Hampton Hill Junior School

Music Curriculum Statement - Key Stage 2

At Hampton Hill Junior School we have recently introduced the Kapow! Music scheme, which provides a practical, exploratory and child-led approach to musical learning. Our music curriculum is based on three key principles: listening to a wide range of genres and appraising, creating and exploring using a variety of tuned and untuned instruments, and singing and performing.

Our music curriculum gives children opportunities to listen to and appraise a wide range of music and also to compose, explore and perform. It supports the mastery approach by learning about the same musical concept through different musical activities to enable more secure learning.

Our aim is to engage and inspire children to develop a love for music and encourage their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. By the end of Key Stage 2, we intend that all children will be able to play, listen and compose, have an understanding of the history of music, demonstrate confident use and understanding of musicianship skills, and most will be confident to notate music on the stave.

Year 3 - Children continue to build on their skills whilst exploring a wider range of musical genres and developing their understanding of musical notation on the stave.Year 3 pupils will all have the opportunity to learn to play the violin or cello.

Year 4 - Children develop their compositional skills and learn about different musical structures, whilst continuing to appraise music from various historical periods and cultures.

Year 5 - Children explore more complex rhythmic patterns and harmonies, developing their ensemble skills through group performances and collaborative composition work.

Year 6 - Children refine their musical skills across all areas, with a focus on preparing for transition to secondary school. They develop confidence in performing, composing and appraising music independently.

To enrich the curriculum further, pupils have the opportunity to join our choir, take music lessons and participate in the annual music festival and instrumentalist showcases during the year.

Music Development Plan

The DfE states that all schools should have a music development plan, as set out in the national plan for music education.

This plan sets out how Carlisle and Hampton Hill Federation will deliver high-quality music provision in curriculum music, co-curricular music and musical experiences, taking into account the key features in the national plan for music education.

This document reflects our school’s music provision for the given school year and our plans for subsequent years - please click on the link below:

Music Progression Map

Music Curriculum Journey