At Lantern Academy, our music curriculum has been written using the National Curriculum aims and objectives. The children cover the four main areas of music allowing time for the children to develop their skills and knowledge in performing, composing, listening and singing. Lessons are delivered weekly and incorporate opportunities for children to sing, listen and critique musical pieces by well know composers, learn the vocabulary and terminology and then apply it within their lessons and practice playing pieces of music. Across the year, children are also given the opportunity to showcase their individual talents by composing their own pieces of music.

As a school, we come together to sing in our singing assemblies. Here we learn songs for key calendar events including harvest, Christmas, Mother’s and Father’s Day and sing them together as a school.

We want all children to be inspired by music and leave us being able to play a musical instrument. Children have the opportunity to practice using the steel pans, keyboards, glockenspiels, drums and ukuleles so they can make an informed decision about the instrument they enjoy playing. We want children to build a repertoire of songs which they enjoy singing and performing to others. All children are given opportunities to perform to an audience at events including Carols Around the Tree and our End of Year Concert. We also take children outside of the academy so they can perform at events including the Big Light Switch on at Oakengates, Telford Sings and at a local Care Home. We are so proud of our children’s achievements that our Year 6 children took their first music exam in 2024 and achieved a distinction. This opportunity will be available every year so that our children can showcase their achievements and have them formally recognised.