Helsby Hillside Primary SchoolMusic
Intent - What Do We Aspire for Our Children?
Our Curriculum Intent for Music
At Helsby Hillside, our music curriculum aims to engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress through school, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.
The core aims of our curriculum is to ensure that all pupils:
- Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians.
- 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.
- Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated.
Through our music curriculum, we develop a sense of wonder, increase self-confidence and bring our school community closer together.
Curriculum Implementation
We use the Sing Up scheme to deliver an engaging, inclusive, and dynamic music curriculum that fosters a lifelong love of music and singing. Our intent is to develop confident, creative musicians who can express themselves through voice, instruments, and composition.
The Sing Up approach focuses on singing as the foundation for musical learning, encouraging children to explore a wide variety of musical styles and genres. Through high-quality songs and resources, pupils develop skills in pitch, rhythm, melody, and harmony, alongside musical vocabulary and listening skills. The scheme promotes active participation, performance, and collaboration, helping children build confidence and enjoyment.
We aim to nurture creativity and self-expression, while also teaching technical skills such as reading notation, improvisation, and composition. Sing Up supports progressive learning by revisiting musical concepts and skills regularly, allowing children to deepen their understanding and musicianship over time.
