Music

At Crackley Bank Primary School, we follow a progressive scheme for Music from ‘Sing-Up’ which develops musical skills in each year group. We know the value of a strong music curriculum and creative opportunities; therefore, the school’s intent is to expose our children to a wide range of music, through different styles, traditions, cultures and instruments. Throughout lessons and ‘Music Appreciation’ sessions, children are given opportunities to discuss and build on interrelated dimensions such as pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and (age-related) musical notations.

As part of our Music curriculum, children are given opportunities to play musical instruments throughout their time here. Tuned and untuned instruments are a frequent feature of music lessons, and these skills are developed and built upon each year, starting in Early Years where children will experience these through play and discussion. In Years 3 and 4, recorder units are integrated within the curriculum.

Alongside music lessons, children take part in weekly whole school singing assemblies. Carefully chosen songs often reflect our ‘Care + Belief + Pride = Success’ ethos as well as covering annual traditions such as Harvest, Christmas and Easter. Through listening and singing together, the children continue to develop their musical skills whilst fostering positive relationships within the wider context of the school and community. As a school, we participate in community singing events, such as joint concerts with other local schools, visiting the local hospital and care homes to sing at Christmas and the Young Voices arena concert. We invite parents to attend choir concerts, class assembly performances and the Nativity in EYFS.