Our vision for music:

Our vision at Hawes Side Academy is for music to be embedded into every aspect of school life. We want to build a community that enables the personal expression of thoughts and feelings through playing, singing, creating and performing. We strongly believe that music is at the heart of the classroom and that all children should be given the opportunity to develop their confidence and to learn a universal skill that will accompany them into the future. We believe that music consists of a range of social and cultural experiences that are woven through our curriculum. By collaborating, playing and exploring our children will develop a better understanding of the world around them.

Our approach to music:

To ensure consistency and clear progression in knowledge, skills and the acquisition of vocabulary, at Hawes Side Academy, we have developed a bespoke music curriculum based on the Model Music Curriculum.  It outlines the key concepts for each topic and aims to promote the development of children's knowledge and understanding by building on previous learning. These concepts are integrated in a spiral curriculum so that the children revisit them in different contexts deepening their knowledge and understanding of them in each phase as they progress through school.

We determine progress as 'remembering more and knowing more'. We believe that when new knowledge and existing knowledge connect in children's minds, this gives rise to understanding. 

We look for children, as their knowledge and understanding develops, to show that they can make connections, draw parallels and use increasingly sophisticated explanations which draw upon their music knowledge.

Performing and celebrating musical achievements is a vital aspect of music and something we strive to provide opportunities for. During their time at Hawes Side Academy, children are given the opportunity to learn to play a variety of musical instruments. We work with both Upbeat Rock Academy and Blackpool Music Service to deliver this.

Musical Instruments on offer as part of the curriculum:

  • Glockenspiel
  • Recorder
  • Ukulele
  • Drums
  • Guitar
  • Keyboard
  • Percussion
  • Vocals

Our music curriculum:

Please click to read our music development plan summary to see how we will deliver this high-quality music provision through our curriculum, co-curricular music and musical experiences, taking into account the key features in the national plan for music education.

The National Curriculum Music Programmes of Study for key stages 1 and 2 can be found  HERE