‘The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood with the heart’. – Gioacchino Rossini
At Stanbridge Lower School, we want to inspire a love of music; this includes building the skills and knowledge to become musicians, and also developing an appreciation of different music genres.
We use the Charanga music scheme, where children have the opportunity to explore, create, perform and appreciate music in a variety of fun and exciting ways. This is built around the Interrelated Dimensions of Music: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure and notation.
In Year 3, all children spend one term learning to play the recorder taught by a specialist teacher. They perform a short ensemble at the end of this unit to showcase their skills and knowledge as musicians.
In Year 4, all children spend one term learning to play the ukulele taught by a specialist teacher. This builds on prior learning from Year 3 and children perform a short ensemble at the end of this unit to showcase their skills and knowledge as musicians.
All children from YR to Y4 attend a weekly singing assembly, where they develop key skills and knowledge for singing and performing. Some children from Y2-4 access 1-1 piano lessons weekly during the school day.
Throughout the year, there are many opportunities for all children to perform, including whole school or year group performances, class ensembles, piano recitals, playground sing-a-longs and choir performances.
Please follow the links below to see further information about our music curriculum:
Whole School Music Unit Overview
Please follow the link to see the school’s Music Development Plan for 2025-26: