Music
Our Intent
At Holycroft Primary School, our music curriculum is designed to be accessible to all so that every child can gain a firm understanding of what music is through listening, singing, playing, evaluating, analysing and composing across a wide variety of historical periods, styles, traditions and musical genres.
Our intent is to build a music curriculum that is progressive and builds upon previous learning whilst promoting a love of music and singing across a broad curriculum. We will encourage children to participate in opportunities to demonstrate a love of music and to showcase their skills.
National Curriculum Expectations
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Early Years Foundation Stage In our early years foundation stage music is intertwined accross our curriculum. We make music using percussions instruments and everyday objects in provision areas both inside and outside. In Nursery we: · Remember and sing entire songs. · Sing the pitch of a tone sung by another person (‘pitch match’). · Sing the melodic shape (moving melody, such as up and down, down and up) of familiar songs. · Create their own songs or improvise a song around one they know. · Play instruments with increasing control to express their feelings and ideas. In Reception we: · Listen attentively, move to and talk about music, expressing their feelings and responses. · Watch and talk about dance and performance art, expressing their feelings and responses. · Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody. · Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs · Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate – try to move in time with music. |
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Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 In KS1 and KS2 Music is taught following the Charanga scheme of work. Over KS1 and KS2 a range of different music genres and songs and taught and children learn to listen and appraise, improvise, compose and perform. |
Year 1
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Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Title – Hey you Style – Old School hip hop Unit Theme - How pulse, rhythm and pitch work together. |
Title - Rhythm In The Way We Walk and Style – Reggae Unit Theme - Pulse, rhythm and pitch, rapping, dancing and singing. |
Title – In the Groove Style – Blues, Baroque, Latin, Bhangra, Folk, Funk Unit Theme - How to be in the groove with different styles of music |
Title – Round and Round Style – Bossa Nova Unit Theme - Pulse, rhythm and pitch in different styles of music. |
Title – Your Imagination Style – Pop Unit Theme – Use your imagination |
Title – Reflect, Rewind, Replay Style – Classical Unit Theme - The history of music, look back and consolidate your learning, learn some of the language of music. |
Year 2
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Title – Hands Feet Heart Style – Afropop, South African Unit Theme – South african music |
Title – Ho Ho Ho Style – A song with rapping and improvising for Christmas Unit Theme – Festivals and Christmas |
Title – I Wanna Play in a Band Style – Rock Unit Theme – Playing together in a band |
Title – Zootime Style – Reggae Unit Theme – Raggae and animals |
Title – Friendship song Style – Pop Unit Theme – A song about being friends. |
Title – Reflect, Rewind, Replay Style – Classical Unit Theme - The history of music, look back and consolidate your learning, learn some of the language of music |
Year 3
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Title – Let your spirit fly Style – RnB Unit Theme – RnB and other styles |
Title – Glockenspiel Stage 1 Style – N/A Unit Theme - Exploring & developing playing skills |
Title – Three Little Birds Style – Reggae Unit Theme – Reggae and animals |
Title – The Dragon Song Style – A pop song that tells a story Unit Theme - Music from around the world, celebrating our differences and being kind to one another |
Title – Bringing us together Style – Disco Unit Theme - Disco, friendship, hope and unity |
Title – Reflect, Rewind, Replay Style – Classical Unit Theme - The history of music, look back and consolidate your learning, learn some of the language of music |
Year 4
Year 4 children access Bradford Music service and have a weekly recorder lesson from a specialist teacher throughout the year.
Year 5
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Autumn 2 |
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Title – Livin’ on a prayer Style – Rock Unit Theme – Rock Anthems |
Title – Classroom Jazz Style – Bossa Nova and Swing Unit Theme – Jazz and improvisation |
Title – Make you feel my love Style – Pop Ballads Unit Theme – Pop Ballads |
Title – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Style – Old-School Hip-Hop Unit Theme - Old-School Hip-Hop |
Title – Dancing in the streets Style – Mo Town Unit Theme – Mo Town |
Title – Is this the way to Amarillo? Style – Pop rock |
Year 6
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Title – Happy Style – Pop / Neo Soul Unit Theme – Being happy |
Title – Classroom Jazz Style – Bacharach and Blues Unit Theme - Jazz, improvisation and composition |
Title – Queen, We will rock you Style – Classic rock Unit Theme – Classic rock from the 80s and 90s |
Title – You’ve Got A Friend Style – 70s Ballad/Pop Unit Theme - The music of Carole King |
Title – Dont stop believing Style – Rock anthems from the 80s Unit Theme - Rock anthems from the 80s |
Learning, composing and performing a range of music for the Year 6 end of year performance. |