CURRICULUM
Music
Music Curriculum Statement
Here at St. Hugh’s, we believe that music should be accessible to all, as a universal language that resonates with the whole community. We pride ourselves on providing high quality music teaching for all pupils, whatever their starting point.
A high-quality music education should engage and inspire children to develop a love of music and nurture their talent as musicians, increasing their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As children progress, they should develop a love of music from various genres and key historical periods, allowing them to listen critically, engage enthusiastically, perform confidently and compose with flare.
The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all children:
- 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.
At St. Hugh’s, most classes exclusively follow Charanga’s Model Music Curriculum. However, in some year groups we are fortunate enough to work with music specialists, who support us in fostering a love for musical understanding, singing and performance.
In Reception we use Charanga’s classic curriculum, which ensures coverage and prepares children for the Model Music Curriculum which starts in Year 1.
In Years 1, 2, 3 and 6, we exclusively follow Charanga’s Model Music Curriculum. This curriculum ensures all children receive high quality musical teaching that covers the entire breadth and depth of the National Curriculum for Music.
In years 4 and 5, we follow Charanga’s Model Music curriculum to:
- listen to and review music,
- improvise and create compositions,
- explore how music is created, produced and communicated,
- embed knowledge of the interrelated detentions of music.
However, in these year groups we are lucky enough to work with Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and their Archdiocese of Liverpool music choristers. This specialist teaching ensures children are taught to sing and use their voices, as well as understand the interrelated dimensions of music.
Alongside the main curriculum, our termly music performances enable children to showcase their talents and achievements and allow parents to partake in a celebration of the pupil’s hard work and dedication.