Music

We follow a scheme of work provided by NYCC but enhance this further by singing in worship, rehearsing and performing and by having a Musical Theatre extra-curricular club at Hovingham.

Intent:

• To improve the access of all children to music and musical activity.
• To further raise the profile of music within the school.
• To ensure the teaching and learning of music in all classes is at least good.
• To encourage children to be creative in all they do.
• To use music as a form of mindfulness

Implementation:

• Two year rolling programme taught at KS1
• Our KS2 teaching is taught by a NYCC music specialist and has, over the last three years, given pupils opportunity to learn Ukulele, percussion and recorder.
• Peripatetic music lessons are available in school for children.
• Regular singing in worship.
• Rehearsing and performing.
• Musical Theatre extra-curricular club at Hovingham.

Impact:

• Improved teaching of musical concepts.
• Increased interaction in music lessons.
• All children sing in worship.
• Increased opportunities to sing as a group and work as a team.
• Music and musical themes are planned and implemented across the curriculum.
• The six units; Pulse, pitch, rhythm, structure, mood and musical elements are repeated each year across the schemes year 1-6. Class 1 (Reception) are taught the preliminary songs and concepts – pulse, pitch and rhythm to give a foundation for future learning.