As they move through the school, the children develop their understanding of pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre and how music is structured. They use this knowledge to compose and perform their own music in small groups.
Implement
Music teaching at Huncote Primary delivers the requirements of the National Curriculum through the use of the Charanga scheme of work, specifically designed for the teaching of Music in primary schools. Music lessons are broken down into half-termly units and provide the children with the opportunities to review, remember and deepen their understanding in this subject. Alongside this, a fortnightly singing assembly allows the children the opportunity to develop their singing skills and perform a variety of songs together. For those children that are passionate about singing, they are able to develop their love of music further through an extracurricular singing club, which performs at a variety of community events at different times in the year. Productions are also a key element of the music curriculum, with carol concert performances at the local church for key stage 2, nativity productions for EYFS and key stage 1 and end of term productions for Years 3 & 4 and Years 5 & 6. Children in Year 4 benefit from whole class specialist teaching, delivered by a member of Leicestershire Music Services and Year 5 & 6 have the opportunity to continue as a small group if they wish to do so. These lessons allow children the opportunity to learn the ukulele in Year 4 and the guitar in Year 5 & 6. Throughout the sessions the interrelated elements of music are developed alongside new skills, which build to a termly concert where parents and the rest of the school are invited to enjoy a performance.
