What OFSTED said..
” Music is taught very effectively as pupils learn to play instruments and sing to a good standard.”
“Music and singing play a large part in the school’s life. Pupils participate enthusiastically in making music and singing in special events at the school and in the local community. Pupils sing in tune and in harmony using three parts with good tonal quality.”
At St. Mary’s we have a dedicated Music Room for instrumental lessons.
We also run music clubs after school including choir, guitar club
Our children work towards performing both in school and outside of school as we have good links with local high schools, churches and the Town Centre and are so proud of our Music Gold Mark.
This week, our fantastic Year 5s completed their Music unit, “South and West Africa”.
Throughout the unit, the children explored music from South and West Africa and learned to sing the traditional song “Shosholoza.” They discovered the history behind the song and learned about the Xhosa language, developing their understanding of how music connects with culture and storytelling.
The children sang Shosholoza with confidence and accompanied their performance on glockenspiels, showing great rhythm, teamwork and musical focus.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our children in their learning and love of music!
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During this learning block, Year 2 have been exploring the Music unit 'Musical Storytelling: Instruments'. Throughout the unit, the children discovered how music can bring a story to life by using different instruments, tempos and dynamics to represent characters, events and emotions.
They learned to identify changes in tempo and dynamics, explaining how music matched different parts of a story, and made thoughtful musical choices to create mood and atmosphere.
To finish the unit, Year 2 worked together to rehearse and perform their own musical storytelling pieces, playing confidently with appropriate instrumental sounds, tempo and dynamics.
Well done, Year 2! Here is a snippet of your fantastic work! 🌟🎵
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🎶 We were delighted to welcome a very special visitor to school today! 🎶
Oliver from Oliver Docksey Music visited us to demonstrate a fantastic variety of musical instruments, giving our pupils the chance to see and hear some amazing instruments that they could be playing next year with music tuition lessons.
The children have brought home a leaflet this evening with a QR code that parents can scan to visit the Oliver Docksey Music website and find out more about music lessons available for next year.
We hope today's inspiring session has sparked an interest in music, and we look forward to seeing many of our pupils begin/continue their musical journey. Thank you, Oliver, for such an engaging and enjoyable visit! 🎼🎺🎻🥁
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