Music 2024/2025
Intent
At De Lucy our intent is for all children to develop a lifelong love of music and to develop their talent as musicians. We fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for music through the Charanga scheme of work, which provides a broad and balanced curriculum, ensuring the progressive development of musical concepts, knowledge and skills. We seek to offer opportunities for children to perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods and genres; to learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others; have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument; use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical ability.
Implementation
In EYFS, children 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. In Key Stage 1 and 2, music is taught in weekly lessons. We follow the ‘Charanga’ scheme. Each unit of work comprises of the strands of musical learning which correspond with the national curriculum for music:
- Listening and appraising
- Musical activities: warm up games, singing, playing instruments, improvisation and composition
- Performing
The map below shows the units followed and the focus being studied.
music subject overview final 10 2 2025.pdf
Impact
Children at De Lucy have access to a varied programme that allows them to discover areas of strength, as well as areas they can to improve upon. As the children progress, they develop a growing musical vocabulary that allows them to critically engage with music and increases their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. We assess through teacher assessment at the end of each unit. Teachers make a judgement on the children’s progress against the learning outcomes for the unit followed.
How parents can help
As music is part of everyday life for so many of us, helping your child at home is easy! Sing along to songs with your child; encourage them to listen to a wide genre of music from across the world. If you want to go further, help them compose, perform and evaluate their creations. All of these things help foster your child’s engagement and enjoyment of music.
Here are some useful links with many more ideas:
https://home-ed.info/heresources/music_resources
https://www.themusicstudio.ca/music-resources-for-parents.php
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/playing-music-home
Subject leader
Mrs Bowers is the subject leader for music.
Page updated 10th February 2025
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