Music

Music - The Oakmeadow Way

At Oakmeadow, we want to inspire pupils to develop a love of music; we will ensure all pupils have access to a high-quality music education underpinned by the Model Music Curriculum, and opportunities to develop their talent as musicians. We acknowledge that such opportunities can increase self-confidence, creativity and a sense of achievement whilst promoting the concept of aspirations.

 

We work alongside Shropshire Music Service to broaden the horizons and experiences of our pupils through engaging in collaborative opportunities to make music, and we also use Charanga to ensure that we have a clear framework showing progression of skills and musical knowledge (found in our Music Pathway below). A specialist from Shropshire Music Service teaches music to pupils from Y1 to Y6 for one term each year; for Years 5 and 6, this includes ukulele tuition. Our pupils have had many opportunities for musical enrichment over the past year at other venues, for example, Young Voices, Orchestra Day, Shropshire Sings, our annual Trust 'Big Sing', and closer to home our choir has sung at many community and charity events. Photographs of us enjoying our singing and music making can be seen below.

 

All pupils will explore music of different genres, styles and traditions; learn to sing and use their voices; create and compose music; understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated. Assessment for learning will be used throughout, to ensure progress in understanding, and opportunities provided for pupils to apply their skills to performance, composition and appraising will allow for successes to be celebrated and shared.

Please find below our curriculum pathway documents and our Music development Plan for 2024-25.

  • Mrs Julie Marston

    Music Lead
 
If you are interested in learning to play an instrument with Shropshire Music Service, please ring 01743 874145.