“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.” Stevie Wonder
At Florence Melly we are musicians! We want our children to love music. We want them to have no limits to what their ambitions are and grow up wanting to be music producers, songwriters, composers or rockstars!
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon. National Curriculum (2013)
Bringing Music Alive at Florence Melly!
We often use the vibrancy of Liverpool as a vehicle to enrich pupils’ time in our school with memorable and unforgettable experiences, trips, lessons and clubs. Here are just a few examples of how we have brought our music curriculum alive this year:
- Pupils in KS1 and KS2 attended a very special iSing event at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and they enjoyed spending the day singing and dancing along to a live band. The children have been practising an array of songs from different genres to sing on the day, including songs from artists like Stormzy and Fleetwood Mac as well as some new original songs written especially for the event. A particular highlight of the event was the beatboxing workshop with rapper Testament, which the children thoroughly enjoyed. The event had a ‘Eurovision Legacy’ theme, celebrating all things Eurovision and how honoured Liverpool were to host on behalf of Ukraine. It was a wonderful opportunity, not only for the children to visit an iconic music venue in the city, but for lots of schools from around the city to come together and be united by music.
Our Music Policy
Please take a few minutes to read through our Music policy, created by our Music Lead, Miss Doyle. If you have any questions or concerns about any aspect of this policy or our approach to music, please get in touch: l.doyle@fmp.liverpool.sch.uk.
Our Music Curriculum Rationale
Music Subject Characteristics
Music subject specific characteristics, which we expect the children to demonstrate, have been developed and shared with all stakeholders. These characteristics underpin all work in music and form a focal point for display areas and provide a common subject specific vocabulary for staff and pupils.
At Florence Melly, we are Musicians. We have…
- A rapidly widening repertoire which they use to create original, imaginative, fluent and distinctive composing and performance work.
- A musical understanding underpinned by high levels of aural perception, internalisation and knowledge of music, including high or rapidly developing levels of technical expertise.
- Very good awareness and appreciation of different musical traditions and genres.
- An excellent understanding of how musical provenance – the historical, social and cultural origins of music – contributes to the diversity of musical styles.
- The ability to give precise written and verbal explanations, using musical terminology effectively, accurately and appropriately.
- A passion for and commitment to a diverse range of musical activities.
Key Music Documentation
Please use the links below to access our key documentation.
Celebrating Music on Social Media
Recent Music Initiatives/Key Actions at Florence Melly
At Florence Melly, we implement many initiatives to promote Music. This year, these have included:
- Appointing a specialist Music teacher to deliver high quality Music lessons to pupils across the school.
- The purchase of new musical instruments to support the implementation of our ambitious music curriculum offer.
- Our weekly singing club, who have attended local events and sang in front of audiences locally and across the city.
- A visit from Rock Kidz, who helped inspire our children to be the best versions of themselves. Through the power of music they delivered messages about perseverance, self-esteem, anti- bullying, inclusion and aspirations.
