Music
Music lessons in school are discreet and also linked to our creative curriculum topic work. Pupils have a weekly music lesson with a skilled music teacher and learning is progressive.
In our music lessons, pupils learn the technical aspects of music as well as how to play a variety of instruments. Pupils use their voices/bodies expressively for areas such as rhythm, pitch and percussion and creatively by singing songs and chanting rhymes. Pupils learn the vocabulary of music to support knowledge and enhance performance. Music is used in a variety of lessons and activities to create, mood, atmosphere and to help thinking. We encourage listening to a wide range of music, including the works of great composers and musicians, with concentration and understanding. Our pupils learn a brass instrument in Year 5 and a number of pupils have additional music lessons learning to play other instruments. Pupils are encouraged to play together and perform at concerts both in and out of school. Assemblies and historical topics provide an opportunity to practise singing songs linked to knowledge and learning. We have a successful school choir who perform in school and within the local community.
Winter Celebration
We were delighted to be invited to perform as the lead primary school for music at the Winter...
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Our wonderful new school song
We had a fantastic time working with Jason Dasent, a Sheffield-based professional music producer,...
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Our wonderful performance about Henry VIII
The year 4 pupils have been learning all about the Tudor times in history and in their music...
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Harvest Festival
We celebrated Harvest with a wonderful service at Tankersley Church. Each class performed a song...
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THE SHINING STARS HAVE ENJOYED CREATING MINDFUL IMAGINATIVE MARKS IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND A PIECE OF MUSIC!
The children have let their imaginations flow as they have made pencil crayon marks in response to...
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We love playing the djembes
This week we have learned about djembe, a traditional drum from West Africa and created our very...
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Teddy Bears’ Picnic!
The Hungry Caterpillars took part in an indoor teddy bears’ picnic to finish off their learning...
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Remember, remember the fifth of November…
The Hungry Caterpillars have been learning about how and why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We used...
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We love djembe drumming
We really enjoyed learning about traditional West African music in our lessons and had lots of fun...
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