Music

Music is highly valued at Winton Primary, our approach is to provide all pupils with the opportunity to excel and express themselves musically by delivering an extensive programme of high-quality music provision. That is based on building knowledge, the model music curriculum and is bespoke to our setting.

Our wide and expansive range of musical instruments and equipment allows pupils to experience well-resourced music lessons following the national curriculum, whole class instrumental lessons, choirs and instrumental clubs.

Caring: At Winton we teach music collaborativly and in groups. We believe that music is a great communicator and supports pupil wellbeing, self-esteem and self-confidence.

Connections: Music, as a subject, connects many core subjects including Mathematics (timing, duration, counts), English (lyrics, rhyme, alliteration), Science (sound, pitch, tempo) and History (culture, language, oral tradition), amongst other subjects. Music incorporates a range of cross-discipline skils and connects topics right across the curriculum.

Communication: Music is a form of communication, conveying mood, emotion and energy. It forms a creative outlet for many pupils and supports healthy, confident communicators.

Curiosity & Possibility; Many pupils start Winton having never played an instrument. Through our woodwind pathway, pupils get the opportunity to explore and experience instruments, as well as developing their singing voice. This opens up endless opportunities if pupils choose to explore further instruments, choirs and ensembles in the future!

Each Key Stage within the school focuses on age-appropriate skills and uses a range of strategies and interventions to support the pupils.

In Early Years Foundation Stage
Pupils explore and use a variety of media through a combination of child initiated and adult directed activities.

They have opportunities to learn to:
·         Explore and experiment with musical instruments.
·         Sing songs, make music and experiment with ways of changing them

Key Stage 1 & 2
We maintain a core focus on rhythm, patterns and structure throughout KS1 and KS2, with different age-appropriate focal points alongside this to build a wider understanding of fundamental musical concepts, as described in the National Curriculum, including:

·         Pitch
·         Dynamics
·         Tempo
·         Duration
·         Music Notation
·         Performance
·         Musical features

Concepts are explored, recapped and consolidated not only from lesson-to-lesson, but also from year-to-year; we ensure that learning is continuous.

In Key Stage 1 the children are introduced to sound, duration, pitch, dynamics,  beat and rhythm, instruments and symbols, singing together, solo and ensemble work, timbre, tempo and dynamics throughout the year.

In Key Stage 2 the children learn and embed their knowledge on pitch, rhythmic patterns, scales, melodies, ostinatos, cyclic patters, rounds, body percussion, time signatures, music notation, tempo, solo and ensemble work, lyrics, melody, musical process, western & non-western music and music technology throughout the year.