Music

At All Saints C of E, Datchworth, we believe that every child is musical. Through our music curriculum, children develop their skills as performers, composers, listeners and appraisers of music. Music is an important part of a child's education. It develops creativity, confidence, teamwork, listening skills, memory and self-expression.

We believe that music also provides opportunities for children to:

Experience awe and wonder.

Reflect on emotions and feelings.

Appreciate different cultures and traditions.

Develop respect, compassion and empathy.

Express creativity and individuality.

Many of the values explored through music link closely to our work on spirituality, helping children reflect on themselves, others and the wider world.

Our Approach to Learning Music

We use the Kapow Primary Music scheme, which helps children build their musical knowledge and skills progressively from Reception through to Year 6. Our curriculum helps children build their understanding in five key areas:

Listening and evaluating

Singing and performing

Playing instruments

Improvising and composing

Reading and understanding musical notation

Kapow's music curriculum follows a spiral approach, meaning children revisit and deepen their understanding of musical concepts each year. Skills are carefully sequenced so that learning builds progressively from EYFS to Year 6.

Useful Resources

For more information about how musical skills develop throughout the primary years, parents can explore Kapow Primary's overview of music progression:

https://www.kapowprimary.com/featured_documents/music-progression-of-skills

Additional instrumental tuition is provided for piano, cello, violin, guitar, recorder and percussion. Children learning these instruments have regular opportunities to perform in front of an audience.

Music readily links with other subjects and can make an important contribution to the life of the school, and to the wider community, e.g., the bi-annual RAH Schools gala concerts, singing and instrumental performances, church services and Christmas and Summer productions.

For more information about how you can support your child's music learning, please see the letter below.