listen to, sing to and perform in our everyday collective worship in school and church.
Through Music, we aim for our pupils to:
At Peakirk cum Glinton Primary School we follow the National Curriculum for Music and use a program to support teaching and learning called ‘Charanga’.
These units of work are used from Pre-school to Year 6.
Charanga Music is delivered through a sequenced bespoke curriculum designed to enable the learner to experience a coherent curriculum delivered through a logical progression. Attention has been paid to the order in which knowledge has been delivered, built on and revisited using the Model Music Curriculum 2021..
Music is taught each week and also includes the opportunity to sing as a whole school in 'Songs for Worship' from Reception to Year 6 weekly.
Each lesson has a specific outline that includes set expectations that should be included:-
Ongoing assessment of an overall performance in music will occur after each unit, half termly
-Understanding music
- Listen and respond
-Learn to sing
- Instrumental singing
- Improvisation
- Composition
Each class will be recorded singing a song learnt over the half term with instruments.
Groups of children to perform a composition at the end of a unit.
The intended impact of the Music curriculum is that the majority of children in each year group are at expected or greater depth. In addition, it is the intended impact that the children;