Music
As a school, our aim is to foster a lifelong love of music where our pupils can grow in self-confidence, connect with others and learn that there are no limits to where their ambitions can lead them - that they CAN be our future songwriters, music producers, music teachers, pop stars or orchestral musicians.
The children at Our Lady of Lourdes ARE MUSICIANS!
We aim to deliver high quality, engaging, ambitious and fun music lessons. The curriculum reflects the world we live in now, but at the same time giving them access and insight into music through history in all its different genres and culturally diverse traditions.
As children move through the school, we encourage all pupils to participate in a variety of musical experiences through which we hope to ignite a passion for music; opening up avenues for ALL to access opportunities for enrichment, boost self-esteem and a sense of achievement, whatever their ability. We see music not only as a life skill but also as a tool for well-being, as a means of bringing our school and the wider community together and as a window for creative outlet for those children who find learning a challenge. Inclusion is important.
In music lessons, activities are tailored to their abilities and many of our SEND, EAL and vulnerable children in KS2 participate in extra-curricular music activities including peripatetic 1 - 1 lessons and choir.
We aim to send children into secondary school musically literate; being able to play the recorder, glockenspiel and ukulele: be able to listen to and appraise a variety of musical styles and be able to perform pieces and create their own compositions.
We are a singing school - we recognise the importance of singing and the physical, psychological, mental, social and educational benefits it brings. We have regular singing assemblies as well as hymn practice and collective worship. We sing in our music lessons, in our classrooms, in the playground, in the community, in concert halls and it is always at the heart of special celebrations and events.
Click to explore the Music Offer at Our Lady of Lourdes
| Music Lessons | Whole Class Instrumental offer | Performing opportunities | Extra curricular opportunities |
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All children from EYFS to Year 6 have a 30 mins curriculum lesson per week |
In Year 2 and all of KS2, children will be given the opportunity to learn an instrument as part of their curriculum music lessons |
All children will be given opportunities through the school year to perform to their peers, families and, in some cases, the wider community |
KS2 Choir The choir is open to all children in KS2. The children attend weekly rehearsals after school. |
| All children have a weekly singing assembly. |
Years 3 and 4 – Glock and Ukulele Years 5 and 6 – Ukulele and Recorder Year 2 children will have an introductory unit in Summer Term B using the glocks. |
EYFS – Christmas Nativity, Stay and Pray and Class Assembly (Summer Term) Year 1 - Christmas Nativity, Stay and Pray and Class Assembly Year 2 - Christmas Nativity, Stay and Pray, Class Assembly and the Infant Music Festival (March) Year 3 – Carol Service, Stay and Pray and Class Assembly Year 4 - Carol Service, Stay and Pray and Class Assembly Year 5 - Carol Service, Stay and Pray, Class Assembly and Stations of the Cross Year 6 - Carol Service, Stay and Pray, Class Assembly and the End of Yr 6 Production |
Performance opportunities include: Barnardos Concert – Royal Albert Hall – Nov (Yr 6 members) Christmas Carol Service – OLOL Church (All KS2 children) Joint School Concert with St Marys’s CofE Primary – Christmas Fundraising for St Vincent’s Centre, Southend (Full Choir) Southend Makes Music – Palace Theatre (Full Choir) Junior Music Festival – Cliffs Pavilion (Year 5 and 6 members) Summer Big Sing – School Hall for families (Full Choir) |
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MUSIC SHOWCASE All children learning an instrument in (or out) of school are invited to participate in our termly Music Showcase where they have the opportunity to perform a piece to an audience made up of a selected year group (chosen on a rota basis) and families. We intend to restart our Recorder Club and Orchestra once practically possible. Once we are able, we will seek opportunities for the children to experience hearing live music making in/ out of school. |
Click below to see our music curriculum coverage by year group.
Reception
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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All about me: vocal sounds; timbre; echo back. Movement to music - pulse Listening games Simple composition |
Autumn/Christmas: Tempo Moving to music
Performing: EYFS Nativity |
Winter/Food Glorious Food: Dynamics Tempo Exploring and creating sound |
Once Upon A Time/Spring Dynamics |
Transport and Travel Vocalising chants with others To continue to develop listening stamina |
Pets/ Jungle/ Under the Sea/ Down on the Farm: musical patterns |
Year 1 and year 2
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
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| 1 | Exploring Rhythm / Pulse/ Duration |
Exploring Vocal Sounds KS1 Nativity |
Exploring Pitch, Symbols and Sounds | Exploring Tempo/Timbre/ Dynamics |
Composition |
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All as above plus additional areas |
Plus
Infant Music Festival |
Plus
Introduction to glockenspiels |
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Listening opportunities through music/singing assemblies: Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Comparing music Mars by Holst/ Star Wars Tchaikovsky : Nutcracker Excerpts Black History Month |
Instruments of the Orchestra Chinese New Year: traditional Chinese music |
World Music Little Train of Caipira – Villa Lobos Sitting On The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding |
KS2
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring | Summer | |
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Rhythm/ Pulse/ Duration/ Notation |
Exploring Vocal Sounds |
Pitch Years 3 and 4: Whole Class: GLOCK Chinese - pentatonic |
Composition Years 3 and 4 Whole Class: UKULELE
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| 5 |
Rhythm/ Pulse/ Duration/ Notation Dave Brubeck: Take Five (JAZZ) INTRO: Beethoven: Symp 5 (1st Movement) Introduction to tempo and duration |
Exploring Vocal Sounds
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Pitch
Whole Class: RECORDER
Year 5 - Easter: Stations of The Cross
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Composition Whole Class: UKULELE+
Using simple chords to write a class song – accompanying on ukes and glock |
| 6 |
Rhythm/ Pulse/ Duration/ Notation Brubeck – Unsquare Dance |
Exploring Vocal Sounds |
Pitch Whole Class: RECORDER |
Recorder (cont)
Year 6 Leavers' Production |
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Listening opportunities through music/singing assemblies: Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Comparing:
BLACK HISTORY MONTH - OCT
Tchaikovsky : Nutcracker Excerpts (link to ballet visit) |
Music that tells a story:
FILM/ TV MUSIC |
Jai Ho
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations: Here’s To the Queen song |
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Alongside singing opportunities: 2 and 3 part canon singing. |