Our aims for the music curriculum (Intent)

At Barlow, our music curriculum aims to develop a wealth of musical opportunity.  The children are encouraged to express themselves musically using their voice and a variety of instruments. They build musical knowledge including a variety of key vocabulary.  A variety of musical genres are included so that children understand how music has changed over time and the different styles across the world.

How Music is taught at Barlow (Implementation)

At Barlow, we teach music through the Charanga programme.  This includes listening to and appreciating music, simple composition and opportunities to perform. We are lucky to have a range of percussion instruments including a class set of glockenspiels which children enjoy to develop their musical knowledge and skills. 

Alongside this, we offer additional performance opportunities as part of our collective worship schedule in church.  Children perform at least once a year in church with additional singing performances at key Christian festivals. All children in Key Stage Two learn an instrument as part of the Wider Opportunities Programme. In recent years this has included 30 weeks of brass instrument tuition provided by Derbyshire Music Hub.  Each child will also have the opportunity to take part in the Young Voices concert at Sheffield Arena alongside 5000 other youngsters from across the region. 

The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils:

• Perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians
• Learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence
• Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations

Music Tuition

Currently, we offer children the opportunity to have extra-curricular lessons in brass. 

If your child is interested in taking up music lessons, please contact the school office.

Discounts are available if you are in receipt of certain benefits or your child has free school meals.

Young Voices

Young voices is a nationwide concert programme involving thousands of young people.  In January 2015, we took part for the first time, singing with over 4000 other children at Sheffield arena.  We repeat this experience every 2 years. This is a fabulous opportunity for children to experience life as an arena performer.