Music

Intent

At Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School, we aim to build the foundations for a life-long love of music through our Music Curriculum and the provision of a range of musical opportunities and experiences for our children.

We strive to be a musical school which has music at the heart of school ethos. Through music, we seek to create a school that is happy, inclusive, vibrant and positive! We nurture and celebrate the achievements of our pupils and seek to develop the confidence of our children through a love of music. We maintain strong musical links between with our local community and Music Hub to provide enriching musical experiences for our children.

Read our Music Development Plan to find out about implementation.

Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School Music Development Plan 2024-2025

Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery Music Developement Plan 24-25.pdf

Impact

At Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery, our music provision:

instills a sense of community, pride and confidence in our children
enables our children to learn about the culture and history of different ethnicities around the world
provides opportunities for the enjoyment of music and self-expression through creating and performing.

Instrumental Tuition

Instrumental lessons take place each week on a Tuesday in school and are offered to KS1 children.

This academic year (2024-2025), there will be opportunity to engage in cello, voice and keyboard lessons in paired or individual lessons.

If you would like further information or to sign up for voice or keyboard, please visit:

https://ukhertfordshire.speedadmin.dk/registration#/

For more information about the cello, please contact Mrs Lines:

cello@hopvine.co.uk

Resources to Support and Develop Musical Learning and Understanding in the Home Environment

Play it! Experiment with Music Get started with Play It! and explore the different elements that make up a song, play or clap along with the music and make then listen back to your own version of songs
EYFS: Development of Listening Skills This collection of audio promotes listening skills for pre-school, Reception and Key Stage 1 children with fun sound discrimination games. Children are encouraged to listen carefully to identify sounds and to respond in a variety of ways, including both speech and movement.
Year 1 and Year 2 Music Activities Clips and Activities for Music in Key Stage 1 from BBC Bitesize
BBC Ten Piece Tasters Ten Pieces Tasters are simple, fun, creative activities for primary age children. The activities are easy to follow and do not require any specialist knowledge or equipment. Each activity is led by an artist or specialist in their field and offers different ways to get creative with classical music.
Singing Activities Welcome to the Sing Up free resources page. Here you can try out some songs and activities and get a flavour of what Sing Up is all about. Enjoy exploring the free resources below or using this handy A-Z list.