Music
Curriculum Intent: Music
Possibilities -To have high aspirations and know all of the opportunities available to them.
Initiative - To take risks, become independent thinkers and be responsible for themselves.
Growth - To recognise and celebrate their own individual journey, understanding their own uniqueness and strengths and those of others
Implementation:
Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding into the following threshold concepts:
- Performance
- Composition
- Musical communication (transcription and critique)
These key concepts underpin the children’s learning through the year groups from Reception to Year 2. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language.
The vertical accumulation of knowledge and skills from Years R to 2 is mapped as follows:
PROGRESSION IN THRESHOLD CONCEPTSThe procedural and semantic knowledge pupils need to understand the threshold concepts |
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THRESHOLD CONCEPTS |
RECEPTION STEP- FOUNDATIONS TO BASIC |
YEAR 1 STEP- BASIC |
YEAR 2 STEP- ADVANCING TO DEEP |
M1- Performance |
Sing familiar songs, make music and dance |
Develop awareness of musical features in performance |
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M2- Composition |
Explore different sounds of music |
Compose music on own and with others Compose with an awareness of musical features and purpose / effect. |
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M3- Musical communication (transcription and critique) |
Know that visual symbols and signals can be used to change music
Respond to music liked or disliked (heard or performed) |
Use and interpret visual and written symbols to represent sounds and changes
Use musical terminology to talk about music and what they like / dislike |
Aspirations For The Future
Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.
Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as a Musician:
· Theatre performer
· Songwriter / composer
· RAF Musician
· Performer
For more careers, please visithttps://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/music/
Impact
Assessment
Through the explicit teaching of the Music skills, both the teachers and the pupils assess their learning continuously throughout the lesson. Our assessment systems enable teachers to make informed judgements about the depth of their learning and the progress they have made over time.
Pupil Voice
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Snapshots
Here is what Music looks like at The Avenue: