MUSIC

Music at St Andrew’s Primary School 

At St Andrew’s the Music Curriculum is covered in school through the Charanga scheme music service. Children experience listening, singing, playing musical instruments and composing (sometimes using technology). We have a wide selection of instruments to support the music curriculum including xylophones, glockenspiels, drums, claves, maracas, bells and a variety of instruments from other cultures.

Music is also used to support other subjects across the curriculum as a stimulus for writing, dance and other subjects. It is also used to create a positive learning environment in the classroom, to promote concentration whilst they are working.

Singing.

In addition to using Charanga, we also follow a music curriculum overview where the children learn about the history of music and are exposed to different genres of music. Each half term, each class also has a composer study and learns a lot about that specific musician’s famous pieces.