Music

Music has the potential to make a significant contribution to children's development, increasing confidence and self-esteem, developing leadership, promoting team-working, concentration and problem-solving skills, and developing identity and improving social cohesion with the school and wider community.  It is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity.  A high-quality music education engages and inspires children to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement.  As children progress, they develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.

Music is an integral and well-resourced part of life at Lawn Primary School.  Music lessons are fun and inspiring, engaging the children with songs, lyrics and movement.  We want children to be able, reflective and expressive, developing their own appreciation of music with the opportunities we provide as a school.  All children are actively encouraged and given the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument whether it be within their music lessons, or within the weekly small group music lessons or in an after school music group.  Musical opportunities in school include weekly class music lessons, collective worship, after school club choir and after school musical theatre.  Further to this, children have opportunities to take part in a variety of performances both within and beyond school including singing at community events and national events such as Young Voices.

We use the Kapow Primary scheme which helps children to feel that they are musical and supports them to develop a life-long love of music. We focus on developing skills, knowledge and understanding so the children can become confident performers, composers, and listeners. Our music curriculum introduces children to music from around the world and across generations, teaching children to respect and appreciate the music of all traditions and communities.