Music

“Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity.” – National Curriculum 

We believe children deserve a broad and ambitious music curriculum which is both rich in skills and knowledge. With this in mind, our music curriculum has been designed to ignite a child’s curiosity and inspire their creativity as they embark on their musical journey to become confident, reflective musicians.  We use Charanga to support our music delivery.

Music is taught progressively and is divided into three categories: singing, playing instruments and composition. As children progress through the school, they will increasingly understand and explore how music is created and communicated through the interrelated dimensions of music: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture and structure. These are integrated within each lesson and are regularly revisited to embed the knowledge. 

At Orchard Grove, we hope to foster a life-long love of music within every child by encouraging them to not only listen and respond to a diverse range of music styles and genres but to find their voices as singers, performers and composers too. At Orchard Grove we are fortunate to work within the Blackdown Education Partnership and we are able to collaborate with subject specialist music teachers to upskill and deliver continuing professional development in music to our Orchard Grove staff.