--- title: "Music" url: "https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/curriculum/curriculum-statements/music" school: "Harefield Primary School" --- # Music ![](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/images/1BAB948B70E081B47935C3C3D73E8A43.jpg) ### Music Curriculum Statement At Harefield Primary School, we deliver the **Music curriculum**, following the National Curriculum. Our Music curriculum’s intention is to provide our pupils with a **range of musical experiences**, where they can **develop a real love for music** as a whole, through both **musical history** and **singing, performing with instruments, listening, improvising, composing, notation** and **appraising**. We **tailor** and put **greater emphasis** on **specific themes**, in response to our pupils needs. For example: - Our catchment area is one of the most deprived in Southampton and the economic cost of music tuition and instruments is unaffordable for many. Having considered this, in addition to pupil voice and current popular culture, we have found that our pupil’s value singing knowledge and skills highly, which does not need costly equipment to practice outside of school, so we have put a greater emphasis on singing. - In addition, we are currently trialling partially funding a Rock Band extra-curricular club in Yr 4 so that our disadvantaged pupils are given equal opportunities to learn an instrument and receive an enriching musical experience. - We also provide practical lessons at the school with tutors from Southampton Music Service. The tutors come to Harefield and provide pupils with the opportunity to learn a range of string, brass, percussion and woodwind instruments. Our **whole curriculum** is **comprehensibly planned** and **clearly sequenced** and Music follows this **consistent design**, effectively adapting and developing to **meet the needs of ALL pupils**, including those with Special Educational Needs and/ or Disabilities and those that are disadvantaged. Our Music curriculum is taught by the class teacher, who will first revisit prior learning. We return to **previous learning**, in order for pupils to **retrieve knowledge** from their **long-term memory** and **build on** this, with the introduction of **new knowledge.** This is through an approach of **clear modelling** and **scaffolding** of new concepts. The pupils will then practise applying this knowledge in a group or individual task and have opportunities to **deepen their understanding** with reasoning and explanation. We use key **CONCEPTS** that are **thread** through our Music curriculum, **from Yr R to Yr 6**, in order to **build on prior learning** and support pupils **making strong links** in their knowledge, from previous learning. **Music Topic Overview** For more information on what your child will be learning in Music, please go to Curriculum/ Yr R to Yr 6 Curriculum Newsletters for the appropriate term. ### Progression Map for Music ![](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/images/07B77B79A136DE535AEE299A879DA304.png) Music Development Plan 2025-26 159 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/harefield-primary-school-2/files/documents/Music_Development_Plan_2025-26.pdf) ![Harefield Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/harefield-primary-school-2/images/logo/logo-white.png) ### Harefield Primary School Yeovil Chase Bitterne Southampton SO18 5NZ 023 8046 3240 ### Quick Links - [Hamwic Education Trust](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/our-school/hamwic-education-trust) - [Ivy School Dog](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/our-school/ivy-our-school-dog) - [Admissions](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/key-information/admissions) - [Ofsted Report](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/key-information/ofsted) - [School Policies](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/key-information/policies) ### Useful Links - [Term Dates](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/parents/term-dates) - [Online Payments](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/parents/online-payments) - [Pupil Voice](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/children/pupil-voice) - [Online Safety](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/children/online-safety) - [Wellbeing](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/children/wellbeing) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/) - [X](https://x.com/) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/) © Copyright 2026 Harefield Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://harefieldprimaryschool.net/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)