At Bishop’s Waltham Junior School the health, safety and well-being of every child is our top priority.
The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils:
As a result of our whole school music curriculum, pupils of Bishop’s Waltham Junior School will:
Success will be monitored through:
Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
Painting With Sound Use music to create a picture in your head. What pictures are represented as you listen? |
Mountains Investigate rhythm and look at imagery created by the song ‘Hall of the Mountain King’. |
Romans Marching Music. Lead to keeping a steady beat and composing own patterns.
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Dragon Scales Learn to sing and play in the pentatonic scale (composition links to dragon – may as well stay, no obvious topic link) |
Iron Man Composing in response to a stimulus (The Iron Man) – retelling stories with sound. |
Play It Again Understanding rhythm through the exploration of rhythmic shapes and ostinato. |
Year 4 children at Bishop's Waltham Junior School are fortunate enough to take part in Hampshire Music Service’s wider opportunities programme. Over the year, the children learn a different instrument each term such as the ukulele, the keyboard, the violin or the samba drums. The children give a performance at the end of each term to celebrate their achievements. Keep an eye on the school calendar to find out when these performances take place.
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Frozen Lands Exploring the effect of a minor key on mood and atmosphere [D natural minor scale] |
French Music Investigate a range of French music, exploring different forms. |
Portsmouth Looking at the melodies and dynamics in sea shanties. |
Camel Driver Playing scales, exploring major and minor keys using ‘Camel Driver’ as a stimulus piece. |
Music History Exploring and evaluating a range of musical pieces through major musical genres. |
Pyramids of Sound Experimenting with music of varying dynamics: piano/forte etc. |
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Evolution & Inheritance Understanding the influence of old music on popular music using The Beatles as a focus. |
Mayan Melodies Experiment with scales and rhythm to tell stories (Based on Ancient Mayan stories).
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Year Six Production |
Rainforests Rainforest soundscape composition (recorded + performed during Rainforest café activity). |