KS1 Music
Intent
Pupils use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and rhymes. They play tuned and un-tuned instruments musically and produce simple compositions. They listen with concentration and understanding to a range of live and recorded music.
Knowledge and Key Skills Progression Grid:
MUSIC – EYFS & KS1 Knowledge and Key Skills – updated September 2022
Implementation
At Lumley Infant and Nursery School, we use KAPOW as our main scheme of learning. Kapow music helps children to feel that they are musical, and to develop a life-long love of music. It focuses on developing the skills, knowledge and understanding that children need in order to become confident performers, composers and listeners. The curriculum introduces children to music from all around the world and across generations, teaching children to respect and appreciate the music of all traditions and communities. The five strands; performing, listening, composing, history of music and inter-related dimensions of music are woven together to create engaging and enriching learning experiences. Lessons are ‘hands-on’ and incorporate movement and dance elements, as well as making cross curricular links with other subject areas.
The school has forged fantastic links with Durham Music Service, who are contracted to deliver a half termly programme ‘Little Fingers’ designed for children in Key Stage One. Musical skills are learnt through singing games and rhymes and by developing children’s confidence in using untuned percussion instruments.
Singing is an integral part of our music curriculum and our school choir performs concerts throughout the school year and during community events such as the ‘Great Lumley Summer Festival’.
Impact:
By the end of Key Stage One most children
- Sing and follow a melody.
- Perform simple patterns and accompaniments, keeping a steady pulse.
- Play simple rhythmic patterns on an instrument.
- Sing or clap increasing and decreasing tempo.
- Order sounds to create a beginning, middle and an end.
- Create music in response to different starting points.
- Choose sounds which create an effect.
- Use symbols to represent sounds.
- Make connections between notations and musical sounds.
- Listen out for particular things when listening to music.
- Improve own work and performances.
