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Welcome to Music

“Music is the universal language of mankind.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Why do we learn music?
Our approach
Subject aims
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6

Why do we learn music?

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.

(National Curriculum, 2014)

Our approach

Our music curriculum at Ark Tindal Primary School aims to inspire self-expression, creativity, and connection with others through music. We want to ignite a lifelong love for music by exposing our students to a range of musical experiences. We want to inspire students to become reflective musicians by listening to and responding to different musical styles, identifying their voices as singers and performers, and composing music.

At Ark Tindal, we believe that Music is at the heart of our everyday lives. High quality music education is unparalleled in its ability to stimulate personal, emotional and intellectual development and motivate social change. Given the right conditions, we believe that every child can be a musician and enjoy improved life chances as a result.

We provide a progressive, inclusive and practical curriculum through which learners develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to both succeed academically and to enjoy a life-long relationship with music.

Subject aims

  • Engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians
  • Increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement
  • Ensure pupils perform listen to review and evaluate music across a range of genres styles and traditions
  • Learn to sing and use their voice to create and compose music

Year 1 - Music

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
Establishing Musicianship Skills Establishing Musicianship Skills
Spring 1 Spring 2
Exploring musicianship: Rhythm Exploring musicianship: Pitch
Summer 1 Summer 2
Let’s Get Creative:
Creating your own music

Showtime!
Rehearsing and Performing

All Year 1 Subjects Next Year 1 Subject -Art

Year 2 - Music

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
Establishing Musicianship Skills  Establishing Musicianship Skills 
Spring 1 Spring 2
Exploring musicianship: Rhythm Exploring musicianship: Pitch
Summer 1 Summer 2
Let’s Get Creative:
Creating your own music
Showtime!
Rehearsing and Performing

All Year 2 Subjects Next Year 2 Subject - Art

Year 3 - Music

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
Establishing Musicianship Skills  Establishing Musicianship Skills 
Spring 1 Spring 2
Exploring musicianship: Rhythm Exploring musicianship: Pitch
Summer 1 Summer 2
Let’s Get Creative:
Creating your own music
Showtime!
Rehearsing and Performing

All Year 3 Subjects Next Year 3 Subject - Art

Year 4 - Music

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Establishing Strong Musical Roots

Establishing Strong Musical Roots

Spring 1 Spring 2
Developing Musical Roots: rhythm Developing musical roots: pitch
Summer 1 Summer 2
Getting Creative Rehearsing & performing

All Year 4 Subjects Next Year 4 Subject - Art

Year 5 - Music

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Establishing Strong Musical Roots

Establishing Strong Musical Roots

Spring 1 Spring 2
Developing Musical Roots: rhythm Developing musical roots: pitch
Summer 1 Summer 2
Getting Creative Rehearsing & performing

All Year 5 Subjects Next Year 5 Subject - Art

Year 6 - Music

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Establishing Strong Musical Roots

Establishing Strong Musical Roots

Spring 1 Spring 2
Developing Musical Roots: rhythm Developing musical roots: pitch
Summer 1 Summer 2
Getting Creative Rehearsing & performing

All Year 6 Subjects Next Year 6 Subject - Art

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