Music

            Music is my life. I just sit down and go off into my own special world.

Our Vision

“The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood with the heart.”

Gioacchino Rossini

At the ORCS & Wilson Federation, we believe music is for everyone and that every child should have the chance to discover the joy of making and sharing it. Music helps children grow in confidence, express their feelings, and explore their creativity. It gives them a voice and a sense of pride in what they can achieve. Our music curriculum celebrates the individuality of every child while bringing our school community together through shared experiences, performances, and celebrations that reach beyond the classroom. We see music as a way to celebrate our diverse and vibrant community — to share our stories, cultures, and talents with one another.

Curriculum

Intent

At the Federation of ORCS & Wilson, we intend to give children access to an engaging and fun music curriculum reflecting the world and community they live in now, but at the same time giving them access to musical styles throughout history. Children are able to listen and appraise a variety of musical genres alongside performing pieces and creating their own compositions through the use of instruments and technology.

To achieve this, all children access a variety of musical games, songs, instruments, music workshops, and extra – curricular activities giving them practical hands on experience. We hope children continue to grow in confidence as they progress through the musical curriculum and become passionate in their responses to music.

                                   Practice, practice, practice makes great!

Implementation

Performing

A singing culture will be established and nurtured within the federation . Children and adults will be encouraged to sing whenever appropriate to aid wellbeing and health as well as musical outcomes.

Children will be taught to sing a wide ranging variety of songs and to use their voices expressively. They should have the opportunity to play both tuned and un-tuned instruments with increasing control and should rehearse and perform with others, with an awareness of audience.

Composing skills

Children will create musical patterns and will be shown how to explore, select and organise musical ideas, recording these in a variety of ways.

Listening

Children should be able to listen with concentration and to internalise and recall sounds with increasing aural memory. They will be given the opportunity to explore and explain their own ideas and feelings about music, using music, dance, expressive language and musical vocabulary. They will analyse and compare sounds and will become confident at suggesting improvements for their own work and that of others.

We love our music lessons. They are so much fun. We can work as partners and share what we can do with each other. Some people didn't know how to play an instrument but we do now.