Music
At Buckingham Park Primary School, we are committed to providing all children with learning opportunities, which engage them in music. This policy sets out a framework within which teaching staff can give guidance on planning, teaching and assessment. It has been developed through a process of consultation with school staff and governors.
Intent: Why do we teach music?
At Buckingham Park the intention is that children 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 objective at Buckingham Park is to develop a curiosity for the subject, as well as an understanding and acceptance of the validity and importance of all types of music, and an unbiased respect for the role that music may wish to be expressed in any person’s life. We are committed to ensuring children understand the value and importance of music in the wider community, and are able to use their musical skills, knowledge, and experiences to involve themselves in music, in a variety of different contexts.
Implementation: What do we teach?
Children learn music through the Charanga music scheme. The music curriculum ensures children sing, listen, play, perform and evaluate. This is embedded in the classroom activities as well as the weekly singing assemblies, various concerts and performances, and the learning of instruments. The elements of music are taught in the classroom lessons so that children are able to use some of the language of music to dissect it, and understand how it is made, played, appreciated and analysed. In the classroom children follow Charanga which enables children to understand musical concepts through a repetition-based approach to learning. Learning about the same musical concept through different musical activities enables a secure, deep learning and mastery of musical skills. The scheme allows a progressive approach which enables children to embed a deeper learning, knowledge, understanding and skills.
