Giles Brook Primary School

Music

A wide variety of musical experiences will be given to the children including singing and music making with tuned and untuned percussion instruments. Opportunities will be given for performing, composing, listening and appraising. Children will listen to a wide variety of music - old, modern and music from around the world and other cultures -with the aim of developing concentration, preference and enjoyment.

Key Stage 2 children will be invited to join a choir and will be taught to play the recorder during music lessons. There are also opportunities for small group music tuition provided by Milton Keynes Music Service but this has to be paid for by parents, even though we do subsidise a significant proportion of the costs.

All the children throughout the school have great fun with music. In 2006 a production company came in to school to work with al the children and produce the schools first ever CD, Giles Brook's Greatets Hits on which the whole school, Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and the choir recorded songs,

To hear some of the songs the children have sung, please visit the NUMU website.

Music at Giles Brook

In conjunction with the Milton Keynes Music Service we are able to offer our children the chance to learn several different kinds of musical instruments. There is a fee (subsidised by the school) for the lessons which are taught in small groups. Rachel Roberts is the curriculum leader for music and he organises the lessons and out of school activities for children.

Choir

Every child in key stage 2 has the option of joining the school choir. Fiona runs the club and practice takes place every Thursday lunchtime. To be in the choir you must attend all practice sessions. There are several opportunities in the year to sing in front of the whole school or represent the school in the local community or at music festivals.

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Guitar

Peter Lubbock from the Milton Keynes Music Service comes into school to teach children in years 4, 5 and 6 to play the guitar. Last year some children were invited along to the Milton Keynes Theatre during Music Week to give a performance. This is run as part of the curriculum at no additional cost. The Friends Association purchased 30 guitars for our school.

Year 5 and Year 6 - Thursday afternoon
Year 4 - Friday afternoon

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Recorders

Every child in key stage 2 learns to play the recorder as part of the curriculum. Parents are asked to purchase a recorder from the school at the end of year 2, ready for when they start in year 3, letters will be sent home at the appropriate time.

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Samba

April-July 2005 Henry from the Music Service came in to work with children in year 6 to teach them samba. The Friends Association donated some money to buy musical instruments and they gave some wonderful performances.

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Music in conjunction with the Milton Keynes Music Service

Keyboard

Jonathan Harris from the Milton Keynes Music service comes in on a Friday afternoon to teach groups of children to play the keyboard. Children are selected for keyboard from the age of year 4 and upwards. 4 children can join keyboards each year and if there are more wanting to join than available spaces, a music aptitude test is used for fairness.

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Violin

Violin is taught by Alison Judge from the Milton Keynes Music Service on a Wednesday afternoon.

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Cello

In conjunction with Michael Fuller from the Milton Keynes Music Service, children are learning to play the cello. Lessons take place at the school on Tuesday afternoons.

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Oboe

In conjunction with David Lloyd from the Milton Keynes Music Service, children started to learn to play the oboe in October 2005. Lessons take place at the school on Tuesday mornings.

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