WMM Schools Silver Award

Introduction

For the We Make Music Award, schools are encouraged to think about music-making activity holistically across the school. At Silver level it is expected that activity for each class increases from the Bronze level minimum of 15 hours. This should be both in time spent and in coverage of more outcomes.

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Music-making activity

Many children across the school will have opportunities to engage with most of the outcomes across all themes.

Curriculum Planning

Music-making activity is becoming embedded across all stages. Many children have good opportunities for progression in learning.

Singing

Many children sing as part of the class group regularly through the week, and at assembly.

Playing instruments

Many children play classroom musical instruments. For example, Samba, Glockenspiel, Ukulele etc

Performing in school

Many children take part in performances to their peers within school.

Performing in the community

Many children take part in performances for members of the community out with school.

Exploring sound

Many children explore sound using classroom instruments.

Creating music

Many children create music to represent scene / thought / feeling / effect appropriate to their setting.

Music technology

Many children use music Apps to explore and organise / create sound.

Listening to music – audio / video

Many children have ongoing opportunities to watch or listen to music performances and discuss what they have seen / heard.

Listening to music
– live performance

Many children attend live performances either within school or out with school. Children can engage in opportunities to talk about what they have seen and heard following this experience, expressing opinion about what they liked / did not like and why.

You can find out more about the requirements for the Silver Award by downloading the Guidance and Framework documents from the Downloads section of this page.