At Horniman we listen to music in many ways. We share different genres of music with the children at the beginning of weekly singing assemblies, focussing on a different genre each half term. We listen to music as an aspect of every Music lesson and discuss, compare and contrast different Musics. We listen to our favourite Music at playtime and lunchtime using the radio shed, and talk about Music that we like and why it is special to us.

All the children at Horniman sing together every week in Singing Assembly. Our singing assemblies are led by our Music specialist teachers and include a wide variety of repertoire. During class Music lessons, there is always an opportunity to develop singing technqiue and enjoy making music together. At Horniman we also offer a variety of instrumental lessons with private teachers, and learn group intrumental and Music-reading skills during group ukulele and recorder lessons.

Music at Horniman gives children the oppotunity to learn about past and present composers and be composers themselves. The key skills covered in listening and playing (and reading) music - ensures children leave the school with the ability to think about and make their own music. Children have the opportunity to collaborate and compose together in small group composition interventions.

Performance skills and ettiquette are taught at Horniman through many opportunities to perform on different scales. From - informal sharing of music in lessons, to termly assemblies in front of families, to theatre productions at school and at the Alleyn’s Theatre, to large borough-wide events at the Barbican, Albany or Blackheath halls - there are many opportunities for performance.