What does Music look like at Sabden?

Our vision for music is that we provide every child with high-quality music experiences which engage and inspire them. We provide opportunities for all children to create, play, perform and enjoy music and to appreciate a variety of music styles. We aim for every child to leave Sabden Primary School with a range of musical skills, knowledge and an understanding and love of music which they can carry with them for the rest of their lives.

How do we implement Music at Sabden?

We encourage children to participate in a variety of musical experiences, through which we aim to build up the confidence of all children. Singing is an integral part of our school life and our teaching focusses on developing the children's ability to sing in tune, developing their expression and ability to listen to others.

Pupils’ understanding of music will be developed through activities which bring together the requirements of performing, composing, listening and appraising. Children are taught to make music together with tuned and un-tuned instruments and to compose pieces. They are also taught to sing and play in time, controlling the sound and pace. They are taught different ways to represent sounds graphically and symbolically.

We have a fantastic School Choir, and we enjoy sharing this with the community wherever we can. We take part in local singing events each year, including Let’s go sing. Children are able to access group instrument tuition with our fantastic partner, Rocksteady, from Year 2 and have the opportunity to perform in termly concerts for our school community.

We enjoy making links with musicians beyond the classroom and regularly look for opportunities for them to come into school to showcase their talents.