At Oak View we are currently using KAPOW Primary as our scheme of working for Music.
Kapow Primary’s Music scheme takes a holistic approach to music, in which the individual strands below are woven together to create engaging and enriching learning experiences:
- Listening and evaluating
- Creating sound
- Notation
- Improvising and composing
- Performing
Each five-lesson unit combines these strands within a cross-curricular topic designed to capture pupils’ imagination and encourage them to explore music enthusiastically.
Over the course of the scheme, children will be taught how to sing fluently and expressively, and play tuned and untuned instruments accurately and with control. They will learn to recognise, demonstrate and name the interrelated dimensions of music – pitch, duration, tempo, timbre, structure, texture and dynamics – and use these expressively in their own improvisations and compositions.
The Kapow Primary scheme follows the spiral curriculum model where previous skills and knowledge are returned to and built upon. Children progress in terms of tackling more complex tasks and doing more simple tasks better, as well as developing understanding and knowledge of the history of music, staff, and other musical notations, the interrelated dimensions of music and more.
In each lesson, pupils will actively participate in musical activities drawn from a range of styles and traditions, developing their musical skills and their understanding of how music works. Lessons incorporate a range of teaching strategies from independent tasks, paired and group work as well as improvisation and teacher-led performances. Lessons are ‘hands-on’ and incorporate movement and dance elements, as well as making cross curricular links with other areas of learning.
Rocksteady
Oak View continue to work with Rocksteady Music. Children in Key Stage 2 have the opportunity to learn an instrument and be part of a band. Lessons are 30 minutes long and take place in school time with all instruments provided, making it hassle-free for parents. Children can choose from the electric guitar, keyboard, drums or vocals and enjoy playing in a happy, supportive environment with their friends. As a band, children work together to overcome challenges, problem solve and set their own goals. Creating positive learning behaviours to help them progress at school. Learning an instrument develops the part of the brain that deals with behaviour regulation and motor skills, improving children’s focus and progress in class.
