Intent
At Oakridge School and Nursery, our intention is that children gain a firm understanding of what music is through listening, singing, playing, evaluating, analysing, and composing across a wide variety of historical periods, styles, traditions, and musical genres. Our objective at Oakridge School and Nursery is to develop a curiosity for the subject, inspire creativity, develop musical skills, and nurture a lifelong love of music.

Implementation
Children in EYFS have a bespoke music curriculum and in Key Stage 1 and 2, children are taught the curriculum objectives based on the Charanga scheme of work. The key knowledge and skills for each year group are mapped to ensure progression between years. This ensures that children develop their musical skills systematically, building their knowledge of music from one year to the next. The curriculum ensures students sing, listen, play, perform and evaluate. These components are embedded in classroom activities, as well as the weekly singing assemblies, various concerts and performances and the learning of instruments.

In the classroom students learn how to play an instrument, from all four main instrument groups of wind, strings, percussion and keyboards. In doing so, they are able to understand the different principle of each method of creating notes, as well as how to read basic music notation. They also learn how to compose, focussing on different dimensions of music, which in turn feeds their understanding when listening, playing, or analysing music.

Lessons build on prior learning incorporating retrieval practice; the teaching of specific vocabulary and real life worked examples. Learning is supported and scaffolded to enable all children to progress. Our curriculum provides a rich and progressive musical journey, ensuring that all pupils experience high-quality music education. 

Impact
Whilst in school, children have access to a varied programme, which allows students to discover areas of strength, as well as areas they might like to improve upon. The Music curriculum at Oakridge School and Nursery also enables children to develop an understanding of culture and history, both in relation to students individually, as well as ethnicities from across the world. Children are able to enjoy music, in as many ways as they choose- either as listener, creator or performer.

Our curriculum is inclusive and accessible to all children, regardless of their ethnicity, gender, disability or religious background.