Music

The Music Curriculum at Brentfield:

At Brentfield Primary School, we believe that music creates a sense of belonging and pride. Through singing assemblies, children are given the chance to practise togetherness preparing them for the day ahead. Teaching focuses on developing our children’s ability to understand rhythm and follow a beat. Children learn, create and perform their own compositions. They discover and learn how to appreciate different forms of music, therefore, it is important for us that our children understand the structure and organisation of music and can voice their opinions about different styles of music from across the world.

We aim to do this by giving our children opportunities in taking part in singing assemblies, music lessons, class trips, musical projects, school choirs and 1:1 instrumental lessons.  Our mission is to create global citizens who know that music can sound different in other countries or periods of history but that it must be appreciated and listened to with equal respect. We want our children to understand that music can be a powerful tool used to assist their well- being in the future, making them well-rounded individuals who appreciate and celebrate difference.

All classes from Nursery to Year 6 have weekly music lessons delivered by Brent Music Service as part of their Music’s Cool scheme of work.

Pupils in Key Stage 2 also have the opportunity to learn an instrument: guitar, keyboard and violin as instrumental lessons as well as recorder and ukulele, which is taught through the Music’s Cool programme.

If you are interested in your child learning a musical instrument, please contact the school office for further details.