Music

It is our aim for pupils to enjoy a variety of musical experiences whilst they are at Petersfield. Music is usually taught as a class activity. We enable children to enjoy music through the development of listening skills and musical appreciation. The teaching of musical knowledge, concepts and skills are part of a broad and balanced curriculum, based on the skills of: singing and performing, composing, listening and responding to live and recorded music. In order to deepen their skills as musicians, pupils will be shown a variety of instruments and music and asked about how they help us to engage emotionally and physically. They will be taught how to respond to music compositions and musical sounds so they can create and compose their own musical ideas and compositions with an increasing level of independence and recording as they move throughout their school career. Children are encouraged to identify and play a selection of instruments, their sounds, patterns and contrasts in music spanning a range of genres and use them to combine a range of instruments and voice/body to create percussive and melodic compositions. Children will learn about a wide range of musical periods and of significant composers throughout Britain and the world. They will be encouraged to sing regularly with a view to perform at least annually to a wider audience. The vocabulary children use to discuss music will be built on each year. Each class has music playing whilst the children arrive in classes to start the day, this is to provide a pleasant environment and to teach the children about the variety of musical styles and periods.

Peripatetic Musical Tuition

Pupils have the opportunity to learn to play the piano with Mrs Lynn and many instruments in a band in the Rock Steady group, such as electric guitar, drums, and keyboard and use their vocals.

Hollands Cup

This cup is awarded half termly to a musician who has been recognised for outstanding musical achievement. It is presented by Mr Don Hollands, a good friend to our school, pianist and a past parent.

The Young'uns

This amazing folk band have visited our school on three occasions and worked with both the whole school and with Pine class, as part of “When Cambridgeshire Sings”. They have explored British Values, history and our locality through music. We look forward to working with them again soon!

The Young'uns on Twitter

The Orwell Pit of History - Written by pupils from Petersfield Primary School, Orwell

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Bert Trautmann Chants

Peasants' Revolt Rap

As a result of 'When Cambridgeshire Sings', we are excited to have have teamed up with Historic England to develop this project further in 2020-21!

Young Voices

Each year pupils in Year 5 and 6 have the opportunity to go to the O2 to be part of the biggest choir in the world! We learn the songs and then sing to the whole school in a special celebration assembly.