Music
Music at St James
We now have a school choir who sing at school performances and in Church. They have also made links with a local residential home and sang Christmas songs last year to residents. We will continue this at Christmas as it brought great joy to all involved. We will also look to join Young Voices, as we are always looking at how we can provide experiences for our children.
Children are taught discrete music sessions each term, using the Charanga scheme and resources to support teaching and learning. Children also listen to pieces of music from infuential composers, having the opportunity to say if they do or don't like the music and why,
We want our children to have a stronger understanding of the many different styles of music, as well as appreciating how music can be made, performed and enjoyed by many.
Values Across the Curriculum
Music provides children with opportunities to develop koinonia and mutual respect by working in teams - whether it be to compose, rehearse or perform. Children require perseverance, tolerance and a willingness to learn and with exciting topics, the children can engage with this to produce fantastic performances and compositions. They show respect and understanding when appraising different genres of music. We see music as a fabulous opportunity to consider diversity. We therefore consider music from different traditions and composers and musicians who reflect this.
Our Music Curriculum
Our Music Development Plan
You will find our Music Development plan in the 'Files' section at the bottom of this page.
