At Evelyn CP School, we follow the Charanga Music School Scheme that ensures all children have the opportunity to develop a critical engagement with music. The scheme allows the opportunity to compose, perform and explore the inter-related dimensions of music, corresponding with the aims of the statutory Music Curriculum.

Charanga comprises the strands of musical learning and applies the appropriate knowledge, skills and experiences for each unit of work taught. The repetition-based approach to learning allows children to re-visit established musical skills and concepts, developing mastery and confidence as a result. 

We recognise that all children are potentially musical, and it is the role of the music curriculum to develop a pupil’s musical ability. We aim for all pupils to: 

• develop musical awareness and foster an appreciation of organised patterns of sound
• increase their responsiveness to music where they are able to co-operate with each other; respecting their own achievements and those of others 
• develop aural imagery and cultivate critical, analytical, and above all, a sensitive response to music 
• encourage and nurture the expression of ideas and feelings through music, developing skills in movements such as motor coordination and dexterity 
• develop vocal and instrumental expertise, improving skills and interests which will enable them to enjoy and make the best use of their leisure time 
• develop an understanding of traditions, styles and cultures from other times and places; considering how music has added to the development of society and culture 
• develop the highest possible artistic standards, understanding how to communicate effectively, expressing thoughts and being able to analyse music they have heard, including pieces composed by their peers
• foster and increase musical understanding, enabling them to use and investigate sounds and structures through the musical elements of pitch, dynamics, duration, tempo, structure and timbre
• develop a greater awareness of the role of technology in music through practical experience
• enhance and refine their performance skills

Children in Year 4 benefit from whole-class specialist teaching, delivered by Knowsley Music Services. These lessons allow children the opportunity to learn to play an instrument as part of an ensemble and to engender a love of music learning. Throughout the sessions, the interrelated elements of music are developed.