Overview

The music curriculum at Anns Grove has been developed to ensure that every pupil has access to a broad and robust musical education that provides them with ample and varied opportunities to listen, sing, improvise, compose and perform.

We have established a curriculum that is engaging and fun while also providing appropriate levels of challenge for all learners so that every pupil, irrespective of background, ability or need, can make continuous progress against the goals set out in the National Curriculum and the Model Music Curriculum.

Our long-term curriculum planning provides a sequenced framework that supports pupils’ progress by building on existing knowledge, skills and previous learning experiences. Every pupil in school receives weekly music lessons.

In addition to this, they have the opportunity to join lunchtime or after school clubs and take part in peripatetic music lessons.

Our ultimate aim is to provide our pupils with a lifelong love of music and the knowledge, skills and confidence to continue enjoying, composing and performing throughout secondary school and beyond.

Year 1

  • Starting with singing: finding me singing voice
  • Christmas celebration singing
  • Compose and create: exploring and performing rhythm patterns
  • Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo
  • Compose and create: high and low melodic responses
  • Signing for performance: warming up my voice so I’m ready to sing

Year 2

  • Staring with singing: learning through singing games
  • Christmas celebration singing
  • Compose and create: recording our musical ideas using a graphic score
  • Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch
  • Compose and create: improvising with four notes
  • Singing for performance: adding a simple second part

Year 3

  • Introduction to the tin whistle
  • Christmas celebration singing
  • Tin whistle: pop music, country music and rock ‘n’ roll

Year 4

  • Tin whistle: jazz and folk music
  • Christmas celebration singing
  • Electronic music

Year 5

  • Introduction to the ukulele
  • Christmas celebration singing
  • Music of Sheffield: Don’t You Want Me?
  • The Beatles: Yellow Submarine

Year 6

  • Introduction to the glockenspiel
  • Christmas celebration singing
  • Reggae and Ska: Three Little Birds
  • Classical: Pachelbel’s Cannon
  • Classical: Clair de Lune