Music at Cotsford
At Cotsford Primary School, the children are exposed to music in a variety of different forms. We use Charanga, a scheme of work which follows the National Curriculum, to deliver our Music lessons in school each week. Charanga allows the children to experience a range of musical genres and styles and introduces children to the different dimensions of music at an accessible level. In class, children have the opportunity to play musical games and play percussion instruments as they progress through the curriculum. Each week, a class will focus on a certain song of a particular style and have the opportunity to listen, play and sing along to explore the different features of the music.
In KS2 children also have the opportunity to receive music lessons from Durham Music Service professionals. Year 3 are currently learning to play the recorder with a music teacher from Durham Music Service. There are also opportunities for individual music tuition in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Please click the link for Music National Curriculum Information
Autumn 1
The children in Reception have listened to lots of different genres of music including rock, pop and classic. They have song lots of nursery rhymes and songs too including ‘Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer’. They have enjoyed listening to Jack Hartman every morning to get started for the day, wiggling their hips and tapping our knees to the beat.
Wow, we discovered that Year 2 like to sing! They love the Hands, Feet and Heart song! They have enjoyed it so much they can be heard singing it outside whilst playing. They created their own actions as well as playing the glockenspiel in time to the music. Some children could multitask – sing and play at the same time.
The children voted whether they wanted to sing or read a poem for harvest. The majority chose singing so we performed Cauliflowers Fluffy with matching hats for parents.
In our Year 3/4 class the children have been receiving weekly recorder lessons from Durham Music Service. The children started by learning about the parts of the recorder and how to hold it correctly. They then practised copying a beat, before moving onto playing A, B and G notes.
I have been so impressed with Year 4’s performance of Mamma Mia. They perform with such passion and enthusiasm. The children used the hits of ABBA to practise different rhythms and playing the glockenspiel. You can enjoy some of ABBA’s hits too. Which one is your favourite?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tyYHdvT-Ks
Year 5 have rhythm! In music, they have looked at rock music. They have learned and performed ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ by Bon Jovi and compared it to songs including ‘Smoke on the Water’. They have learned about pulse and practised finding it in different pieces of music. Their skills and confidence on the glockenspiels have developed so much and they practiced performing different pieces of music. Finally, they took their new skills and learned, performed and recorded ‘Autumn Days’. Hope you all enjoyed singing along with these at home!
