Detail | Information |
Academic year that this summary covers 2023-2024 | |
Date of summary | 1st September 2024 |
Date of review | 1st September 2025 |
School music leads | Carol Brooker / Rokeya Sladden |
School leadership team member responsible for music | Carol Brooker |
Name of local music hub | Kent Music |
Name of other music education organisation(s) (if partnership in place) | Music for Schools Foundation Sounding Out (Kings School) Simon Langton Boys Grammar (Music projects such as Canterbury Schools Christmas concert) Young Voices Canterbury Cathedral Music |
This is a summary of how our school delivers music education to all our pupils across three areas – curriculum music, co-curricular provision and musical experiences – and what changes we are planning in future years. This information is to help pupils and parents or carers understand what our school offers and who we work with to support our pupils’ music education. | |
Curriculum music *Throughout the whole year children ‘sing’ and learn that their voice is an instrument. Using the Model Music curriculum as a guide, we produced a song bank of schools with skills that build progressively. *One of our praise assemblies is in song and these are organised termly, making links to time of year, liturgy and skills development. New songs are added to the repertoire annually. *All assemblies begin with listening to quality music which has been organised on a two - year cycle. Information about the performer or composer is on screen. This includes a wide range of musicians from the recommended lists in the Model Music curriculum and wider in order to meet the diverse community we represent. *Each year group plays an instrument and this is formally taught alongside notation, performance and composition in terms three and four (Pentecost and Lent). One afternoon a week is given over to Music during these terms. (2.5 hrs at KS2) * In years R to 1 children explore the use of untuned percussion instruments. Y2 – Djembe drumming (chair drumming and use of drum sticks) Y3- Ocarina Y4- Ukulele – tuition part funded by Music Hub. Y5- Glockenspiel and identified musicians from year 4 continue with Ukulele (funded by school) Y6- Recorder - *Our curriculum was designed using the Model Music curriculum and in addition we also subscribe to ‘Charanga’ in order to support non-specialist teachers within the school. *RE lessons and liturgy, also require musical elements especially singing and so are part and parcel of the daily life of this catholic school. | |
Extra - curricular music and Musical experiences * We run two choirs a year, a Christmas choir and a choir which runs into the summer but will in future run until our music evening (see future plans in purple) *We work with ‘Kent Music’ who run our music hub to provide whole class tuition in Ukulele. (£405) *We work with the ‘Music for Schools’ foundation to provide small group and one to one tuition for instruments. Children currently learn the saxophone, flute, clarinet and trumpet.(Parents pay for these lessons) *In year 4 we identify pupils who show an aptitude for music and fund continuers classes in ukulele for up to eight pupils. (Funded by school – no charge to parents). We are also able to offer music tuition (Saturday mornings in term times- singing and trumpet or violin currently) in partnership with the Kings School Canterbury, through their generously subsidised ‘Sounding Out’ project. This is usually for four to six pupils and we aim to identify pupil premium and disadvantaged pupils although others are considered. https://www.kings-partnerships.co.uk/projects/sounding-out/ This means we are able to continue high quality music tuition above our curricular offer for almost 50% of Y5 and 20% of our Y6 pupils. (Sounding out currently costs £16 a term) *The school funds young voices for our Y6 pupils. The cost currently includes coach fare to and from the O2 (this varies annually but is in the region of £1000), a commemorative tee shirt (£15 x 30) and teacher workshops x2 (£140) *We aim to have a performance event for each year group – we currently have: The Choir – sings at the Gulbenkian and in church Y6 – Sing in church, at Young voices and also a Christmas concert to the ‘Age UK’ day centre. Y5 – Take priority in the Gulbenkian Christmas choir and sing at Canterbury Cathedral for the St. Nicholas Christmas service. Y4- Sing an Easter concert at the ‘Age UK’ day centre Future plans *Showcasing the choir and all those who learn an instrument to our families in an annual ‘music evening’ event. *Further develop extra-curricular music activities for Key stage one. *Ensure there is a quality performance event outside of assemblies, church and the curriculum for all other year groups. *In addition to those experiences provided by Kent Music, the Kings school and Simon Langton formalise opportunities for children to hear live music. | |