Music

Music: Intent, Implementation and Impact

Intent

Our music curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, ensuring all pupils have access to powerful musical knowledge and rich cultural experiences. We set high expectations, enabling pupils to develop musicianship through listening, performing and composing. Music plays a vital role in enhancing literacy, memory and cultural capital, empowering pupils to speak like musicians and become confident, creative and responsible citizens.

Implementation

Music is taught through a carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum that meets and exceeds the National Curriculum. Learning builds progressively in musical skills, vocabulary and understanding of rhythm, pitch, tempo, structure and notation. Teaching is informed by Rosenshine’s Principles, with regular retrieval of prior learning, clear modelling and frequent checks for understanding. Lessons are adapted to meet the needs of all learners, including SEND pupils, and assessment is rigorous, consistent and aligned with curriculum intent. In addition, the children are offered additional opportunities to take part in ensemble lessons, choir, keyboard lessons and band practice, delivered by peripatetic teachers with a view to performing to a larger audience.

Impact

Pupils develop secure musical knowledge and skills, perform and compose with increasing confidence and accuracy, and use subject-specific vocabulary to evaluate music. They demonstrate creativity, resilience and pride in high-quality outcomes, meet age-related expectations and are well prepared for the next stage of their musical education as reflective, articulate and enthusiastic musicians.