Music
Intent
Music at Chillingham Road builds on our unique position as a heritage school, where families have congregated and networks have been established and nourished for generations. Music is a powerful form of self-expression, it builds and strengthens relationships, and it provides opportunities for children to succeed in a variety of contexts. An accessible and engaging curriculum built on listening, performing, and composing underpins our diverse and lively extra-curricular music offer, and we aim to ignite and nurture in our children a passion for music that lasts a lifetime.
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Our long-term vision is that all children, from EYFS through to Year 6, receive weekly high-quality music teaching through their music lessons and whole-school singing. Our curriculum includes whole-class recorder tuition in KS2, and children will have the opportunity to progress their learning through small group instrumental woodwind tuition or by joining one of our extra-curricular ensembles. As part of our commitment to the RADY project, we pledge to ensure proportional representation (40%) of our pupil premium-eligible children in all of our extra-curricular activities. By the time children leave Year 6, they will have: experienced a range of performance opportunities; listened to, appraised and performed music from diverse genres, traditions, and periods; learnt to read staff notation in the treble clef.
Implementation
Through the curriculum, whole-school singing assemblies, and extra-curricular activities, children at Chillingham Road make music for at least an hour every week. The music subject lead is responsible for overseeing the overall curriculum design, the activities of peripatetic teaching and extra-curricular staff, and teacher CPD needs.
In EYFS, visiting pianist and music teacher Chris Clark plans the curriculum using Musical Development Matters. The EYFS curriculum is centred on: hearing and listening; vocalising and singing; moving and dancing; exploring and playing. In Years 1-6, teachers deliver the curriculum through the Sing Up scheme of work. Each unit includes listening, performing, and composing, and children will have the chance to consolidate their instrumental skills as they move through the curriculum. Progression has been mapped out using the Sing Up progression document so that all teachers understand the endpoints of each unit and year group, and how each unit fits within the overall curriculum.
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Singing is a central part of music at Chillingham Road, with 30 minute singing assembles taking place every week, and further opportunities for whole-school singing and performance at our weekly review assembles. We also have a KS1 and KS2 choir, which includes proportional representation (40%) of our pupil premium-eligible children.
We meet the needs of our children with SEND through Universally Available Provision. Children with SEND have individual support plans that highlight necessary adaptations.
Impact
At Chillingham Road, our children sing with confidence, enjoyment, and good technique. Making music together strengthens and nurtures our close school community, gives children a sense of pride and achievement, and improves children’s mental wellbeing.
All children access our music curriculum and can listen to and appraise music from diverse genres, traditions, and periods. As they progress through the curriculum, our children build their musical knowledge and skills in performance and composition, retaining their specialist subject knowledge.
The music subject lead will monitor the impact of our music curriculum. In September, January, and May, teachers will record ‘progression snapshots’ of their music lessons to evidence the progress that children make over the year. Feedback from pupil voice and learning walks will be shared and acted upon, and teachers are skilled at adapting to the needs all children.
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