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Music at St. Matthias
“Music is the tool to express life – and all that makes a difference.” – Herbie Hancock
The role of Music
Music is an integral part of life and develops people in broad and varied ways. Each child should have the opportunity to engage in musical experiences. Learning music develops all aspects of children’s learning, from physical activity, co-ordination, cultural awareness and even mathematical applications as well as the ability to create and express freely. At St. Matthias, children have access to music through weekly classroom lessons and singing assemblies.
Musical skills
Children develop skills in listening, playing, creating and performing throughout the year. Each year group follows a topic or theme based around an artist or musical genre that changes each half term. The music curriculum is based around the Kapow scheme of work, ensuring that a variety of musical skills are experienced during each lesson. The range of artists and styles covered also exposes children to a rich mix of cultures as well as teaching the significance of music in a historical context. Music also allows children to develop self-esteem, self-discipline, cooperation, creativity and self-motivation. A key part of lessons is to expose children to a variety of music and musical language and to allow them to develop an understanding and opinion about what they are listening to. Key Stage 1, children follow the Kapow framework, which is heavily focused on creating and exploring music through play, movement and simple instruments. In Key Stage 2, pupils work in partnership with St Paul’s choristers, learning a range of songs, reading and understanding music notation, and developing performance skills through participation in school and community events.
Here is our music overview and progression map:
It indicates the theme, genre or musician that is the core to the teaching of musical skills. Lessons in the Early Years are based around games and simple songs to begin to teach children the fundamental aspects of music and can be linked to topics being covered in class.
“Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.” Haruki Murakami
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See below for some art activities to keep you busy!
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Make your own song using Chrome Song Maker. It’s a free and easy way to make your own music. Click here to open Song Maker and follow my video below to see how to make a beat and melody. Have fun![/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ_tMKhcV8o”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1601926512923{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Breaks
Do you think you can remember breaks 1 to 10? Here’s a video to recap all of them and a challenge for you to create your own ‘break 11’. You can send a video of your own break 11 to your teacher and I’ll choose the best one to teach to the whole school![/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxnJk2wYj34″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Incredibox
Incredibox is a super fun music app that lets you create your own tunes using beatboxing sounds. The full app costs £3.99 but there is a free demo that you can play by clicking here (it may only work on laptops and computers). Please ask permission from an adult before buying any apps.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjOJ1a_HrZs”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1601926512923{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Body Percussion
Go here for some warm up activities for body percussion.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsXOehynKJ8″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The Percussion Show
See some amazing body percussion![/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb-2VsE2y-U”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]
More challenges!
Click here for some music lesson taught by a famous singer!
Bring the Noise activities – Part 1 (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2)
Bring the Noise website (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2)
Connect It – Anna Meredith (body percussion video)
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