Music

INTENT

At Manor Junior School, we aim to engage, motivate and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, helping them to: increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. 

Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. As pupils progress with the use of our curriculum, which interleaves with our 4Is one, they should develop critical engagements with music, allowing them to compose while expressing their thoughts and ideas in order to broaden their musical knowledge and understanding. With the inclusive music lessons in our school, pupils are able to have opportunity to collaborate without discrimination and develop the growth mind-set to face life challenges.  

Music promotes an appreciation of the world around us. Through learning about music, functions of music and experiences gained in school, they can explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and culture.

IMPLEMENTATION

Music teaching follows the requirements of the National Curriculum for Music through the use of Kapow Primary; providing a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum; ensuring the progressive development of musical concepts, knowledge and skills. Music is a unique way of communicating, it is a vehicle for personal expression, and it can play an important part in personal and cognitive development.

Music aims to reflect the culture and society that we live in, and so the teaching and learning of music enables pupils to better understand the world they live in and those around them.

Weekly collective worship includes exposure to classical, traditional and modern musicians as well as pupils singing at celebration assemblies and a dedicated weekly singing assembly. Songs from various eras and backgrounds are often selected based on the weekly theme.



IMPACT

We recognise that music plays an important part in helping pupils to feel part of a community and so we provide opportunities for all pupils to create, play, perform and enjoy music, to develop their skills, to appreciate a wide variety of musical forms, and to begin to make judgements about the quality of music. 

Pupils are exposed to a wide range of music from different cultures, artists and composers to encourage music appreciation; this is linked closely to the main theme taught in class.

Those pupils who learn a musical instrument have opportunities to present their skills within school assemblies and talent shows.

Pupils participate in school, borough and national concerts including the O2 young voices. The school choir have presented carol concerts at our local tube station and neighbouring schools.