The teaching of Music at Sleights is underpinned by the ongoing development and acquisition of knowledge and skills. This development and acquisition occurs as a result of our own school’s curriculum sequence and progression, which maps out the core knowledge and skills children need to be highly effective musicians.
The delivery of music at Sleights is based on the Model (non-statutory) Music Curriculum (March 2021), supported by Charanga.
Our full Music policy can be found here: Music Policy
Music at Sleights involves:
Dedicated curriculum time to engage in sequenced learning opportunities relating to music theory and practical work. |
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Specialist provision, including whole class band sessions, for children in Key Stage Two. |
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Developing a secure knowledge and understanding of music experience (tacit and procedural substantive knowledge) |
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Acquisition of skills and knowledge about how music (declarative disciplinary knowledge) |
Statement of Music Intent:
The children at Sleights will be provided with a curriculum offer for music designed to:
- support children to learn more and remember more through a deliberate, incremental and progressive music curriculum.
- identify crucial learning, which is placed in context and connected to other knowledge.
- gain a secure understanding of musical styles and composers.
- build on and develop music knowledge and skills in a well sequenced and structured progression across their time at Sleights.
- support children’s acquisition and progressive understanding of substantive and disciplinary knowledge.
- support children in knowing and using confidently, a wide variety of musical terms.
- secure an understanding of the processes involved in improvising, composing and performing, through development of songs.
- equip every child with the practical opportunity to learn how to play an instrument, as part of a band, during their time in Key Stage Two.
- enable children to understand a range of musical skills, concepts and vocabulary, which can be used widely across the planned curriculum and beyond.
Statement of Music Implementation:
Our approach:
Music is implemented at Sleights through:
- the use of a progressive long term plan, which is organised so that children can build an increasing knowledge base of the music knowledge and skills.
- ongoing opportunities to acquire and apply declarative knowledge relating to music, including evaluating the work of others and understanding the process of composing your own piece.
In addition, a wide range of individual or small group lessons take place across the school week, where children engage in enrichment sessions to learn an instrument or are trained to sing.
Learning in music is recorded in a variety of ways, but primarily the work completed is practical, so videos and photographs are the most common approaches.
What will children learn?
Music at Sleights focuses on the acquisition of new knowledge and building on prior learning relating to:
Substantive knowledge | Disciplinary knowledge |
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Long Term Planning
In Key Stage One, children develop knowledge and understanding of a new unit each half term. This enables them to build a sound understanding of the building blocks of music. In Key Stage Two, children focus on a new unit each term, supported by an opportunity to appraise, rehearse, learn and perform a song (shown in the Long Term Plan in). These songs may be played through the class band, or as part of singing.
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
Year 1/2 |
Introducing Beat |
Adding Rhythm and Pitch |
Introducing Tempo and Dynamics |
Combining Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch |
Exploring Simple Patterns |
Inventing a Musical Story |
Year 3 |
Developing Notation Skills |
“Lean On Me” Song |
Enjoying Improvisation |
“Romans” |
Composing Using Your Imagination |
“Vikings” |
Year 4 |
Interesting Time Signatures |
Wider Opportunity Music Band |
Combining Elements to Make Music |
Wider Opportunity Music Band |
Developing Pulse and Groove Through Improvisation |
Wider Opportunity Music Band |
Year 5/6 |
Getting Started with Music Technology |
Wider Opportunity Music Band |
Emotions and Musical Styles |
Wider Opportunity Music Band |
Exploring Key and Time Signatures |
Wider Opportunity Music Band |
The inclusion of musicians
It is vital that our music curriculum includes rich, planned opportunities to celebrate a diverse range of musicians and musical styles. To see how our curriculum provides this diversity, please see the link here: Music Styles at Sleights Music
Statement of Music Impact:
Children are provided with a range of opportunities to demonstrate and showcase their musical skills and successes. These include ongoing records of work complete in the classroom, performances in school and wider celebrations. Our Key Stage Two have also had success in local competitions, securing a 1st place prize in a prestigious music event.
We are delighted that so many of our children have also been inspired by music and around fifty percent of the school are now learning an instrument. These include string, brass and woodwind.
We are also proud to host a weekly music club every Monday afternoon.
The success of our Discoverers’ band was celebrated in the North Yorkshire Music Hub publication!
To apply for music lessons, please follow the instructions found on the link here: