Music
At Knaresborough St John’s Primary School, the intention is that children gain a firm understanding of what music is through listening, singing, playing, evaluating, analysing, and composing across a wide variety of musical genres. Our objective at Knaresborough St John’s Primary School is to develop a love for the subject, as well as an understanding and acceptance of the importance of all types of music. We are committed to ensuring children enjoy music in the wider community, and are able to use their musical skills, knowledge, and experiences to involve themselves in a variety of different contexts.
Our curriculum is guided by the following academic fingerprint which is derived from the National Curriculum Purpose and Aims:
Children will:
- Listen and critically engage with live and recorded music (from a range of styles and historical eras), commenting on it using age-appropriate music vocabulary.
- Sing with confidence, engagement, and authority
- Improvise and write music using tuned and untuned instruments.
- Play and perform both solo and in groups (voice and instruments.)
- Instil a love for music in all pupils
- Follow simple graphic scores and begin to understand and use musical notation