Music Curriculum
From September 2024 the school has implemented Sparkyard as our music curriculum across the School.
The Sparkyard Music Curriculum provides teachers with a clear sequence of musical activities to use in the primary classroom. With fabulous Out of the Ark songs at its heart, it uses a skills-based approach where key musical concepts and themes are developed and revisited across the year groups, building on knowledge and understanding at every stage.
Intent
The intent of implementing Sparkyard Scheme of Learning in a Primary School is to provide a high-quality music education that enables all pupils to develop a deep understanding and appreciation for music. This includes nurturing pupils' musical abilities, building their confidence in performing, composing, and listening to music, as well as fostering a love for various musical styles and genres. Sparkyard aims to ensure that every child has the opportunity to express themselves musically, promoting personal, social, and cultural development.
The key objectives of the school's intent in using Sparkyard are as follows:
- To ensure that all pupils experience a broad and balanced music curriculum, meeting the requirements of the National Curriculum for Music.
- To provide progressive music education that builds upon prior knowledge and skills, offering challenging and stimulating opportunities for all pupils.
- To develop pupils' understanding of musical concepts, such as rhythm, melody, harmony, and structure, through active participation and exploration.
- To promote creativity and self-expression through composing, improvising, and performing music individually and collaboratively.
- To celebrate diversity and cultural heritage by exploring a wide range of musical styles, genres, and traditions from different periods and societies.
- To foster a love for music, encouraging pupils to actively engage with and appreciate various forms of music throughout their lives.
At St. Peter’s, we want all of our children to flourish and develop a real love for music! Our children will leave St. Peter’s with a deep understanding and appreciation for a wide range of musical styles and genres. They will listen to, appreciate and actively engage with various forms of music. Children will develop and build upon musical concepts and themes, build their confidence in performing and composing and celebrate diversity and cultural heritage. Children will also have the opportunity to learn musical instruments during their time at St. Peter’s, fostering that love for music even further.
As a school we will create a culture of musical appreciation and understanding through ‘Musician of the Month’ worship sessions, focusing on a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music, carefully drawn from different traditions, composers and musicians.
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