Music

At Clayton Brook Primary School, we use the Charanga Musical School Scheme of Work to cover all aspects of the National Curriculum.  Each class are taught two units per academic year that involve: listening and appraising music, singing, playing instruments, improvising and composing.  Each unit has a fantastic finish of a performance by the children.  In Years 3 and 4, the children are taught how to play the glockenspiel so have plenty of practice playing and reading music.

Let's Go Sing 2023

The choir and Year 4 and 5 children are taking part in this singing event with the fantastic finish of a performance at King George's Hall in Blackburn on Monday 6th March 2023.  Below are the songs for the children to practice - feel free to have a listen and join in too!

In Year 1, the children are taught the Units: Rhythm in the Way We Walk, Banana Rap and In The Groove.

In Spring 1, Year 1 learnt the songs Rhythm In The Way We Walk and Banana Rap.  They listened to a variety of Music and appraised the pieces using their musical words.  Year 1 enjoyed moving to the pulse and clapping rhythms too.  Everybody worked so hard to produce a fantastic finish that included percussion instruments.

In Year 2, the children are taught the Units: Hands, Feet, Heart and Friendship Song.

In Year 3, the children are taught the Units: Glockenspiel Stage 1 and Three Little Birds

In Year 4, the children are taught the Units: Mamma Mia and Glockenspiel Stage 2.

In Year 5, the children are taught the Units: Livin' On A Prayer and The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

In Year 6, the children are taught the Units: Happy and You've Got A Friend.

In Spring 2, Year 6 enjoyed the Unit You've Got A Friend.  They spent the half-term learning the song, playing the instrumental parts on the glockenspiel, improvising and composing.  They also listened to a variety of songs similar to You've Got A Friend and were able to appraise these too using musical vocabulary.  Year 6 worked so hard to produce a final performance.