Music at Saltburn Primary
Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.
– Plato
Vision for Saltburn Children
At Saltburn Primary School, music is an extremely important ingredient in our children’s education. Our music curriculum has been designed to inspire pupils to develop a love of music as well as their own talent as musicians. This should increase their self-confidence, creativity, self-expression and sense of achievement. We believe that music is a universal language that children can use to embark on a musical journey; therefore, a high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of the subject.
Music is used to develop children’s confidence and imagination. Our children are able to develop skills in listening, composition and performance throughout school.
Music also plays a great part in our collective worship and within the wider community. Our children are given the chance to perform in concerts, plays, carol services, talent shows and class assemblies. We aim to give every child the opportunity to participate in a structured scheme of musical experiences and develop at their own pace, no matter what their age or ability.
We hope to foster a life- long love of music by exposing our children to diverse musical experiences and igniting a passion for music. By listening and responding to different musical styles, finding their voices as singers and performers and as composers, all will enable them to achieve their very best and become confident, reflective musicians.
With this in mind, we have reviewed the statutory national curriculum for music and adapted it to the needs of our children to ensure that each child gets what they need and deserve – the best bespoke curriculum possible.
Aims for Saltburn Children
Through robust teaching practices, we aim to develop these core areas for our children as they engage in the study of music with enthusiasm and passion:
Enjoyment & Appreciation
Children will engage in a music curriculum that inspires them to develop a love of music and nurtures their talent as a musician. This will increase their self-confidence, creativity and a sense of achievement.
Creativity
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. We will ensure that every child develops this creativity through composition, use of their voice and a range of musical instruments, exploration and imagination.
Knowledge
Every child will develop a rich base of facts based on music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions. This includes the works of the great composers and musicians.
Performance
Children will develop their performance skills through a range of opportunities both within school and the wider community. They will sing and play musically with increasing enthusiasm, confidence, expression and control.
Skills
Through a combination of solo, ensemble and class contexts, children will develop skills in singing, composition, listening and the inter-related dimensions: pitch, dynamics, duration, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and notation.
Evaluation and Analysis
Every child will review, evaluate and analyse musical works from different genres, traditions, cultures and styles. This will further develop their critical engagement with music.
Local context
Saltburn is a delightful coastal town which bestows plenty of Victorian charm, culture and heritage. It has always been a very popular seaside destination!
We passionately believe that each child’s education should be rooted in local context to provide them with a familiar reference as they explore the wider world. As our children are lucky enough to be able to grow up immersed in this culturally rich society, we embrace community music links to ensure our children can make the most of these opportunities. There’s always lots to entertain in Saltburn, and that includes the up- and- coming arts scene!
Saltburn Folk Festival
This is one of the area’s premier events for folk music, dance and song. Its aim is to try to cover as much as possible of the very wide field that is today’s British folk scene. There are lots of concerts, but also a large number of dance displays and street performers.
Saltburn Bandstand
Saltburn was once home to three bandstands, one at the pier head, one in the Valley Gardens and one in Hazel Grove. After all was lost, a long campaign was fought by local people, in particular the Saltburn 500 Club to bring a bandstand back to the town. In July 1997, after years of fund raising and a National Lottery Grant for £63,500, the Bandstand (which was designed by Peter Fenton, a well- known local architect) was opened. The Bandstand boasts decorative security screens made by local wrought ironsmith James Godbold who has a forge in the village of Egton, North Yorkshire.
Every year free band concerts are held between May and September. Volunteers from the Saltburn 500 Club work hard to raise money to maintain the bandstand and organise the concerts with support from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council.
Saltburn Community Theatre
This beautiful Community Theatre in Saltburn is a 150- seat venue in a converted Primitive Methodist Church, which hosts a wide range of musical events.
Earthbeat Theatre Company
The ‘Earthbeat’ centre is now the permanent home of the ‘Earthbeat Theatre Company’ but it is also a thriving community hub.
Over the years, our children have had the amazing opportunity to work alongside ‘Earthbeat Theatre Company’.
How do we enrich cultural capital?
‘Cultural capital’ refers to the collective cultural experiences of a child which allows them to develop the essential knowledge they need to prepare them for their future success. We understand that, in terms of cultural exposure, not all children get the same start in life; however, we all agree that they deserve the very best. With this in mind, it is our duty as a school to enrich the lives of all children wherever possible.
In the study of music, our local area provides countless opportunities for children to experience, witness and engage in a range of musical experiences.
- Inviting local musicians and drama groups into school to bring music alive and share expert knowledge and skills with passion and enthusiasm (eg. local musicians, Saltburn ’53 drama group. Earthbeat theatre group)
- Use of community space to provide interaction with Music and Drama (eg. Community Theatre, Band Stand, local shops and Station area)
- School trips organised to enhance classroom learning and provide children with a musical performance stimulus (eg. Community Theatre/Earthbeat centre to see concerts and theatre performances, use of their stage for school performances)
- Borrowing resources from external agencies (eg. Community Theatre, TVMS)
- Engaging in local and national music events and celebrations
Choir – provides the opportunity for children to develop their singing skills and techniques.
Saltburn Community Links
Earthbeat Theatre Company workshops
Church services – Harvest, Christmas and Easter
The whole school likes to celebrate Harvest, Christmas and Easter every year at our local Emmanuel Church.
This is a great opportunity for parents and the community to come together to sing, as well as listening to poetry, readings and drama.
The church is always packed out!
Performance opportunities
All instrumentalists that have lessons in school have the opportunity to perform to an audience in assemblies or concerts during the year.
Choir
Our school choir (currently for Y4/5/6 children) makes us extremely proud! The choir rehearses weekly on a Monday and loves to support local and wider events.
Over the years, we have performed at SAGE Big Sing, TVMS Snappy events and in Middlesbrough Town Hall with other VALT schools. More recently, we have attended the North East Choir Festival at St Nicholas Church in Guisborough.
Musicals – Rats
The Y5/6 children, alongside our school choir, had the marvellous opportunity to perform in Middlesbrough Town Hall for a production of the musical RATS, alongside other VALT schools.
Oliver & The Wizard of Oz
At the end of each academic year, our wonderful Y5/6 children put on a magnificent performance of a range of musicals. We have the most talented children and thoroughly enjoy performing for a live audience.
Music Development Plan
Progression from EYFS
The EYFS framework is structured very differently to the national curriculum as it is organised across seven areas of learning rather than subject areas. The aim of this document is to help subject leaders to understand how the skills taught across EYFS feed into national curriculum subjects.
EYFS Linked areas of learning
Expressive arts and design
Music English/Literacy/Oracy
Physical development
Understanding the World
Early Learning Goals:
- Invent, adapt and recount stories with peers and their teacher
- Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs
- Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate- try to move in time with music
The National Curriculum
Y1-6 Music – Long Term Plan
| Autumn 1 | Basics of Music |
| Autumn 2 | Music Interpretation and Appreciation |
| Spring 1 | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra |
| Spring 2 | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music |
| Summer 1 | World Music |
| Summer 2 | Performance |
Y1-6 Music – Medium Term Plan
Click here to view our Medium Term Plan
| | Half Term |
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Key Stage 1 | Y1/2 Year 1 | The basics of music Pulse Rhythm -clapping Pitch – high/low | Music interpretation and appreciation Listening Rhythm Appraising – creating images Nativity focus | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra Instrumentation Orchestra – families of instruments Recap rhythm Note names to familiar tunes Glockenspiels | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music Famous musical composers and the history of music Mozart Bach Beethoven | World Music & Musical Devices African Music Samba – focussing on instruments Argentine Tango | Performing Learn and perform vocally. Group signing. Vocal warm ups and voice projections. |
| Y1/2 Year 2 | The basics of music Pulse Rhythm -clapping Pitch – high/low | Music interpretation and appreciation Listening Rhythm Appraising – creating images Nativity focus | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra Instrumentation Orchestra – families of instruments Recap rhythm Note names to familiar tunes Glockenspiels | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music Famous musical composers and the history of music Mozart Bach Beethoven | World Music & Musical Devices African Music Samba – focussing on instruments Argentine Tango | Performing Learn and perform vocally. Creative signing. Two-part singing. Ensemble performance. |
| Lower Key Stage 2 | Year 3 | The basics of music Pulse – call and response Rhythm -body percussion and patterns Pitch – singing in 3 parts Glockenspiels | Music interpretation and appreciation Listening – different musical styles Rhythm – 3 parts Appraising – creating images and written response Major/minor Christmas focus | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra Instrumentation Orchestral families Listening and understanding of the differences between instruments Ode to Joy – sing along and internalise/create lyrics Glockenspiels – note names Begin to sing in harmony Appraise and evaluate peer performances | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music Famous musical composers and the history of music Mozart Bach Beethoven | World Music & Musical Devices Learn songs in another language. To explore music and songs from different cultures. Features of music from different cultures. Pitched and unpitched instruments. Latin music. Syncopated rhythms. Latin music. | Performing Singing in multiple parts. Perform in solo or ensemble. |
| Year 4 | The basics of music Pulse – call and response Rhythm -body percussion and create own patterns Pitch – singing in 3 parts, create own tune Glockenspiels | Music interpretation and appreciation Listening – different musical styles Rhythm – 3 parts Appraising – creating images and written response Major/minor Christmas focus | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra Instrumentation Orchestral families Listening and understanding of the differences between instruments Ode to Joy – sing along and internalise/create lyrics Glockenspiels – note names Appraise and evaluate peer performances Begin to sing in harmony | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music Famous musical composers and the history of music Mozart Bach Beethoven | World Music & Musical Devices Learn songs in another language. To explore music and songs from different cultures. Features of music from different cultures. Pitched and unpitched instruments. Latin music. Syncopated rhythms. Latin music. | Performing Singing in multiple parts. Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression. |
| Upper Key Stage 2 | Year 5 | The basics of music Pulse – body percussion Rhythm – patterns Pitch – elements of pitch within different instruments Glockenspiels – note D | Music interpretation and appreciation Listening Rhythm notation Appraising – creating images and response through words and emotion Christmas focus | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra Instrumentation Orchestral families Listening and understanding of the differences between instruments – comparison Ode to Joy – sing and create lyrics Glockenspiels/Keyboards – note names -scale of C Appraise and evaluate peer performances Sing in harmony | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music Famous musical composers and the history of music Mozart Bach Beethoven | World Music & Musical Devices Learn songs in another language including three parts. To explore music and songs from different cultures. Features of music from different cultures. Pitched and unpitched instruments Complicated syncopated rhythms. Compose class music. Music of Asia. | Performing Ensemble singing. Play and perform solo and ensemble. End of year musical. |
| Year 6 | The basics of music Pulse – body percussion Rhythm – begin to write own patterns Pitch – elements of pitch within different instruments Glockenspiels – notes D, F and A | Music interpretation and appreciation Listening Rhythm notation – rhythms from sight Appraising – creating images and response through words and emotion Christmas focus | Famous Musical Works and the Orchestra Instrumentation Orchestral families Listening and understanding of the differences between instruments – comparison Ode to Joy – sing and create lyrics Glockenspiels/Keyboards – note names -scale of C Appraise and evaluate peer performances Sing in harmony | Famous Musical Composers and the History of Music Famous musical composers and the history of music Mozart Bach Beethoven | World Music & Musical Devices Learn songs in another language including three parts. To explore music and songs from different cultures. Features of music from different cultures. Pitched and unpitched instruments Complicated syncopated rhythms. Compose class music. Music of Asia. | Performing Ensemble singing. Play and perform solo and ensemble. End of year musical. |
Assessment
Teachers assess children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in Music, by making observations during lessons against the learning objectives. Feedback is given individually and through whole class discussion.
Children are encouraged to review and evaluate their own work and performance thinking about successes, improvements and their own next steps. Termly judgements are made based on teacher observations and review of work produced.
Useful Links
Below are some links to external resources that support our Music provision at Saltburn Primary School
BBC Ten Pieces opens up the world of classical music to 7-14 year olds. Explore the exciting films, lesson plans and instrumental arrangements.
BBC Ten Pieces
The world’s greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of music bringing people together.
BBC Proms
Music Mark work in partnership with their members and other organisations to ensure a high-quality music education provision for all children and young people.
Music Mark – Home Learning Resources
BBC Bitesize Music – including performing, composing, listening to and understanding music of different genres.
BBC Bitesize – Music
