Music at SMITH

Music is all around us. It is the soundtrack to our lives. Music connects us through people and places in our ever-changing world. It is creative, collaborative, celebratory and challenging. In schools, music can bring communities together through shared endeavour of whole school singing, ensemble playing, experimenting with the creative process and, through the love of listening to friends and fellow pupils, performing. The sheer joy of music making can feed the soul of a school community, enriching each student while strengthening the shared bonds of support and trust which make a great school. At S.M.I.T.H, we want our children to love music!

Model Music Curriculum

The Model Music Curriculum sets out sequences of learning in the following key areas which, when taken
together, all contribute towards the steadily increasing development of musicianship, for our children:

• Singing
• Listening
• Composing
• Performing/Instrumental Performance

Singing

Singing is an integral part of our school. In KS2 we have the wonderful Singing Leaders run by Miss Day and Miss McClain.

Playing Instruments

Brass

All year 4 pupils have begun free brass instrument lessons, which include trombones, trumpets, cornets and euphoniums in the school hall.

The children then have the choice to continue tuition in years 5 and 6 (at a reduced cost). The brass tuition is led by Louise Hough from Resonate, Liverpool’s Music Hub.

Violin lessons

Children across Key Stage 2 also have the opportunity to play the violin with our peripatetic teacher Lynda Langford.

Claranet lessons

Year 2 have been thoroughly enjoying their recorder lessons.

Ukulele lessons

Year 3 have been thoroughly enjoying their Ukulele lessons.

Performances

Our school has always put music at the heart of our school culture. So, in July, our pupils were delighted to take part in ‘Proms in the Playground’. A initiative, led by Brass Bands England (BBE), helped to bring live music back to budding young musicians across the country and our musicians from years 4, 5 and 6 performed in front of our delighted SMITH school community.