Music at Selwyn

Curriculum intent

At Selwyn, we share the national vision of enabling all children to learn to sing, play an instrument and create music together. We help children to identify music in their own lives and have the opportunity to progress their musical interests and talents, including professionally. Music forms an integral part of our broad and balanced curriculum here.

We intend to do this by following a rich music curriculum, ensuring that all pupils: 

  • learn to sing and to use their voices expressively irregardless of their starting point
  • create and compose music independently and with others
  • express opinions about music and develop their own musical taste by listening to music from all around the word and across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians  
  • be willing to ‘have a go’ and overcome any barriers to make them curious and resilient learners 
  • have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument
  • use technology appropriately
  • learn how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations
  • children have the knowledge to equip them in the next stage of their musical journey 
  • have the opportunity to progress to the next level of high quality musical excellence
  • At Selwyn, we share the national vision of enabling all children to learn to sing, play an instrument and create music together, and have the opportunity to progress their musical interests and talents, including professionally.

Curriculum implementation

At Selwyn, we offer a strong grounding in music for our Early Years children.  We work with the ENO, LSO and Newham Music to promote singing and using musical instruments in the classroom.

Additionality and enrichment

As well as the opportunities throughout the curriculum, Selwyn children are able to access additional musical opportunities both in-school and through our extra-curricular provision.