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Ready 4 Music

Ready 4 Music is Portsmouth Music Hub’s whole-class instrumental and vocal teaching

programme. Schools across the city opt to take part in this programme and

Ready 4 Music provides Year 4 classes with weekly instrumental and vocal music lessons

led by specialist teachers from Portsmouth Music Service. The lessons cover the

National Curriculum for Music and enable pupils to develop a wide range of musical skills.

The Music Service teacher works in partnership with the class teacher and lessons are team-taught.

Portsmouth Music Hub works in partnership with Charanga using these interactive web-based resources to support all learners participating in Ready 4 Music. These resources can be found on the Portsmouth Music Hub interactive site: portsmouthmusicserviceinteractive.co.uk.

The range of instruments currently available as part of the Ready 4 Music programme include Trumpet, Cornet, Tenor Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Djembe, Samba and Voice.

Many schools extend the programme into Year 5 and beyond so that children can continue to learn as a whole class after their initial year of learning.

In some schools, children opt to continue learning through small-group lessons, joining a school musical ensemble or joining one of Portsmouth Music Hub's ensembles.

Music Curriculum and PPA Teaching

Music Curriculum teaching can be purchased through the Service Level Agreement.

The Music Service provided schemes of work based on the school’s resources and curriculum links to teach National Curriculum music in your school.

In addition to the music curriculum, Early Years Music and Movement lessons can be provided designed to cover a range of Early Learning Goals.

During one term, there will be a focus on instrumental learning.

Lessons are guaranteed for thirty-three weeks of the academic year.

Portsmouth Music Programme

The Portsmouth Music Programme is continuing to expand with more exciting workshop and festival opportunities for children and young people across the city. Thousands of pupils across Portsmouth have benefitted from these interactive and action-packed music activities. The Programmes have received national acclaim.

Schools receive six half-day class workshops run in school. These are specifically planned to meet the needs of schools and to support the delivery of the Music National Curriculum. It is the school’s responsibility to collect the instruments for each of their workshops throughout the year 

The range of workshops include:

Vocal and Instrumental Teaching

Instrumental and vocal lessons generally take place in schools. The majority of lessons take place during the school day, with a few secondary schools opting for lessons at the end of the school day.

In School Lessons

The group size and the duration of the lessons is determined by the school in partnership with the Music Service. Schools opt for teaching through the Service Level Agreement.

Lessons in schools are guaranteed for thirty-three weeks of the academic year.

Some schools opt to charge parents on a termly basis. Whilst term lengths vary, some schools charge for eleven sessions per term to spread costs out across the year. This arrangement is at the school’s discretion.

Teaching available through Portsmouth Music Service:

• Cello, Violin, Viola

• Recorder, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone

• Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Cornet, Euphonium, Tuba

• Piano, Keyboard

• Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Bass Guitar

• Percussion including Drum Kit, Djembe and Samba

• Voice

CPD Opportunities

Portsmouth Music Hub and Portsmouth Music Service offer a range of CPD Opportunities

for schools to purchase through the Service Level Agreement.

Various free CPD opportunities are offered to teachers throughout the academic year.

Large Scale Events

Portsmouth Music Hub produces a variety of large scale and massed choir events on an annual basis.

These free events offer children and young people from the City to perform at many of the City's prestigious arts venues.

To find out more information about past events, please take a look at our gallery and YouTube Channel.

• African Drumming

• Boomwhackers

• Composition

• Handbell

• Junk Percussion

• Mini Steel Pans

• Music and Film

• Music and ICT

• Music and Maths

• Music and PHSE

• Music and Story

• Music from Around the World