Music
We are very proud of our music provision. Some classes are taught by class teachers, but we also have a specialist music teacher who teaches across the school. Lessons follow the National Curriculum and are supported by a curriculum programme called 'Charanga'. In addition, children participate in hymn practice each week for half an hour. This promotes the enjoyment of singing and worship, but also maintains our excellent singing when celebrating school masses.
Music is taught by music specialists across the school.
In EYFS, KS1, Year 3 and UKS2 this is Stuart Findlay, who is also one of the music subject leaders.
All children in Year 4 are taught to play a brass instrument by a visiting brass teacher from the Oxfordshire Music Service. This takes place for 1 hour per week for the full year.
Total amount of taught music time allocation (additional to any other music making that takes place through other parts of our enrichment programme ie performances):
|
Year |
Taught hours |
Size of group |
|
EYFS: |
10 hours |
30 |
|
Year 1: |
19 hours |
30 |
|
Year 2: |
19 hours |
30 |
|
Year 3: |
19 hours |
30 |
|
Year 4: |
38 hours |
30 |
|
Year 5: |
12 hours |
20 |
|
Year 6: |
12 hours |
20 |
Hymn/Singing Practice: Each child gets an additional 30 minutes of singing practice every week (19 hours singing).
Performances: Each child in R, Y1, Y2, Y4, Y5, Y6 takes part in a performance every year where they have a focus of singing and learning songs to perform to an audience.
Other musical opportunities: choir, orchestra, handbells
Peripatetic music lessons currently taught: guitar, piano, flute, recorder, brass, strings, iRock
Concerts, Performances (and showcasing in assemblies) take place throughout the year to give the children the opportunity to perform.
