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