Music development plan summary: Montgomerie Primary School

Overview

           

Curriculum music

Music will be taught following the long-term plan created from the National Curriculum’s Programme of Study and the Condensed Curriculum of Kapow Primary across the academic year and it is accessible to all pupils. There will be an opportunity to enjoy a live performance at least once a year. Music is taught on a weekly basis giving pupils the opportunity to practise and refine musical skills ranging from 30-60 minutes. Further opportunities for music; singing assembly which takes place every fortnight for 30 minutes, whole school Christmas performance and other ‘special’ events planned throughout the year; harvest, Christmas or activities linked to topics, (i.e. Ancient Greek Day). 1 2

 

Co-curricular music

Year 2 pupils take part in the yearly Infant Music Festival.

We are also supported by the Essex Music Hub.

Musical experiences

Across the school, ranging from EYFS - Year 6 pupils can join iRock School of Music, a 30-minute session, learning an instrument/singing, being part of a band.

Year two attend the yearly Infant Music Festival.

Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 5 all perform a play at Christmas which includes singing.

EYFS will carry out a rhyme week in November and plan a music day in the Spring term.

Year 4 in previous years, have teamed up with Play-it where they had a 10-week course of toots (trainee flutes) and previously doods(trainee clarinets), 1 hour a week and then a performance to the school at the end. This year pupils will have the opportunity once again to learn to play Toots in the Spring term.

Year 5 will take a trip to London to see The Lion King in the Spring term.

Year 1 – 6 all have the opportunity to perform to the whole school as part of BATICs Got Talent. A few performances will then join the local schools to perform at The Palace Theatre.

In the future

Montgomerie would like to broaden the range of extra-curricular opportunities across the school. We would like to see extra clubs and learning of instruments.

We are looking into introducing Musical Mondays which is streamed into classrooms aimed at KS2. FREE

Junior Music Festival - Cliffs SEESMA Southeast Essex Schools Music Association.

Outside tutors - hourly rate tbc 

Further information (optional)

We will use our local music hub for music education which has been in place from September 2024 that should include useful information. The Essex Music Service; guide for parents and young people on how they can get involved in music in and out of school, and where they can go for support beyond the school.