Music
Our vision is to make quality musical experiences accessible for all children and promote an appreciation for learning and listening to music. We aim to excite children, enabling them to learn new skills, broaden their knowledge and develop a life-long love of the subject. Through inclusive planning, we build confidence, a sense of achievement and joy in making music together. Music empowers our children to become ambitious, resilient and independent.
At Pannal, Music (which falls mainly under the Expressive Arts and Design area of the EYFS curriculum) starts in the Early Years with children exploring how to make sounds with instruments (both proper instruments and those they make), singing and keeping rhythm. Music is embedded throughout the day in our routines as well as supporting children’s learning in whole class and small group teaching – the staff have a song for every occasion! The children take part in both planned and spontaneous activities. For example, they learn songs for the Christmas Nativity and may be taught to use instruments to support the music, as well as using instruments in their everyday play – using the stage in the outdoor classroom is always a popular place to perform to their friends!
Our music curriculum for Key Stage 1 and 2 incorporates the four key aspects from the National Curriculum: performing, composition, listening and notation with reviewing and evaluating being embedded throughout. These strands are explored and extended in designated music lessons as well as through cross-curricular opportunities and Key Stage singing assemblies. To help children gain a broad knowledge and appreciation of music, each year group studies an ‘origin’, e.g. Celtic music, African traditions and Pop music.
We share knowledge organisers with the children which have been specifically designed for each year group. These outline the core information, e.g musical language or notation symbols, we want them to learn and retain each year so they can continue to build on these foundations.
At Pannal, we believe that every child that every child should be given the opportunity to learn an instrument. In Years 3 and 4 the recorder is taught to all children. This exposure to music making plays a part in the enthusiastic uptake to the individual instrumental and vocal lessons offered by our specialist team of peripatetic teachers.
We have a strong tradition of excellence in music education and value the contribution it makes to each child’s personal development. Instilling a love of music is a priority from Reception onwards and we offer our pupils a wealth of experiences throughout their time at Pannal.
We enrich our classroom curriculum with opportunities for every child to perform on the stage at least annually in a year group production or in one of our extra-curricular groups. These include two singing groups designed to encourage participation and enjoyment: Little Voices (KS1) children and Junior Voices (KS2). We also have a thriving school band which is open to anyone in KS2 who has a basic understanding of reading music and is keen to play alongside other children. Throughout the year, there are opportunities for collaborating with other schools, local adult ensembles and wider music making.
We are delighted to share our Music Development Plan below:
Junior Voices
Junior Voices is an after school club where children meet to learn songs and perform in concerts.
At Pannal, we are very lucky to have a talented and experience group of music teachers providing quality instrumental and vocal lessons during the school day. Our tutors are independent but work in partnership with us and are committed to maintain the high profile of music at Pannal.
Please click here for more information about Pannal Primary School instrumental & vocal lessons.
Please click here to read the terms & conditions for instrumental and vocal lessons.