Our Curriculum – Music

'All individuals matter' 

At Winchelsea Primary School, our intent is to give every child a broad, balanced and enjoyable music curriculum which enables them to confidently explore a range of musical genres, composers’ styles and use of instrumentation, whilst also providing them with the opportunity to develop their own skills in playing different musical instruments, use of their voices to sing in a variety of styles, read music and compose their own musical works.

We want our curriculum to 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 will develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose and to listen to a wealth of different pieces. We want our children to experience engaging lessons in our school through exciting, practical hands-on experiences that encourage them to develop their own individual creative talents. Our aim is that these stimulating and challenging experiences help every child secure and extend their musical knowledge and vocabulary.

We have adopted the Kapow scheme, which has been carefully designed and developed with the needs of every child at the centre of what we do. For the children, this will enable them to:

• Understand the fundamentals of learning to play instruments
• Learn about the importance of music across and between cultures
• Explore their own creativity and imagination, inspired by recognised musicians
• Share their compositions with others, improving their work through listening to constructive critique
• They will learn how to evaluate the music made by others