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    KS1

    Term 1

    Term 2

    Term 3

    Term 4

    Terms 5 & 6

    Year

    1/2

    Change For The Better?

    What Have they taught Us?

    Where Would We Be Without Water?

    Healthy Body, Healthy Minds

    Our Beautiful World

    A

    Zootime – Pulse, rhythm and pitch – singing and playing

    Christmas Production- Perform together and follow instructions that combine singing and other musical elements

    Hands, Feet, Heart –pulse, rhythm and pitch – South African Music

    In the Groove – Exploring different styles of music

    B

    I Wanna Play in a Band – Singing and playing in an ensemble

     Christmas Production- Perform together and follow instructions that combine singing and other musical elements

    Friendship Song – performance and composition

     Reflect, rewind and Replay – The history and language of music

    Key skills

    • Sing songs and speak chants and rhymes expressively and with confidence
    • Sing with an awareness of other performers
    • Recall and remember songs, chants and rhymes
    • Identify the pulse in a piece of music and perform a rhythm to a given pulse
    • Identify and name classroom instruments; maraca, triangle, tambourine, glockenspiel, sticks, blocks, drum, cow bells, xylophone, cymbal, agago
    • Play instruments musically and in different ways to create different sound effects
    • Create and choose sounds in response to a given stimulus
    • Perform long and short sounds in response to symbols

    LKS2

    Term 1

    Term 2

    Term 3

    Term 4

    Terms 5 & 6

    Year

    3/4

    Change For The Better?

    What Have they taught Us?

    Where Would We Be Without Water?

    Healthy Body, Healthy Minds

    Our Beautiful World

    A

    Stop! – Anti-bullying rap/song - Developing singing and composition skills

    Spring Production- Perform to an audience recognising how music and voice can reflect different intentions

    Glockenspiel/Berkshire Maestros – An opportunity to learn a musical instrument and progress to the next level of excellence – musical notation

    B

    Lean On Me – Soul/Gospel – Pulse, rhythm and pitch interrelated with singing and playing

    Spring Production- Perform to an audience recognising how music and voice can reflect different intentions

    Glockenspiel/Berkshire Maestros – An opportunity to learn a musical instrument and progress to the next level of excellence – musical notation

    Key skills

    • Sing in tune and with confidence using a wider vocal range
    • Sing expressively with an awareness of expressive elements; timbre, tempo, dynamics
    • Perform a repeated pattern to a steady pulse
    • Analyse and comment on how music is used to create different moods
    • Identify melodic phrases and play them by ear
    • Explore and perform different types of accompaniment
    • Compose music and evaluate own work making improvements
    • Use the terms; pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure
    • Use and understand staff and other musical notation
    • Play an instrument with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression

    UKS2

    Term 1

    Term 2

    Term 3

    Term 4

    Terms 5 & 6

    Year

    5/6

    Change For The Better?

    What Have they taught Us?

    Where Would We Be Without Water?

    Healthy Body, Healthy Minds

    Our Beautiful World

    A

     Happy – An integrated approach to music linking pulse, rhythm and pitch through singing and playing instruments

    You've Got A Friend - An integrated approach to music linking pulse, rhythm and pitch through singing and playing instruments

    Summer Production- Present performances effectively and confidently with an awareness of audience, venue and occasion. 

    B

    Livin' On A Prayer – An appreciation of classic rock; singing, playing, improvising and composing

    Make You Feel My Love – Pop Ballads; singing, playing, improvising and composing

    Summer Production- Present performances effectively and confidently with an awareness of audience, venue and occasion. 

    Key skills

    • Sing with increasing control of breathing, posture and sound projection
    • Sing songs in tune and with an awareness of other parts
    • Perform confidently as a member of a large group, small group and individually
    • Present performances effectively with an awareness of audience, venue and occasion
    • Use ICT to change and manipulate sounds
    • Explore, select and combine a range of different sounds to compose a soundscape
    • Improve their work through analysis, evaluation and comparison