Music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. (Department of Education, National Curriculum) At Belgrave St. Peter's our aim is to provide a music curriculum which will enable each child to reach their full potential in music, encouraging children to enjoy singing, composing and performing and provide children with the opportunity to perform in front of an audience. Our curriculum explores different elements of music, teaches important vocabulary and helps to develop an understanding on how music has changed throughout history. 

Across school, we use the Charanga Scheme of work, a music-based scheme in which children learn to sing and play instruments, covering basic skills such as pulse, rhythm, pitch and tempo. In KS1 and KS2, children have the opportunity to explore non-pitched instruments.  A steady progression plan has been built into Charanga, both within each year and from one year to the next, ensuring consistent musical development. By using Charanga as the basis of a scheme of work, we can ensure that they are fulfilling the aims for musical learning stated in the National Curriculum. Charanga provides many examples of music styles and genres from different times and places. These are explored through the language of music via active listening, performing and composing activities, which enable understanding of the context and genre.

We encourage singing and listening to music for all children across KS1 and KS2, as well as in EYFS, with regular weekly singing in Collective Worship as well as in class.  We sing a variety of songs during Collective Worship, with an emphasis on children’s spiritual and moral development. All children are given the opportunity to perform to their peers and families throughout their time at Belgrave St. Peter's.