West Bridgford Infant School Music Vision
We believe that music is an essential part of life and is integral to developing the whole child, and our music curriculum at W.B.I.S reflects this. Our aim is to foster a life-long love, enjoyment and appreciation of music, and to nurture the children’s cultural and spiritual knowledge, confidence and experiences. We want to provide our children with a curriculum that inspires, challenges and is fun! We believe music is essential for developing a child’s social and emotional health, and can have a very positive impact on their well-being.
Intent
Our planning follows the National Curriculum, The Model Music Curriculum, and the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory framework which is supported by Development Matters’ 2021. Through our high quality knowledge based curriculum, children are able to develop their creativity, imagination, and self-confidence which links to our Shining Brightly Themes. Through these themes, we encourage children to become learners who are independent, will persevere, and show resilience and enthusiasm when faced with challenges. This encourages the children to think critically, and express themselves creatively!
Implementation
Our curriculum provides children with opportunities to work collaboratively, have a go, and develop their sense of achievement. We build on their prior learning to ensure learning is sequential. They will participate in a range of activities to develop their understanding of:
Singing underpins our music curriculum, and through weekly music assemblies children are taught how to warm up their voices, sing with an understanding of pitch and rhythm, and build up a repertoire of songs. Our curriculum is further enriched through outside providers who offer engaging and exciting new experiences for the children, such as Drumba and instrumental workshops.
Impact
We ensure that children at West Bridgford Infant School are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in music as they continue into KS2 and further. We measure the impact of our curriculum through the following ways:
National Curriculum Key Stage 1 Pupils should be taught:
Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.