Art

Art and Design provides the children with the opportunities to develop and extend skills and an opportunity to express their individual interests, thought and ideas. 

At Lubenahm opportunities are given so that our children can explore and develop ideas different media through the study of a variety of artists and artwork across a range of cultures. 

The National Curriculum for Art and Design aims to ensure that all pupils: 

• produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences 
• become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques 
• evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design 
• know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms. 

Art is taught through our Creative Weeks and children practise skills whilst learning new techniques to create their own artwork through themes of: 

• Painting 
• Printing 
• Digital Media 
• 3-D 
• Textiles  
• Collage 

Our artistic learning is underpinned by our drawing skills, which are included alongside each theme where we refine our drawing techniques of: 

• Line 
• Tone 
• Colour 
• Form 
• Texture 
• Shape 
• Pattern 

We use our Creative Books to collate learning and our children’s work is celebrated and displayed across the school. Children learn to evaluate their own work as well as that of others and really enjoy using the correct vocabulary to describe art. 

Music

At Lubenham, our children experience a range of musical activities that explore and each the key areas of music learning: 

• Singing 
• Listening 
• Composing 
• Performing and Musicianship 

The National Curriculum for Music aims to ensure children: 

• perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians,  
• learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence, 
• understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the interrelated dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations. 

Our children love to sing, and this builds up confidence, especially when performing. They enjoy sharing their musical talents in assemblies, events, as part of the Young Voices choir and in end of term productions. 

Music is all around us. It is the soundtrack to our lives.  

To encourage a wide repertoire, our children  listen to music regularly and enjoy talking about what they like - or don't like!  They are encouraged to learn about different instruments and the sounds they make to build up strong musical knowledge by using  the correct vocabulary. We follow the Charanga scheme for music. 

We have a wide range of tuned and untuned percussion in school, and our children love to make their own music. Children in Key Stage Two have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument in curriculum lessons such as recorder and glockenspiel.