Curriculum overview Subject: Music Ourselves Environment

Curriculum overview – Subject: Music

Autumn 1st half

Week commencing Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

09.09.19

Ourselves –

Exploring sounds –

using voices

expressively and

develop skills of

singing whilst

performing

actions.

Ourselves

To use their

voices

expressively and

creatively by

singing songs and

speaking chants

and rhymes

Musical focus:

exploring sounds

Subject link:

English

Creating and

responding to

vocal sounds and

body percussion

Encourage the

children to

explore unusual

ways of producing

sounds on

instruments, for

example, they

might tap the rim

of a cymbal with a

triangle beater to

represent dripping

butter,

Environment

L.O: To be able to

select descriptive

sounds to

accompany a poem

Around the World

To explore the

pentatonic scale.

Follow the shape

of a melody by ear

and by notation.

To learn a song

about the modern

day Maya

countries.

Chn learn the

Central America

Geography Song &

Video: Rocking the

World to link in

with Geography

lesson.

World Unite

To explore beat

and syncopation

through song and

body percussion.

16.09.19

Ourselves –


using voices

expressively and

develop skills of

singing whilst

performing

actions.

Ourselves

To use their

voices

expressively and

creatively by

singing songs and

speaking chants

and rhymes

• Developing the

use of vocal

sounds to express

feelings •

Exploring

expression in a

conversation

without words

• Notating pitch

shape and duration

using simple line

graphics

Pairs of children

could draw their

own ‘cat’

conversations and

swap them with

another pair to

perform.

Environment

L.O: To be able to

create a musical

re-telling of a

poem

Around the World

To describe music

using musical and

non-musical terms.

To compose

pentatonic

melodies using a

note trail.

Listen to music,

match it to its

part of the world

and compose own in

groups.

To listen to and

analyse traditional

Mayan music.

World Unite

To develop

coordination and

rhythm skills.

23.09.19

Ourselves –


using voices

expressively and

develop skills of

singing whilst

performing

actions.

Ourselves

To use their

voices

expressively and

creatively by

singing songs and

speaking chants

and rhymes

•Understanding

how mood can be

expressed using

the voice

• Understanding

the structure of

call and response

songs

• Developing an

expressive song

performance with

voices and

instruments

Select the

untuned

instruments

carefully so that

the children can

achieve clear

rhythms as they

play, eg simple

hand drums,

Environment

L.O: To be able to

sing in two-part

harmony

Around the World

To play a

pentatonic song

with leaps.

Kwaheri rhythms

and melodies.

Learn chanted

rhythms and

identify them in a

song. Sing and

accompany with

off-beat rhythm

patterns.

To create and

perform

traditional Mayan

instrumental

music.

World Unite

To develop the

idea of pitch,

shape and relate it

to movement.

claves, small

shakers tapped on

one palm,

tambourines

tapped on the rim.

30.09.10

Number

Beat – develop a

steady beat

through using

movement, body

percussion and

instruments.

Toys

To experiment

with, create,

select and combine

sounds

Musical focus:

Beat Subject link:

PSHE

• Keeping a steady

beat different

speeds (tempi)

• Marking beats

within a four-beat

metre

To help children

combine the chant

and movement

beat patterns.

Building

L.O: To be able to

accompany a song

with a melodic

ostinato

Environment

To explore how

different timbres

can be descriptive.

Read a poem,

select descriptive

sounds and discuss

this within a piece

of music.

To listen to music,

describing its

effects and use of

music dimensions.

https://www.youtu

be.com/watch?v=b

vxDHbuKIUw

[Chn to write a

programme note

for an agreed

extract from

above link.]

World Unite

To create rhythm

patterns.

07.10.19

Number

Beat – develop a

steady beat

through using

movement, body

Toys

To experiment

with, create,

select and combine

sounds

Building

L.O: To be able to

understand how

music can be

organized in

Environment

To understand how

to accompany a

song with drone

and ostinato on

To compare and

contrast

traditional Mayan

and current

World Unite

To explore rhythm

through dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvxDHbuKIUw



percussion and

instruments.

•Developing a

sense of steady

beat through

chant, actions and

instruments

• Marking beats

within a four-beat

metre

Bounce knees to

feel the beat with

the whole body as

you bounce the

ball, and then find

alternative large

body movements

for the other

words

sequences tuned percussion.

Listen to a song

and accompany it

with a drone and

ostinato. Select

instruments and

perform.

Mexican music.

14.10.19

Number

Beat – develop a

steady beat

through using

movement, body

percussion and

instruments.

Toys

To experiment

with, create,

select and combine

sounds

•Performing a

steady beat

• Changing tempo

•Responding to

images

Using simple

Building

L.O: To be able to

use voices and

action to perform

simple rhythms

with a steady

beat

Environment

To explore the

descriptive music

of two major

composers. To

compose an

introduction for a

song.

Compare how two

composers have

described the

Antarctic in their

To listen to music

with focus,

analysing its

composition using

musical

vocabulary.

(Holst: Planets

Suite)

World Unite

To explore ways of

combining and

structuring

rhythms through

dance.

ramps of card,

make uphill,

downhill and same

level shapes as in

the pictures, then

travel the toy over

as you all practise

tapping the

changing tempo of

the beat.

music. Learn a song

exploring its

meaning and lyrics.

21.10.19

Number

Beat – develop a

steady beat

through using

movement, body

percussion and

instruments.

Sounds

L.O: To be able to

understand how

sounds are

produced and how

instruments are

classified

Food and Drink

To perform

sequences of

sounds matched to

visual sequences.

Learn a singing

game with a

changing sequence

of patterns using

card signals.

To compare and

contrast different

tone poems.

(Holst: Planets

Suite)

Autumn 2nd half


04.11.19

Animals

Pitch focus –

develop an

understanding of

pitch through

using movement,

voices and

instruments. They

identify contrasts

of high and low

pitches, and

create animal

chant sounds and

sequences.

Our land

To listen and

concentrate and

play tuned and

untuned

instruments

musically.

Musical focus:

exploring sounds

Subject link:

Geography

• Exploring timbre

and texture to

understand how

sounds can be

descriptive

• Matching sounds

to images

• Creating and

performing

descriptive

instrumental music

inspired by British

myths and legend

As the children

explore sounds in

activity three,

remind them to

Sounds

L.O: To be able to

understand the

sounds involved in

aeroplanes

Food and Drink

To understand and

perform rondo

structure.

Solar System

To relate sound

sequences to

images and

interpret them to

create descriptive

sound sequences.

Journeys

To sing in three-

part harmony.

think of ways that

they can change

sounds using

dynamics, tempo

and duration

11.11.19

Animals

Pitch focus –

develop an

understanding of

pitch through

using movement,

voices and

instruments. They

identify contrasts

of high and low

pitches, and

create animal

chant sounds and

sequences.

Our land

To listen and

concentrate and

play tuned and

untuned

instruments

musically.

• Identifying

contrasting

sections of

descriptive music

• Matching

descriptive sounds

to images

•Identifying ways

of producing sound

If some children

are choosing very

short sounds,

remind them to

select sounds,

which the

audience has time

to appreciate.

Repeat sounds or

extend their

Sounds

L.O: To be able to

understand

musical conversion

structure

Food and Drink

To learn rhythmic

and melodic

accompaniments

for a song and

combine them in a

performance.

Listen to and

understand the

structure of a

West African

song, then build up

to creating their

own

accompaniments

for it and

perform.

Solar System

To develop the use

of dynamics in a

song and learn a

melodic ostinato

using staff

notation.

Journeys

To explore

expressive singing

in a part-song with

echoes.

ideas.

18.11.19

Animals

pitch focus –

develop an

understanding of

pitch through

using movement,

voices and

instruments. They

identify contrasts

of high and low

pitches, and

create animal

chant sounds and

sequences.

Our land

To listen and

concentrate and

play tuned and

untuned

instruments

musically.

• Listening to and

evaluating

composition; •

Rehearsing and

refining to develop

a performance

Consider the

positions of the

children when they

play in groups in

activity two. Do

they need to be

positioned in a

circle or in a

specific order to

help them recall

the sequence of

play?

Poetry

L.O: To be able to

enhance and

extend the

performance of a

poem using vocal

patterns

Communication

To play ostinati

and layer them in a

performance.

In groups, layer

four ostinati to

perform news

theme music.

Solar System

To develop

performance

techniques using

texture and

rhythm.

Journeys

To develop song

cycles for

performance.

25.11.19

Weather


children use their

Our bodies

To listen and

concentrate and

Poetry

L.O: To be able to

create a piece of

Communication

To use music to

communicate a

Solar System

To learn about the

sound of the whole

Journeys

To sing a pop song

with backing

voice movement

and instruments to

explore different

ways that music

can be used to

describe the

weather.

play tuned and

untuned

instruments

musically.

Musical focus:

Beat

Subject link:

Mathematics

•Recognising and

responding to

steady beat

•Recognising and

responding to a

rhythm ostinato

pattern

•Recognising and

playing rhythmic

patterns

To help, remind

the children of

sound syllables.

‘playground music’

out of layered

vocal patterns as

part of a

performance piece

meaning.

Write the verses,

and practise and

perform the rap

song. Record for

the TV.

tone scale.

(Debussy: Clair de

lune)

harmony.

02.12.19

Weather


children use their

voice movement

and instruments to

explore different

ways that music

can be used to

Our bodies

To listen and

concentrate and

play tuned and

untuned

instruments

musically.

Christmas Concert

Practice

Communication

To use music to

communicate a

meaning.

Write the verses,

and practise and

perform the rap

Solar System

To listen to music,

describing its

effects and use of

music dimensions.

(Strauss: Also

Sprach

Zarathustra)

Journeys

To learn to sing

major and minor

note patterns

accurately.

describe the

weather.

•Recognising and

responding to

steady beat at

different tempi

• Playing steady

beats at different

tempi on body

percussion and

instruments •

Singing in two

parts and

combining steady

beats

Give children

sufficient practice

at making whole

body movements

to each of the

three speeds of

steady beat,

before

progressing onto

body percussion

and instruments

song. Record for

the TV.

To create a

musical

background to

accompany a poem.

09.12.19

Weather


children use their

voice movement

and instruments to

explore different

ways that music

can be used to

Our bodies

To listen and

concentrate and

play tuned and

untuned

instruments

musically.

Christmas Concert

Practice

Christmas Concert

Practice

Solar System

To listen to music,

describing its

effects and use of

music dimensions.

(Strauss: Also

Sprach

Zarathustra)

Christmas Concert

Practice

describe the

weather.

•Recognising and

responding to

different steady

beats

• Performing

rhythmic

movement

patterns to a

steady beat

• Performing

rhythmic patterns

on percussion

Help children to

focus on the

steady beat as

they listen to The

ball by closing

their eyes to

identify and tap

the beat.

To create a

musical

background to

accompany a poem.

16.12.19

Christmas

Production

Practice

Christmas

Production

Practice

Christmas Concert

Practice

Christmas Concert

Practice

Christmas

Production

Practice

Christmas

Production

Practice

Spring 1st half


06.01.20 Machines

Music focus beat –

The children

explore beat

through movement

body percussion

and instruments.

They combine

steady beat with

word rhythms and

explore changes in

tempo.

Animals

The children link

animal movement

with pitch movement

to help develop

understanding and

recognition of

changing pitch. They

interpret pitch line

notation using voices

and tuned

instruments.

Listening to a

steady beat and

responding in

movement

• Identifying and

responding to

changes in pitch,

upwards and

downwards •

Performing changes

in pitch using whole

body movement and

voice

China

LO: To be able to

recognize sounds

and instruments in

music.

Chn to choose an

instrument to

represent the

sound of a volcano

erupting.

In the Past

To compose a

fanfare.

At the Movies

Sound Effects

To understand a

musical narrative,

interpret notation

and use a

storyboard to

structure sounds.

Growth

LO: To feel and

move to

a three-beat pulse

and

revising rhythmic

ostinato

13.01.20 Machines


The children

explore beat

Animals

Understanding and

performing upwards

and downwards pitch

China

LO: To be able to

recognise and

explore ways that

In the Past

To learn a dance

and play music

used for

At the Movies

Abstract Albert

To compose sound

effects.

Growth

LO: To perform

and improvise

rhythmic and

through movement

body percussion

and instruments.

They combine

steady beat with

word rhythms and

explore changes in

tempo.

direction • Reading

pitch line notation

sound can be

organised and used

expressively.

celebrations. melodic ostinati

20.01.20 Machines


The children

explore beat

through movement

body percussion

and instruments.

They combine

steady beat with

word rhythms and

explore changes in

tempo.

Animals

• Playing pitch lines

on tuned percussion

• Combining pitch

change with changes

in other

elements/dimensions

China

LO: To be able to

perform simple

pieces

rhythmically using

a limited range of

notes.

In the Past

To learn a 1960s

pop song.

At the Movies

Action Mouse

To understand the

structure of a

song’s melody.

Growth

LO: To sing in

harmony

LO: To learn about

chords

27.01.20 Seasons

– Pitch – The

children develop

further their

vocabulary and

understanding of

pitch movements,

exploring pitch

through singing,

tuned percussion

and listening

games.

Numbers

The children explore

steady beat and

rhythm patterns.

They play beats and

patterns from

renaissance Italy to

West Africa and

create their own

body percussion,

voices and

instruments.

Time

LO: To be able to

compose simple

pieces to create

intended effects.

In the Past

To create a

performance

within a group.

At the Movies

Movie Music

To compose and

perform a piece.

Growth

LO: To perform

music and dance

• Performing a

steady beat and

simple rhythms

using movement and

body percussion •

Understanding and

differentiating

between beat and

rhythm.

03.02.20 Seasons

Pitch – The

children develop

further their

vocabulary and

understanding of

pitch movements,

exploring pitch

through singing,

tuned percussion

and listening

games.

Numbers

• Performing simple

rhythms using

movement and

percussion •

Understanding and

differentiating

between beat and

rhythm

Time

LO: To be able to

choose

instruments which

are appropriate to

the task.

Building

To understand

verse and chorus

song structure.

At the Movies

Spacedust

To understand the

dynamic of a sound

track.

Growth

LO: To revise,

rehearse and

develop music for

performance

10.02.20 Seasons

Pitch – The

children develop

further their

vocabulary and

understanding of

pitch movements,

exploring pitch

through singing,

tuned percussion

Numbers

• Performing a

steady beat and

simple rhythms

using movement and

body percussion •

Understanding and

differentiating

between beat and

rhythm

Time

LO: To be able to

improve our own

work.

Building

To understand

layered structure

in a rhythmic

ostinato piece.

At the Movies

Spacedust scenes

To evaluate and

refine

compositions.

Growth

LO: To understand

the process of a

musical

performance

and listening

games.

Spring 2nd half


24.02.20 Our school


the children

explore sounds

found in their

school

environment. They

investigate ways

to produce and

record sounds

using IT to

stimulate musical

ideas related to

geography.

Story time

The children are

introduced to

famous pieces to

stimulate

composition. The

children interpret

a storyboard with

sound effects, and

develop their own

ideas using voices

and percussion.

• Combining sounds

to create a musical

effect •

Understanding

how music, dance

and drama can

combine in

storytelling

In the past

LO: To be able to

talk about pieces

of music and give

reasons for my

opinion.

Building

To describe the

structure of a

piece of

orchestral music.

Keeping Healthy

Body-popping

Skeleton

To explore

different tempi

and develop

rhythmic skills.

Roots

LO: To sing a

tradition Ghanaian

song

LO: To develop a

performance of a

musical

02.03.20 Our school


the children

explore sounds

found in their

school

environment. They

investigate ways

to produce and

record sounds

using IT to

stimulate musical

ideas related to

geography.

Story time

• Exploring voices

to create

descriptive

musical effects •

Creating and

matching

descriptive sounds

made with the

voice

In the past

LO: To be able to

understand how

music elements

are combined and

varied to create

different effects.

Singing Spanish

To sing in groups

and create

descriptive music.

Keeping Healthy

Dry Bones

To sing and play

scales and

chromatic

melodies.

Roots

LO: To improvise

descriptive music

LO: To sing a

traditional

children’s game

song from Ghana

09.03.20 Our school


the children

explore sounds

found in their

school

environment. They

investigate ways

to produce and

record sounds

using IT to

stimulate musical

ideas related to

geography.

Story time

• Combining sounds

to create a musical

effect •

Performing to an

audience

In the past

LO: To be able to

understand simple

music notations.

Singing Spanish

To sing in a minor

key in groups and

develop

descriptive song

accompaniments.

Keeping Healthy

Synchronised

Swimming

To sing in unison

and two-parts.

Roots

LO: To play

rhythm cycles

LO: To sing a

traditional

children’s game

song from Ghana

16.03.20 Pattern

Beat – the

children develop

Seasons

The children

develop

Communication

LO: To be able to

use simple music

Singing Spanish

To combine tuned

percussion, un-

Keeping Healthy

Learning to Swim

To read and play

Roots

LO: To sing call

and response

an understanding

of metre – groups

of steady beat –

through counting,

body percussion

and readying

scores.

understanding of

pitch through

movement, songs

and listening

games. They

become familiar

with pitch shapes

and perform them

in a variety of

musical

arrangements

Singing with

expression, paying

attention to the

pitch shape of the

melody • Using

sign language in a

song •

Accompanying a

song with vocal

and instrumental

ostinati

notations when

composing a piece

of music.

tuned percussion

and singing.

staff notation and

create

accompaniments

for a song.

songs in two

groups

23.03.20 Pattern

Beat – the

children develop

an understanding

of metre – groups

of steady beat –

through counting,

body percussion

and readying

scores.

Seasons

• Identifying

rising and falling

pitch • Performing

a rising pitch

sequence in a song

Communication

LO: To be able to

use simple music

notations when

composing a piece

of music.

Poetry

To recognise music

notation with

reference to

metre and accent.

Keeping Healthy

On your Bike

To learn and

perform a song

with syncopated

rhythms.

Roots

LO: To plan and

structure pieces

to make a finale

30.03.20 Pattern

Beat – the

children develop

an understanding

of metre – groups

of steady beat –

through counting,

body percussion

and readying

scores.

Seasons

Listening and

responding to

pitch changes with

movements •

Singing with

expression and

paying attention to

the pitch shape of

the melody

Communication

LO: To be able to

explain what they

have done and

why.

Poetry

To use canon and

ostinati as

accompaniments

and pay attention

to notation,

accent, diminuendo

and balance.

Keeping Healthy

Circuit Training

To arrange a

complete

performance of

music and songs

and use a score to

notate and guide

selected elements

of a performance.

Roots

LO: To develop

and rehearse for a

performance

Summer 1st half


20.04.20 Story time

Exploring sounds.

Children learn how

music is used to

tell a story. They

identify, contrast

of fast and slow,

loud and quiet,

leading to a

performance.

Weather

The children have

opportunities to

create descriptive

sounds and word

rhythms with raps

and songs about

weather. They

create a

descriptive class

composition using

voices and

instruments.

• Performing a

rhythmic chant

and playing an

Human body

LO: To be able to

play and perform

using rhythm

Chn will perform

routines by

exploring the

rhythm of songs

about bones

Poetry

To use beatbox

techniques to

imitate the sound

of a drum kit.

Our Community

Tour through Time

To understand a

4-beat metre

through singing

and playing

instruments.

Class Awards

LO: To learn music

for a special

occasion

independent

rhythm pattern to

accompany it •

Listening in detail

to a piece of

orchestral music

27.04.20 Story time

Exploring sounds.

Children learn how

music is used to

tell a story. They

identify, contrast

of fast and slow,

loud and quiet,

leading to a

performance.

Weather

Performing an

updated version of

a traditional

nursery rhyme

with a rap section

included •

Accompanying a

song with three

different

repeated word

patterns

Human body

LO: To be able to

play and perform

using rhythm

Chn will perform

routines by

exploring the

rhythm of songs

about muscles

Poetry

To devise a

rhythmic

accompaniment

based on repeated

text fragments.

Our Community

Here and Now

To conduct in

metres of 2 and 3

and write song

lyrics for Here

and Now.

Class Awards

LO: To compose

programme music

from a visual

stimulus

04.05.20 Story time

Exploring sounds.

Children learn how

music is used to

tell a story. They

identify, contrast

of fast and slow,

loud and quiet,

leading to a

Weather

Composing music

to illustrate a stor

Human body

LO: To be able to

play and perform

using rhythm

Chn will perform

routines by

exploring the

rhythm of songs

about the skeleton

Ancient Worlds

To understand

that melodies have

phrases and

explore layers and

layering.

Our Community

Our Community

To write lyrics and

arrangements for

a song.

Class Awards

LO: To sing a

verse and chorus

song

LO: To write new

verses for a rap

performance.

11.05.20 Water

Pitch

Children use

voices, movement

and instruments to

explore changes in

pitch.

Patterns

Using simple

notations, the

children play,

create and

combine minibeast

rhythms using

body percussion

and instruments.

Performing steady

beat patterns with

a song • Playing

different patterns

of steady beat

within four beats,

and matching to a

simple score •

Performing and

creating simple

rhythms using a

simple score

Singing French

LO: To be able to

listen with

attention to detail

and recall sounds

Chn will

understand pitch

through melody by

creating a French

song

Ancient Worlds

To identify key

features of

minimalist

structure.

Our Community

Jerusalem

To learn and sing a

song from our

musical heritage

and create a new

Jerusalem using

ostinato and

invented or

improvised

rhythms.

18.05.20 Water

Pitch

Children use

voices, movement

and instruments to

explore changes in

Patterns

Performing

steady beat

patterns in groups

to accompany a

song • Playing

different patterns

Singing French

LO: To be able to

compose music

Chn will

understand pitch

through melody by

Ancient Worlds

To combine

sections of music

in a layered

structure.

Our Community

Our Changing

World

To link ideas

together to

develop a

performance

Class Awards

LO: To develop a

song performance

pitch.

of steady beat in

groups and

matching them to

a simple score •

Performing and

creating simple

three-beat

rhythms using a

simple score

creating a French

song

adding other

media.

Summer 2nd half


01.06.20 Travel

Performance

Children develop

their

performances

skills and learn

songs about travel

and transport

from around the

world.

Patterns

Interpreting a

score to perform

different beat

patterns •

Performing beat

patterns with

voices and

percussion •

Exploring

different ways to

organise music

Singing French

LO: To be able to

play and perform

music

Chn will

understand pitch

through melody by

creating a French

song and perform

it for the class

Sounds

To classify

instruments by

the way sounds

are produced.

Life Cycles

Body-popping

Lullaby

To read notation

and sing in two and

three parts.

Moving On

LO: To sing a song

with expression

and sustained

notes

08.06.20 Travel

Performance

Children develop

Water

The children sing

and play a variety

of pitch shapes,

Ancient Worlds

LO: To be able to

play tuned and

untuned

Sounds

To learn to sing

partner songs.

Life Cycles

Timetables

To sing in two

parts and compose

Moving On

LO: To perform

complex song

rhythms

their

performances

skills and learn

songs about travel

and transport

from around the

world.

using movement

and ready from

scores. They

create a class

composition which

describes the

sounds and

creatures of a

pond.

Understanding

pitch through

singing, movement

and note names •

Performing a

melody

instruments

Chn to watch

videos of

instruments from

the ancient world

and listen to the

tuning of the

instruments

and perform.

confidently

15.06.20 Travel

Performance

Children develop

their

performances

skills and learn

songs about travel

and transport

from around the

world.

Water

Understanding

melody through

songs, movement

and performing

pitch shapes on

tuned instruments

Ancient Worlds

LO: To

be able to

compose music

Chn will

understand melody

and intonation by

playing

instruments

Sounds

To explore the

combined

expressive

effects of

different

instrument groups.

Life Cycles

Deadline

To create a

performance using

voices and

instruments in

four parts.

Moving On

LO: To identify

the structure of a

piece of music

22.06.20 Our bodies

Beat

Children respond

with their bodies

Water

• Exploring and

developing an

understanding of

pitch • Using

Ancient Worlds

LO: To be able to

compose music

Chn will create a

Recycling

To interpret

notation.

Life Cycles

Work Structures

To explore

extended vocal

techniques and

Moving On

LO: To sing in two-

or three- part

harmony

to steady beat and

rhythm in music.

musical scales,

high notes and low

notes in a

composition

piece of music

based on the

ancient worlds

music and story

songs

develop a

structure to

combine sounds.

29.06.20 Our bodies

Beat

Children respond

with their bodies

to steady beat and

rhythm in music.

Travel

The children learn

a tanzanian game

song and

accompany a

travelling song

using voices and

instruments. They

listen to an

orchestral piece

and improvise

their own

descriptive ‘theme

park’ music.

Exploring patterns

of physical

movement in a

game song •

Responding to a

song with

movement • Using

simple musical

vocabulary to

describe music

Food and Drink

LO: To be able to

explore beat and

rhythm

Chn will use fruits

as patterns/claps

to create music

Recycling

To make musical

instruments.

Life Cycles

Late in Life

To create musical

effects using

contrasting pitch.

Transition week

06.07.20 Our bodies

Beat

Travel

• Combining steady

Food and Drink

LO: To be able to

Recycling

To understand

Life Cycles

Underworld Myth

Production

Children respond

with their bodies

to steady beat and

rhythm in music.

beat and rhythms

to accompany a

song • Listening

and responding to

contemporary

orchestral music •

Playing an

instrument game

to practise steady

beat at changing

tempi

create musical

textures

Chn will perform a

sing song round

ABA structure. To create

descriptive music

using operatic

techniques.

13.06.20 Travel

• Preparing and

improving a

performance using

movement, voice

and percussion •

Using instruments

expressively •

Understanding

notation

Food and Drink

LO: To be able to

compose music

Chn will listen to

Shortin’ Bread

Recycling

To perform

repeating

rhythms.

Life Cycles

Our Life

To develop

performance skills

and evaluate our

work.

Production

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Curriculum overview Subject: Music Ourselves Environment