Music Curriculum Rationale

At Martock Church School, our music curriculum aims to provide a high-quality, engaging, and progressive music education for all pupils. We have chosen to use the Kapow music scheme as the foundation for our music curriculum as it aligns closely with the National Curriculum for music and provides a spiral curriculum that allows pupils to build on their musical knowledge and skills throughout their primary education.

The Kapow scheme offers a comprehensive model music curriculum that covers the key aspects of the National Curriculum for music, including performing, composing, listening, and appraising. It provides opportunities for pupils to engage with a wide range of musical styles and genres, including Western classical music, popular music, and music from diverse cultures around the world. This breadth of musical experiences is particularly important for our school, where we aim to celebrate diversity and ensure that everyone feels included.

The spiral curriculum approach of Kapow ensures that pupils are continually revisiting and building upon their prior learning, leading to deeper, more secure musical understanding and mastery. This aligns well with our school's focus on ensuring that pupils know more, remember more, and can do more across the curriculum. By revisiting key musical concepts and skills throughout their primary education, our pupils will develop a strong foundation in music that will enable them to progress and achieve their full potential.

Whole School Aims

Our music curriculum aligns closely with the school's vision and values. By providing all pupils with engaging and enriching musical experiences, we aim to give them the chance to "flourish in a nurturing environment with excellent opportunities" and to "experience success and make a positive difference to the world around them." The emphasis on collaboration, respect, and inclusion within the Kapow scheme supports our school's values of kindness, perseverance, respect, and collaboration.

Subject Vision

At Martock Primary School, we believe that music is a fundamental part of a well-rounded education. Through our music curriculum, we aim to foster a love and appreciation of music in all our pupils, enabling them to develop their musical skills, knowledge, and understanding. We want our pupils to be confident, creative, and expressive musicians who can use music to communicate, collaborate, and connect with others.

Our music curriculum is designed to support the school's overall improvement priorities, particularly in relation to improving the progress, outcomes, and independence of our SEND pupils. By carefully scaffolding the musical learning experiences and providing appropriate support and challenge, we aim to ensure that all pupils, including those with SEND, can access and succeed in our music lessons.