Music at Stondon Lower School
Following the Kapow Primary Music Curriculum for Years 1–4, pupils experience a broad, engaging and progressive music education that develops their musical knowledge, skills and understanding.
In addition to classroom music lessons. Regular opportunities to perform are provided through assemblies, concerts, productions, school celebrations and community events, helping pupils to build confidence and share their musical accomplishments. Further music learning opportunities are carefully planned to align with key dates and events throughout the academic calendar, enriching pupils’ musical experiences and fostering a lifelong appreciation of music.
Intent
Curriculum Aims
At Stondon Lower School, we believe that every child is musical and aim to nurture a lifelong love of music through a broad, engaging, and inclusive curriculum.
Our music curriculum develops the skills, knowledge, and understanding needed for pupils to become confident performers, composers, and listeners. Children are introduced to a wide range of musical styles and traditions from around the world, fostering respect, appreciation, and an understanding of different cultures and communities.
Through singing, playing tuned and untuned instruments, improvising, composing, and listening to music, pupils progressively build their musical skills and confidence. They develop an understanding of musical elements, learn how music can be represented through notation, and explore the historical and cultural contexts of the music they encounter.
Music at Stondon Lower School also supports the development of important transferable skills, including teamwork, leadership, creativity, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and performance skills. These experiences help children grow as confident learners and individuals, equipping them with skills that will benefit them both in school and beyond.
National Curriculum
At Stondon Lower School, our music curriculum is built around the five key strands of the National Curriculum:
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listening and evaluating
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creating sound
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notation
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improvising and composing
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performing through singing and playing.
These strands run through every unit of learning, ensuring a balanced and progressive approach to musical development. Pupils develop their listening skills by exploring and evaluating a wide range of music from different cultures, traditions and historical periods, helping them understand how music is created and its impact on listeners. They learn to create and control sound through singing and playing instruments, developing technical proficiency, coordination and confidence.
Through the study of notation, pupils learn how musical ideas can be communicated and recorded, enabling them to read, compose and perform increasingly complex pieces of music. Opportunities for improvisation and composition encourage creativity, self-expression and critical thinking, as pupils experiment with and organise their own musical ideas. Finally, regular performance experiences provide a meaningful context for applying musical skills, fostering collaboration, resilience, confidence and an appreciation of working together to achieve a shared goal.
