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Gilbrook School, Birkenhead, Wirral
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Music

At Gilbrook we aim to make Music an enjoyable learning experience within the wider curriculum. All pupils are encouraged to participate in a variety of musical experiences through which we aim to build the confidence of all. However we do understand that for some it is challenge due to their additional needs. These needs are carefully considered and nurtured challenge is put in place.  We teach them to listen and to appreciate different forms of music.  Each year one year group has the opportunity to experience different instruments in class.

As children get older, we expect them to maintain their concentration for longer and to take part in more extended music lessons. Children develop descriptive skills in music lessons when learning about how music can represent feelings and emotions. We teach them the disciplined skills of recognising pulse and pitch. We often teach these together. Children are taught how to work with others to make music and how individuals combine together to make sounds. We also teach them musical notation and how to compose music. We recognise that there are children of widely different musical abilities in all classes, so we provide, where possible, suitable learning opportunities for all children by matching the challenge of the task to the ability of the child.

We achieve this in a variety of ways by:

  •  Setting common tasks which are open-ended and can have a variety of responses.
  •  Setting tasks of increasing difficulty (not all children complete all tasks).
  •  Grouping children by ability in the room and setting different tasks to each ability group.
  •  Providing resources of different complexity depending on the ability of the child.

We now have a dedicated music room for pupils to access at break and lunch, as well as for lessons

 

Learning

Project

ILP/KPI Focus

Core Skills – KPIs

SEAL & Life Skills

Intent

Implementation

Impact

1.0 All About Me

Exploring how to use our voice and bodies to make sound.

Children explore musing using voice, bodies, instruments, environmental and nature sounds.

Using music for relaxation and mental health.

Promote creativity through use of music.

Children explore a range of sounds and music and their personal response to it.

Adults make written and video observations.

2.0 Super Heroes

Exploring pitch and tempo.

Kapow Unit Pitch and Tempo (Superheroes).

Children create a superhero them using instruments.

Using music for relaxation and mental health

Promote creativity through use of music.

Children explore a range of sounds and music and what it means to them.

Adults make written and video observations.

3.0 Dinosaurs

Use their voices creatively and expressively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.

Play tuned and un tuned instruments musically.

Kapow Exploring Sounds.

Vocal sounds – To explore using our voices to make a variety of sounds.

Body Sounds - To explore how to use our bodies to make sounds

To explore different sounds and think about tempo

Using music for relaxation and mental health

Promote creativity through use of music.

Children explore a range of sounds and music and what it means to them.

Adults make written and video observations.

Topic

ILP/KPI Focus

Core skills – KPIs

SEAL and life skills

Intent

Implementation

Impact

1.1 Potions

Listen to a range of music related to magical potions

Harry Potter

Listening skills and developing an engagement for music

Appreciation of different genres and others’ views and preferences

Emotional listening skills

Expose children to a variety of musical genres

To become more confident in experiencing different musical experiences.

2.1 Road Trip USA

Listen to a range of music related to Native and modern America

Listening skills and developing an engagement for music

Appreciation of different genres and others’ views and preferences

Emotional listening skills

Expose children to a variety of musical genres

To become more confident in experiencing different musical experiences.

3.2 Playlist

Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians

Appreciate and listen to music drawn from different traditions, cultures and composers

To improve communication skills through team work

Improve social, leadership and personal skills by working collaboratively with others’

Allow children the chance to produce and listen to music with the use of audio recording software to record their compositions

Children will have greater understanding of music from other cultures and better social skills from working closely with others’