Music

Music vision statement

“Music is the soundtrack to our lives” - Model Music Curriculum

Definition of the subject

Music is made up of different elements of sound including rhythm, pitch, texture, tempo, structure, timbre, dynamics and duration. We can make music with our voices by singing as well as making music using different instruments. We can listen to music, compose music and perform music. Music can represent and express thoughts, ideas and emotions.

Child friendly definition

Music is a group of sounds that people have arranged in a pleasing or meaningful way. Someone who plays music is called a musician.

Subject aims

At HBJS children will take part in lessons which are planned and designed to help children to become more musical. Children will have musical experiences that are creative, collaborative, celebratory and challenging. Teachers will endeavour to ensure every child makes progress in their knowledge and skills related to singing, composing, listening and performing. Children will take part in enriching experiences including participating in, listening to and watching a range of musical performances. Every child will have the opportunity to learn the glockenspiel through a whole class instrumental programme.

Subject dream

Our dream at Hunter’s Bar is that children learn to express themselves musically and explore musical creativity. We will provide children with the knowledge and understanding they need to progress their musical interests and talents in the future. This means they will be well placed to not only to explore their own creative potential in the future, but to appreciate the wonders of musical culture and meaning.

5 - point fingerprint ( academic essence of the subject)

1. Appreciate and listen to music from a wide range of cultures and traditions, with a growing understanding of different musical elements.

2. Sing a broad range of songs with a sense of ensemble and performance, and with increasing confidence and control.

3. Improvise and compose music for purpose using tuned and untuned instruments, with a growing understanding of how the elements of music are interrelated.

4. Play and perform alone and with others, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression.

5. Begin to understand and use different musical notations including rhythmic and staff notation.

Big Ideas

These are the interrelated elements of music running through the curriculum.

Rhythm	Pitch	Texture	Tempo
Rhythm means a pattern of long and short notes.	Pitch means how high or low a note sounds. 'Tuned' instruments play more than one pitch of notes.	Texture means layers of music. Many types of music consist of more than one layer of sound.	Tempo is the speed of the music.
Structure	Timbre	Dynamics	Duration
Structure means the organisation of sounds within music, eg a chorus and verse pattern in a song.	Timbre means the quality of a sound. The timbre of instruments played affects the mood and style of a piece of music.	Dynamics means how loud or soft a sound is.	Duration means how long a note, phrase or whole piece of music lasts.