At Harton Primary we believe it is vital for all our children to have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of music, through listening, composing, singing, playing and exploring music through cultures and periods of time.

We encourage the children to learn about different artists, who create and perform great pieces of music or art and discuss their similarities or differences.

Each term we listen to music that enhances the children’s knowledge about a particular artist. Music is played during assemblies and the children are taught about the artist specifically in music and art lessons.

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Francis Albert Sinatra (Frank Sinatra) was born on 12^th December 1915. He was an American singer and film actor. Sinatra found huge success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. He released his first album, ‘The Voice of Frank Sinatra’ in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film From Here to Eternity.

By 1961, Sinatra had created his own record label, (Reprise Records) and was singing all over the world. He was a founding member of the ’Rat Pack’ and spent lots of time with famous celebrities (other famous actors in the Rat Pack included Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior).

With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several very successful albums.

Sinatra is one of the best known artists of all time, selling over 50,000,000 records!

Frank Sinatra died on 14^th May 1998 as one of the world’s most famous singers.