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Music - Miss Mullaly
Music at OPJS
Intent:
Music Curriculum S-Plan (KS1 to Year 6).pdf
At Oldfield Park Junior School, we strongly feel that music goes hand-in-hand with the children's preparation for future endeavours. Music is a powerful form of communication that can change the way pupils feel, think and act. It brings together intellect and feeling and enables personal expression, reflection and emotional development. Through music, we are able to explore diverse cultures, past and present, to help our pupils understand themselves and relate to others, forging important links between the home, school and the wider world. One of our priorities is supporting the children with various opportunities to nurture their enjoyment, confidence and ability in music.
Through the power of music, we want to inspire children to be confident in using/ developing their musical abilities. Music feeds our creative cravings, helping broaden our imaginations and express ourselves in new ways. We want the children to explore this practically as well as developing the theoretical knowledge. Music education requires students to recognise and repeat pitch, tone or enunciation of words. We believe that children need to develop a secure knowledge-base in music, which follows a clear pathway of progression as they advance through the Curriculum.
Implementation:
These aims are at the heart of our music lessons and the wider curriculum. We have an exciting and practical Music Curriculum and framework, that provides many purposeful opportunities for:
- Listening and appraising,
- Musical Activities — creating and exploring
- Singing, Playing Instruments and Performing
We use a wide variety of musical instruments and genres to motivate and inspire our children. Teachers also ensure that cross-curricular links with topic work are woven into the programme of study.
The National Curriculum for Music aims to ensure that all pupils:
All pupils can sing and play musically with increasing confidence and control. They should develop an understanding of musical composition, organising and manipulating ideas within musical structures and reproducing sounds from aural memory.
- Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
- Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
- Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
- Use and understand staff and other musical notations
- Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
- Develop an understanding of the history of music.
Impact:
The impact of music will be seen through the children's opportunity to:
- Experience tasks that are appropriate to their level, in order to build up their self-confidence, and undertake a balanced programme of work, which extends their previous achievements in performing, composing, listening and appraising music.
- Explore a variety of sound sources to generate music and develop skills using voices, bodies, tuned and un-tuned percussion and pitched instruments in individual, group and class activities.
- Learn and perform a wide repertoire of songs and pieces in a variety of styles and genres from different periods and cultures.
- Develop skills in controlling musical sounds in the role of conductor and explore and variety of signs and notations to record their own and other’s music.
- Develop their use of ICT to create music.
- Develop skills in the use of music as a form of communication and expression through improvisation, adapting original music and creating compositions.
- Develop skills in listening, responding and appraising their own and others music, from a variety of purposes, periods and cultures.
- Develop and extend their knowledge and understanding of musical elements of rhythm, duration, tempo, dynamics, pitch, timbre, texture and structure.
We hope that as children move on from Oldfield Park Junior School they leave with a passion for music and can use their wealth of musical knowledge and skills to confidently progress with their musical discovery.
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IT'S CHRISTMAS: A Hint of Snow White
OPJS is heading to the Forum in Bath for a truly magical Christmas adventure! Our Christmas panto, A Hint of Snow White , is packed with laughter, catchy songs, poison apples and plenty of festive fun. Get ready for a joyful, laugh-out-loud show that’s full of sparkle, surprises and Christmas cheer!
Please click the links below to access the songs:
Lyrics:
A-Place-Of-Your-Own-Lyrics.pdf
Mirror-Mirror-Reprise-Lyrics.pdf
Tidy-Life-Tidy-Mind-Lyrics.pdf
If-You-Want-To-Get-Out-Of-The-Forest-Lyrics.pdf
MP3s with vocals:
If-You-Want-To-Get-Out-Of-The-Forest-Vocal.mp3
Mirror-Mirror-Reprise-Vocal.mp3
MP3s without vocals:
When-I-Saw-Her-Instrumental.mp3
Tidy-Life-Tidy-Mind-Instrumental.mp3
The-Job-We-Do-Instrumental.mp3
Take-The-Apple-Instrumental.mp3
Mirror-Mirror-Reprise-Instrumental.mp3
Mirror-Mirror-Instrumental.mp3
If-You-Want-To-Get-Out-Of-The-Forest-Instrumental.mp3
A-Place-Of-Your-Own-Instrumental.mp3
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Choir Club
I am thrilled to announce the start of our 2025-2026 Choir Club, which will begin on Tuesday 4th November! The club will run every Tuesday after school, from the end of the school day until 4:15 pm.
Choir Club is a fantastic opportunity to develop singing skills, build confidence, and be part of a supportive and creative team. Through fun and engaging activities, your child will have the chance to grow their musical abilities and enjoy the experience of singing with others.
As a member of the Choir Club, your child will also have the opportunity to participate in performances throughout the year.
If your child would like to join, please complete the sign-up form below:
https://forms.office.com/e/RXVu34aKrX
I am excited to welcome your child to Choir Club and look forward to a year filled with music, growth, and fun!
