--- title: "Music at Bolton" url: "https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/music-at-bolton" school: "Bolton Primary School" --- # Music ## ![](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/images/8f22c56d41404d80a9c4a0d48cd0e984_1x1.jpeg)Music at Bolton **Subject Coordinator: Heather Lowthian (Since January 2023) Monitoring Governor: Kathryn McFarlane (Since September 2024)** **Aims** Music is an integral and well-resourced part of life at Bolton. We want the music lessons to be fun and inspiring, engaging the children with songs, lyrics and movement. We want the children to feel able and reflective and expressive, developing their own appreciation of music with the opportunities we provide as a school. All children are actively encouraged and given the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument, from a large range of classroom instruments to instrument tuition from The Music Service. Music is planned in-line with the statements laid out in the national curriculum. Music is sometimes planned with cross-curricular links where possible with Charanga being used to supplement and provide extra support and resources to enhance music teaching. Charanga provides many examples of music styles and genres from different times and places. These are explored through the language of music via active listening, performing and composing activities, which enable understanding of the context and genre. Through our music lessons children are actively involved in a wide range of musical opportunities. They have planned units that involve broadening their understanding of the history of music, composers and western and non-western cultural traditions. Children develop their singing voices, using body percussion and whole-body actions, and learning to handle and play classroom instruments effectively to create and express their own and others’ music. Through a range of whole class, group and individual activities, children have opportunities to explore sounds, listen actively, compose and perform. ***Please see our Music at Bolton document below for more information, including our policy, progression of skills and long term plans.*** Music at Bolton 24-26 545 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Music_at_Bolton_24-26.pdf) Music Development Plan, July 2024 363 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Music_Development_Plan,_July_2024.pdf) Y1 - 6 Bolton Music Learning Objectives 102 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Y1_-_6_Bolton_Music_Learning_Objectives.pdf) Charanga Musical School 6.72 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Charanga_Musical_School.pdf) ### Unit Overviews OneDrive_1_1-30-2025.zip 3.89 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/OneDrive_1_1-30-2025.zip.zip) ### Curriculum - [Early Years](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/early-years-at-bolton) - [Speaking and Listening](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/speaking-and-listening-at-bolton) - [Reading](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/reading-at-bolton) - [Writing](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/writing-at-bolton) - [Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GAPS)](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-gaps-at-bolton) - [Phonics](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/phonics-at-bolton) - [Maths](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/maths-at-bolton) - [Science](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/science-at-bolton) - [Art](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/art-at-bolton) - [Computing](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/computing-at-bolton) - [Design Technology](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/design-technology-at-bolton) - [French (MFL)](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/french-mfl-at-bolton) - [History](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/history-at-bolton) - [Geography](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/geography-at-bolton) - [Music](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/music-at-bolton) - [Physical Education](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/physical-education-at-bolton) - [World Views and Religion](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/world-views-and-religion-at-bolton) - [Relationship, Health and Sex Education (RHSE)](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/relationship-health-and-sex-education-rhse-at-bolton) - [Personal, Health, Social and Economic Education (PHSE)](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/personal-health-social-and-economic-education-phse-at-bolton) - [Assemblies Programme](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum/assemblies-programme-at-bolton) - [Bolton Primary Curriculum](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum) ![Bolton Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/images/logo/logo.png) ### Bolton Primary School Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria CA16 6AW 017683 61511 ### Helpful Links - [Prospectus](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/prospectus) - [School Day](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/our-school-day) - [Admissions](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Governors](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/governors) ### Useful Links - [Policies](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/policies) - [Term Dates](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/parents/term-dates) - [Curriculum](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum) - [Newsletter](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/newsletters) ### Translation © Copyright 2026 Bolton Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)