Music

Music Curriculum Statement of Intent

As a school we are very proud of the musical opportunities that are on offer to children at Chudleigh and you will often see groups of children performing in school and also within the local community

Our musician's receive regular class music lessons which follow the aims of the national curriculum to ensure that all children: 

· perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians

· learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence

· understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.

Our musician's are immersed in a scheme called Charanga to deliver the music curriculum which is extremely engaging, interactive and develops their musical knowledge.

It is our intent for all children to have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument before they leave our school and to enable this, year 3, 4 and 5 participate in the Whole Class Ensemble Teaching (WCET) scheme. Musicians are given whole class instrumental tuition for up to 2 terms of the school year. Following whole Class instrumental teaching, a further year of Next Steps lessons enables children to extend their experience at accessible rates. 

We welcome a wide range of peripatetic music tutors into school throughout the week who deliver individual and small group instrumental lessons in strings, wind, brass, percussion, piano and singing. 

We have a very successful school orchestra and samba band and our musician's have regular opportunities to showcase their talents during community events, assemblies, collective worship, church services, school productions and of course, at the magnificent annual concert.