Music

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Curriculum Design

at Didsbury CE Primary School


At Didsbury CE, our ethos is Belonging Believing Becoming: where children feel a sense of Belonging to the school and community of Didsbury. We recognise that music plays an important part in helping children feel part of a community and so we provide opportunities for children to create, play, perform and enjoy music both in class and to an audience. Through collective worship concerts, class assemblies and key stage performances children showcase their understanding of how to perform with an awareness of an audience.

We aim for the music curriculum to give all children fun, practical and inspiring experiences so that they can enjoy all aspects of music. They will develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose and listen with discrimination to a range of musical genres and artists. 


How Learning is Sequenced

Throughout the music curriculum at Didsbury CE, children are encouraged to be the best they can be, achieving high academic standards, pushing themselves to deepen their knowledge and skill set. We passionately believe that all children regardless of background can reach high standards. Inclusion is paramount at Didsbury CE; children with SEN are supported in various ways to suit their needs in order for every child to receive their full curriculum entitlement. This varies from child to child, often by support and the adaptation of resources. We ensure every child is challenged to fulfil their potential.

Below are the units that children study each half term. 

  Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Nursery
Special People
Our Senses
Going Places
Stories and Sounds
Working World
Growth and Change
Reception
Me!
My Stories
Everyone!
Our World
Big Bear Funk
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Year 1
Hey You!
Rhythm In The Way We Walk and Banana Rap
In the Grove
Round and Round
Your Imagination
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Year 2 Hands, Feet, Heart
Ho, Ho, Ho
I Wanna Play in a Band
Zootime Friendship Song
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Year 3 Let Your Spirit Fly
Glockenspiel 1
Three Little Birds
The Dragon Song
Bringing Us Together
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Year 4 Mamma Mia
Glockenspiel 2 Stop! Lean on Me
Recorder
Blackbeard
Recorder
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
recorder
Year 5 Livin' on a Prayer
Cornet
Classroom Jazz 1
Cornet
Make you Feel My Love
Cornet
The Fresh Prince of Belair
Cornet
Dancing in the street
Cornet
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Cornet
Year 6 Happy Classroom Jazz 2
Cornet
A Near Year Carol
You've Got a Friend
Music and Me
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
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