At Sandown, we aim to provide a wide range of opportunities so pupils can develop their understanding of different musical genres, singers, and instruments.
Please see our full music overview here.
Across the school, our music curriculum follows the National Curriculum and is centred on ‘Charanga’, a vocal-based scheme, in which children learn to listen, sing, play, improvise, and compose. Through weekly Charanga sessions, children learn to work both independently and as part of a group, ensuring the 8 essential skills for life are promoted.
Through Charanga, children are exposed to a sequenced progression of core musical knowledge, skills, and vocabulary, which builds year on year. Over the course of the school year, our musicians are given the opportunity to perform to their parents in events such as the Christmas Nativity and Carol Concerts, Ukulele and recorder performances and at the end of the KS2 production.
Children in KS2 also have the opportunity to perform at the Hastings Music Festival and to take private music lessons with external musicians. If your child is interested in learning guitar, violin, or keyboard, please contact the school office for more information about these opportunities.
