Music
Berkshire Music Trust comes in to teach all our Reception to Year 6 children once a week. They benefit from singing and instrumental learning. This year, year 4 had the opportunity for an introduction to playing the cello. The children were very engaged and enjoyed the lessons.
Intent
At St Anne's, we follow the Sing Up Music Curriculum. Sing Up provides children with an engaging, practical and high quality curriculum. All children are enabled to develop the self-confidence, skills, knowledge and understanding to develop a lifelong love of music whilst also developing a secure foundation from which they can take their study of music further.
Catholic Ethos, Catholic Social Teaching and Music
Our intent in the teaching of Music is deeply rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.
We believe
- in the dignity of the human condition. This means every child has their own talents which they should be given the opportunity to explore and develop. Many of our children love to develop their musical talents through singing, playing an instrument and composing.
- that the common good is built through music. Listening to pieces of music in different styles and from across the ages is a really positive experience that brings people together.
- that exposing children to music from around the world builds solidarity; we are one world in music.
We also ensure that the children learn about composers who were themselves members of religious orders like Stephen of Liege and about key pieces of music created for specific moments in the liturgical year for example Handel's Messiah.
In worship we raise our voices to God in song and we learn to both say and sing traditional prayers of the church.
Implementation
In Reception, KS1 and KS2 Music is delivered by a subject specialist from Berkshire Music Trust.
30 mins for Reception per week
40 mins for KS1
In KS2, Each lesson lasts 50 mins.
The whole school also take part in Hymn practice for half an hour each Wednesday afternoon.
In Y4, children receive instrumental lessons from a Berkshire Music Trust teacher for one term. In 2023-4, the children had lessons on the cello!
Music lessons are taught in 3 week or 6 week blocks.
6 week units are based around a song and the features of the song. These units include singing and playing, listening as well as some appraising and improvising/composing.
3 week units focus more heavily on listening/appraising or on improvising/composing.
Musical Clubs
Impact
Our choir
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