Music at Donisthorpe 

At Donisthorpe, we use the Leicestershire Music Primary Music Scheme across the school. Our scheme of work fulfils the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum (2014) and meets the expectations of the Model Music Curriculum (2021). The scheme aims to ensure that all pupils:

• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians
• Learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence
• Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.

The intention is first and foremost to help children to feel that they are musical, and to develop a life-long love of music. We explore music through the inter-related dimensions of music: rhythm, pitch, temp, dynamics, timbre, texture and structure. We focus on developing the skills, knowledge and understanding that children need in order to become confident performers, composers, and listeners. Children will develop the musical skills of singing, playing tuned and un-tuned instruments, improvising and composing music, and listening and responding to music. 

For more information, please see the Music Development Plan below.

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