Music

Music at Furzeham Primary and Nursery School

  • The teaching of music at Furzeham is facilitated through the creative curriculum and extra-curricular activities including school clubs and peripatetic teaching. We have an annual ks2 performance in the summer term where the whole school is involved in carrying out a variety of performance skills.
  • Whole school listening to music, in many forms, increases understanding of musical composers and develops appreciation of different forms of Music developing creativity and imagination. 
  • Instrument teaching is encouraged through the teaching of woodwind, piano and drumming. 
  • Community singing is actively participated in and collaboration with schools in the bay to perform.
  • Orchestral and groups visit the school to provide stimulus and imagination for musical enjoyment.

Our school music education consists of three distinct, but interlinked areas of provision.

  • Curriculum music,
  • Instrumental and vocal lessons,
  • Ensemble membership through musical events and opportunities, such as singing in assembly, concerts and shows and trips to professional concerts.

These three areas are accessible to all pupils and build on each other, starting from a foundation set in curriculum music time, supporting progression through co-curricular learning, playing and creating, and enriching this with musical experiences.  Furzeham Primary has strong links to Brixham College and Torbay and South Devon Music Hub and Torbay and South Devon Music Centre which benefit all pupil’s music development.

Young Voices Foundation

The Largest Children’s Choir in the World | Young Voices 

We believe that participation in music making can have a positive impact on children’s well-being, mental health self-confidence and can build a sense of community. This national event takes places in venus across the UK and brings thousands of children to sing in the UK's largest choir. 

The Young Voice Foundation is committed to reaching children who would otherwise not have access to high-quality music-making experiences.

 
Furzeham’s Performing Arts

Furzeham’s Performing Arts club will be starting up after October half term. The club will be open to children in Year’s 4, 5 and 6 learning songs for Christmas to perform at different events around school. The club will continue after Christmas learning songs and a dance for the Torbay Schools Festival of Performing Arts then in the summer term the club will be open for children in Years 2 and 3.

Kapow - Music Scheme 

Music Scheme of Work | Condensed Plan

Devon Music Hub

Home - Devon Music Education Hub

TSDMC | Torbay + South Devon Music Centre