Music
At Stockton Wood Primary School, we know that music has many benefits for the well being of the children that we teach. We believe that a singing school is a successful school. At our school we believe that children should be provided with as many opportunities as possible to listen to, appreciate and perform music. We are lucky to have a music specialist Mr Wheatcroft who provides extra-curricular music lessons to a number of year groups and delivers whole class lessons.
Below is an overview of what the children cover in each Key Stage.
Click on the link below to see our whole school music curriculum.
In Key Stage 1 the children will learn to use their voices to sing expressively through learning songs and chants linked to their topic. They will begin to develop an awareness of the different interrelated dimensions of music through listening to a range of live and recorded music, and exploring and playing tuned and untuned instruments, which will include contributing to group and class compositions. They will also have the opportunity to listen to and appraise a range of different genres.
In Key Stage 2 the children will develop their knowledge and understanding of the different interrelated dimensions of music through composing and performing music linked to their topic, in addition to exploring music from other countries, cultures and that of great composers. In Key Stage 2 children have the opportunity to take part in additional music lessons with our specialist Mr Wheatcroft.
Progression in music will be assessed through listening to musical responses and making regular video and audio recordings of their learning.
Music Chatter
5D – Music 🎶
5D have been learning a new spooky song in Music, they even added a ‘monster walk’ to complete their performance!
Music 🎵
Today in Music, we had lots of fun joining in with We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! 🐻 We explored how to create different chants to represent the sounds in the story and experimented with changing our voices to match the different parts of the song. We had a great time using our voices creatively and bringing the story to life through music! 🎶
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Interactive Ballet Class – Year Four
Wow what a wonderful experience we have all had this morning in Year Four! We joined in a Royal Ballet master class via zoom and learnt all about the arts. We explored a range of styles of Ballet throughout the years up until present day. Plus developed our knowledge of how stage settings, props and dance motifs are created.
Ballet – Royal Ballet and Opera!
This morning, we are enjoying a live zoom session learning all about the history of ballet, and learning some fantastic ballet moves!
Musical Monday in year 4!
🎵Year 4 enjoyed listening to live music, singing along to favourite tunes (some with tricky lyrics!) and practicing their note-taking skills 🎶🎵
Year 4 Big Friday Quiz
Year 4’s Big Friday Quiz is a hit!
We love earning dojos when we successfully retrieve and recall our previous learning.
Year 4 Music
Year 4 have been developing their keyboard skills in Music and are already making great progress, learning to play new notes with increasing confidence and accuracy.
Liverpool Cathedral ~ Singing sessions
Every Tuesday afternoon, Year 4 have been enjoying singing sessions delivered by Liverpool Cathedral.
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5D – Spanish song! 🇪🇸🎶
In Year 5, we have been learning the days of the week in Spanish through song! The children love the tune and are always asking to sing it again! 🎶🇪🇸
Year 1 Music 🎵
1B have been exploring the pulse and rhythm in music. They first practiced by using their bodies to find the pulse and rhythm before putting their skills to the test on the glockenspiels.
1B you are fantastic musicians!⭐️
Music with the glockenspiels
Tuesday is an exciting day in 1R – not only do we have PE, but we have music as well! This week, we explored the glockenspiels.
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Year 4 – Music
Lovely music lesson exploring a range of scales and chords on the keyboard.
Music 🎶
Today, we had our very first music lesson! 🎶 We had lots of fun listening to our new song and beginning to explore music in lots of different ways.
The children enjoyed moving around like different animals and using their imaginations to bring the music to life. We also had fun learning different animal chants and joining in with the sounds they might make. 🐒🐘🦁
African Drummers
We were so lucky to have had a visit from an African Drumming group! They taught us some amazing dance moves and we loved listening to the different sounds of the drums.
Ice Cream
Well done to Reception for their amazing assembly. The children remembered their lines and the songs. Thank you to all the parents who came to watch. As a treat we all had an ice cream to celebrate our assembly.
Keyboards
We enjoyed performing to each other today. We performed the C scale, the G scale and the introduction to the song ‘The Eye of the Tiger’.
World Cup activities ⚽️
During our World Cup day, we learnt about different countries from around the world and explored their cultures. We also took part in a variety of fun sporting activities, just like we were competing in the World Cup. We even joined an African workshop where we learnt about traditional African music and dancing, and had a fantastic time taking part.
