Music

Music at Park View is taught in Years 2, 3 and 4 by a music specialist from Hampshire Music Service, the service provide a wide variety of musical instruments for the children to play on a rotational basis. In other years music is taught by the class teacher. We use the Collin Connect Music Express scheme to ensure that musical learning is of a high standard in all years.

In addition, there is a weekly singing assembly in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 where children are taught musical vocabulary while develop their vocal skills.

Throughout their time at Park View, children have a variety of performance opportunities including a nativity for Reception and Year 1 children, Christmas carol concert for Years 3 and 4, and end of year productions for years 2 and 6.

Our Move to the Charanga Music Scheme

At our school, we have chosen to transition from the Collins Music scheme to the Charanga scheme to provide a more engaging, flexible, and progressive music curriculum for all pupils. Charanga offers a broad range of high‑quality digital resources, interactive activities, and contemporary songs that support different learning styles and help foster a genuine enjoyment of music.

The scheme’s clear progression of skills, strong emphasis on practical music‑making, and user‑friendly planning tools enable teachers to deliver consistent, high‑quality lessons across the school. Its intuitive online platform supports teachers of all confidence levels—particularly non‑specialists—through built‑in modelling, clear guidance, and ready‑to‑use lesson materials.

Overall, our move to Charanga allows us to offer a richer, more modern, and more inclusive music education that better meets the needs and interests of our pupils and staff.

Choir and Rocky Steady

At Park View we strive to provide additional music opportunity for our children. There is a choir that meets once a week and performs annually, with other local schools, at the Anvil theatre.

Rock steady provide a weekly music lesson focussed on band performances.