Jerome Primary School
Music Policy
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June 2017
Music Coordinator – Mrs. Clair Hood
Assistant Coordinator – Mr. Adam Bryan
Head Teacher – Mrs. Claire Sarginson
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Music Policy for Jerome Primary School
Introduction
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest
forms of creativity.
A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils
to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so
increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of
achievement.
As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with
music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with
discrimination to the best in the musical canon.
Aims and Objectives
It is the school’s aim to offer pupils the opportunity to participate in and
explore music through composing, music-making, playing and singing in groups or
individually. Therefore our aim is to:
Deliver an enriching broad and balanced music curriculum.
Enable all children to express themselves, their ideas and feelings
through music-making.
Enjoy an active involvement in music.
Let the children experience a range of music activities and show
progression.
Understand and explore how music is created, produced and
communicated.
Develop the interrelated skills of composition, performance and
appreciation.
Examine the relevance of when, where and why a piece of music was
written.
Help children of all abilities develop positive attitudes and to experience
success and satisfaction.
Develop imagination and creativity.
Teaching and Learning.
At Jerome Primary we aim to bring music to life in all areas of the curriculum.
We will encourage all children to enjoy and participate in a wide variety of
musical activities and experiences. We will focus on developing the children’s
ability to sing, develop their expression and listen to others. Through this
children will learn about structure of songs and organisation of music. We will
teach them to listen to and appreciate different forms of music, developing the
children’s descriptive skills (how music can represent feelings and emotions?).
We will continue to develop the teaching of the interrelated dimensions of
music (Pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture and structure)
throughout all music aspects. The children will learn how to make music
together, understand musical notation or symbols and to compose pieces of
music using a wide range of untuned and tuned instruments, vocal effects and
body percussion.
As we recognise that all children have a wide range of music abilities we need to
provide suitable learning resources and opportunities for all children. We can do
this by:
Setting tasks with different difficulty levels.
Grouping children in mixed ability groups.
Provide resources of different complexity.
Set tasks that are open ended so that there are a variety of responses.
Using classroom adult support to assist with different groups or
individual children.
Assessment and Recording.
Assessments are continuous throughout the Key Stages and are undertaken by
the class teachers. We will be following the new COGS ‘Working Together’
assessment class sheets. Children’s work can also be evaluated through
classroom activities, group or individual work. Work can be recorded by using
the IPads and cameras for supportive evidence. Evidence can be found in the
new music scrapbooks for each class.
Additional Music Teaching.
Entrust music service provide peripatetic musical instrument tuition for Key
Stage 2 children. These lessons are taught to small groups of children on
different days. This service is paid for by parents on a half termly or yearly
basis. Anyone wishing to hire instrument do so at an extra cost to themselves
and not the school. We also have the K2M whole class violin teaching in Year 4.
Extra-Curricular Opportunities.
Pupils will have the opportunity to develop their music skills further through a
variety of different clubs, Instrumental lessons, concerts and live music.
We are looking into developing a keyboard club, lead my Mr Bryan, and setting
up a glock club or whole class teaching glock like the K2M violins, lead by Mrs
Hood.
Music Curriculum Planning.
Music planning will be incorporated within all subjects where necessary. Music
can be adapted to all areas of learning including Literacy, Numeracy, Science,
Creative Curriculum, Modern Foreign Languages and ICT.
All year groups have access to Music Express and LCP music planning folders.
There are a wide range of untuned and tuned musical instruments to support
practical compositions. All children have the opportunity to experience listening
to live and recorded music.
EYFS
Key Stage 1
SUMMARIES
Children will be taught to recognise and explore how sounds
can be changed, sing simple songs from memory throughout
the year including celebrations and events, recognise
sounds and sound patterns and match movements to music.
Music will also be part of the daily routine e.g. circle time,
physical activity, dance, tidy up time, area, story time etc.
Usage of photographs, pictures, stories and clothing can be
associated with music too e.g. Peter and the Wolf, The
Nutcracker, Carnival of the animals.
Children have access to instruments throughout the year
again linked to topics and also creating their own sound
stories through imaginative play.
Performing:
Use their voices expressively and creatively by
singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
Play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
Listening:
Listen with concentration and understanding to a
range of high quality live and recorded music.
Creating:
Experiment with, create, select and combine
sounds using the interrelated dimensions of
music.
Key Stage 2
Performing:
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts,
using their voices and playing musical instruments
with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and
expression.
Listening:
Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds
with increasing control and memory.
Appreciate and understand a wide range of high
quality live and recorded music drawn from
different traditions and from great composers and
musicians.
Creating:
Improvise and compose music for a range of
purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music.
Understanding:
Use and understand staff and other musical
notations.
Develop an understanding of the history of music.
“At the heart of effective music teaching is a strong focus on using
learning, with the spoken and written word supporting musical
learning and musical assessment predicated on good teacher
and pupil musical listening skills.” (OFSTED Music Report ‘Wider
and still Wider 2012).
The contribution of music to teaching on other curriculum areas.
Literacy
Music supports the development of reading and offers many opportunities for
the use of language, including descriptive and responsive speaking and listening.
The children’s language develops through singing songs, rhymes listening to
diction and meaning of words. Reference books are helpful to develop their
research skills when finding out about history of music, musicians and
composers. It can stimulate discussion when developing creative writing.
Children can develop their communication skills using ideas and suggestions.
Numeracy.
Music can support and develop sequencing and awareness of patterns and
rhythm. Rhythmic and melodic work requires numerical descriptions and
graphical representation. Children can study the structure of music through
beats and rhythm.
Science.
Experimenting and learning about sounds through asking questions and finding
out how sounds are made, learning about pitch and how sounds are created.
ICT.
Children have the opportunity to use CD players, IWB’s, computers, recording
equipment, IPads and keyboards. Software on the computers and IPads to help
develop compositions, graphic scores and finding sounds.
History.
Children will have the opportunity to research and find out about musical
traditions, historical periods and composers. Also finding out about the music we
listen to. Timelines and historical dates are researched too.
Geography.
Learning about composers and music, where they come from around the world.
PE
We can use music to express ourselves through the medium of dance, helping
the children to express themselves and explore their emotions.
Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Development.
At Jerome we aim for the children to experience satisfying and exciting musical
experiences to develop their aesthetic awareness and enjoyment of music.
Children will be encourages to share resources and take turns. We will
encourage children to express their thoughts, emotions and feelings.
Learning Resources.
A wide variety of untuned and tuned instruments are available for use in
lessons or extra-curricular activities.
All classes have access to CD players and Interactive Whiteboards.
Sing Up and Charanga are available as a resource online.
Schemes of work are located in each classroom and Blue Room.
Safe Practice.
Jerome Primary has a Health and Safety document which explains how risk
assessment should be carried out. The guidelines identify good practice through
correct lifting and handling of instruments, electrical equipment is checked in
line with the school’s procedures and children are safe at all times.
Musical Events.
We have a school choir which KS2 children are invited to join. We sing a
variety of different songs throughout the year. We also perform in the
community at Christmas time.
All children take part in singing assembly, once a week. Mrs Graham leads
this with Mrs Hood’s help.
At Christmas time children from Y1-5 take part in a musical performance.
EYFS perform a simple musical related to their age and range.
Year 6 perform their own leaver’s musical in the summer term.
We have a small number of children learning to play a musical instrument
and are looking to build this up over time. One year group taking part in
the K2M scheme.
Monitoring and Review.
The monitoring and coordination of the music curriculum are the
responsibility of the subject leader.
Who will:
Support colleagues through music planning and deliverance of music.
Keep colleagues informed of any new updates and current
developments.
Discuss progress with the Head teacher and evaluate any strengths
and weaknesses in music. Indicating areas for further developments.
Use special allocated management time to review evidence of
children’s work and progress.
Observe lessons that have music incorporated in order to provide
positive feedback and highlight any areas on where they can improve.
Monitor assessments and data within each year group.
The subject will also be monitored and evaluated by the Head Teacher and
governing body will be kept informed of the progression of music within school.
The policy and music curriculum will be reviewed annually and amendments will
be made where necessary.
This policy will be reviewed and updated every two years.
Signed: Mrs Clair Hood
Date: 24th June 2015