For over a year now, we have used the Charanga website to aid our delivery of the music curriculum across the school. The scheme is used by adults who are 'not musical', those who have a decent subject knowledge and those who play instruments and are very knowledgable and confident in this subject area. All find it a useful resource (in different ways).
First of all, it's more than just a scheme. There's loads more too!
The scheme is useful and split into six units of work per year group (one per half term). Of course, in school you could juggle some of these around, but there is progression built in. The units come with lessons planned and resourced, but the teacher still needs to teach with them and possibly even adapt the lesson and resources for their class. Each unit is based upon a song or composition and builds up an understanding of it and the way it has been produced. The image above shows units for the autumn term for Year Four and Five. There's sheet music, backing tracks, interactive videos...
In addition, there is:
Music World is a Charanga programme especially for children to use
themselves. It’s a safe online space where children can learn more about
music and practise their instrument if they are learning to pla.
Song Centre is 100s of songs to enjoy with your pupils + singing courses for younger children.
Freestyle Resource Centre is a bank of songs to be used as you wish.
There's planning to support SEND pupils too and an assessment tool.If you're interested in it, sign up for a free trial and give it a go...
Charanga is provided to our school through our LA. We have not been asked to write this post or received anything for it. This is, as always, the view and opinion of two full-time class
teachers about something we use in the classroom. We hope it is useful for others to read.
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