Music teaching at Glebe
Music Leader
- Mrs Hearn and Miss Bradbury
The INTENT of music at Glebe
At Glebe Primary School we believe an ambitious core values based music education along with the development of our pupils’ positive mindsets, will help pupils gain an understanding and skill set for music appreciation and application. The question based topics inspire our pupils to practise and perform music in a confident manner and builds their self-esteem alongside their musical talent. Music lessons equip our pupils to listen and appraise music through varied cultures, ages, genres and styles, alongside building in skills for singing both solo and ensemble and giving them the skills to create, compose and improvise with their own lyrics, music and instruments. Whole class musical instrument teaching for two years at Glebe, equip them with notation reading skills which can be adapted for a range of other instruments.
The Music curriculum has been made for Glebe by Glebe. It has been organised and researched from the use of the Model Music Curriculum and supported by the use of Charanga. In the classroom you will see big questions being answered, key vocabulary used practically, skills being taught and talent being celebrated and showcased. All pupils thrive in lessons and love of Music is evident throughout the school. Review and progress (RAP) quiz sessions are used to enhance the pupil’s knowledge from short term to long term as well as a range of valued experiences. Children shine in our KS2 choir and singing assembly each week is a special time for all.
How we teach music at Glebe
Click here for the National Curriculum - programmes of study for Music
Glebe offers pupils an array of enrichment activities to provide exciting, stimulating experiences that enhance our curriculum and children's individual learning.
Spotlight within Music - Year 1
Music from around the world
The children enjoyed playing the instruments and including actions kept all the children involved and feeling the music they had learned. Mr Grace
Year 1 have been learning all about where their food comes from around the world. In Music, they also learned about different types of songs and instruments from around the world. Here are some they explored. They enjoyed using these for their showcase to the rest of KS1, singing ‘Five a Day’ as they learnt about healthy eating and using the instruments with actions.
I played the drum to the rhythm. Charlie M, Year 1 pupil
Spotlight within Music - KS2 (Young Voices)
On Thursday 18th January, 38 children from years 4, 5 and 6 travelled to The 02 in London for the Young Voices performance. The choir had been practising since September and this was their day to shine. They worked so hard and were a credit to you as parents and to the school. The children sang their hearts out to a Matilda medley, Pop medley, Moana medley and many more. The atmosphere was electric and an experience like no other for the children involved. At the end of the night, they were exhausted but full of pride. They were an absolute pleasure to take and their behaviour and manners were impeccable. We were very proud to be with them. Thank you to all the parents that came to support us. Roll on Young Voices 2025!
