Early Years

Our Music curriculum begins in the Early Years Foundation Stage where children are taught rhymes and songs, play a range of tuned and untuned percussion to accompany songs, listen to music and express their feelings and responses, have the opportunity to perform on their own or as part of a group. This is done through taught sessions and within continuous provision opportunities.

Key Stage 1

From Key Stage 1 upwards, St Luke’s use the Charanga v2 scheme to deliver the Music curriculum. This follows a spiral approach to teach and practise the interrelated dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure and notation) through musicianship and notation, listening and responding, singing, playing instruments, improvising, composing, and performing. Throughout the curriculum, children are exposed to, and study, music from a wide variety of historical periods, styles, cultures and genres.

Key Stage 2

The music curriculum is further enhanced by Music and Performing Arts Salford (MAPAS) tuition where Year 4 are taught instruments by a specialist teacher. The children currently learn brass or violin. The children also have the opportunity to learn guitar through 1:1 or small group tutoring, and some children choose to continue their instrument tuition following Year 4. As a church school, music is an integral part of worship and, children in Key Stage 2, take part in Songs
of Praise each week.