Music

Subject Statement of Intent

At Banks St Stephen's School Primary School we make music an enjoyable learning experience. We encourage children to participate in a variety of musical experiences through which we aim to build up their confidence.

Through listening, appraising, singing, playing, improvising, composing and evaluating, children learn about the structure and organisation of music. We teach them to listen and to appreciate different forms of music from a variety of times and cultures and develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the world we live in.

We believe that every child should have the opportunity to achieve their musical potential and we aim to nurture and encourage musical development across the school.

Banks St Stephen's C of E School understands that music can inspire and motivate children and play an important role in personal development.

The links below will take you to a web page for your child’s year group, where you can find information about their learning in class for the relevant half term

Year Group	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
EYFS	EYFS Expressive Arts and Design
Year 1	Rhyming in Time	Let's Start Singing	Music Inspired By The World	Exlporing Rhythm Patterns	Sounds and Pictures	Highs and Lows
Year 2	Percussion Instruments	Dymanics Tempo	Pitch	Writing Music	Music From Around The World	Power Of Communication
Year 3	Musical Notation	Expression Dynamics	Music and Video	Musical Terms	Improvisation	Pitch Duration Texture
Year 4	Create and Notate	Singing with others. Duets and Melodies	Compose a Song	Musical Terms	Using Sound Effects	Musical Performance
Year 5	Improvisation	Singing in Unison	Major and Minor Chords	Musical Notation	Playing and Performing
Year 6	Chord Changes