Author: jmcminn

Year 1 and 2
Cycle A

Our Beautiful World
Music - In The Groove
Exploring Different Styles of Music

In this unit the children will:
Learn that there are different styles of music
Identify the pulse in a piece of music and perform a rhythm to a given pulse
Identify and name classroom instruments
Play instruments musically and in a different way to create different sound effects
Create and choose sounds in response to a given stimulus
Perform long and short sounds in response to symbols

Key Vocabulary
Pulse: A steady beat in music like a ticking clock or your heart beat
Rhythm: The pattern of long and short sounds as you move through the
music
Pitch: How high or low a note sounds
Tempo: How fast or slow a piece of music is
Dynamics: How loud or quiet a piece of music is
Texture: How many ‘layers’ a piece of music has ie. One instrument or several instruments playing at the same time

Key Knowledge
Blues - A type of music that was started in the south of America by former African American slaves at the end of the 1800’s. They were sad songs.
B.B. King
Baroque - A time that started around 1600 that had lots of famous composers like Bach and Handel. The orchestra started and opera became popular.

Key Knowledge
Latin - South American music - up-tempo and energetic
Bhangra - A popular style of Indian music
Folk - Old songs or tunes from all over the world that have been passed down trough generations over time
Funk - An exciting type of music from the 1960s using electric guitars and drums