Music at Ryton-on-Dunsmore

At Ryton-on-Dunsmore, we use Sing Up, a scheme of work which offers high quality, practical, and engaging musical experiences to support children’s learning in music. A steady progression of knowledge and skills has been devised, both within each year and from one year to the next, ensuring consistent musical development.

The Sing Up scheme incorporates many examples of music styles and genres from different times and places which are explored via active listening, performing and composing activities, enabling understanding of the context and genre. Our intent is that pupils are actively involved in music making,  using and developing their singing voices, using body percussion and whole-body actions, and learning to handle and play classroom instruments effectively to create and express their own and others’ music. Through a range of whole class, group and individual activities, children have opportunities to explore sounds, listen actively, compose and perform and learn the basics of music  - notation, pitch, timbre, duration, rhythm, dynamics and timbre.

Extra Curricular Music 

Children have the opportunity to learn guitar with weekly lessons. The choir takes part in local events such as singing at the village Christmas Fair and singing is at the heart of our Christmas Nativity play and Carol Services.