Music programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2

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1 programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2 National curriculum in England Purpose of study is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon. Aims The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils: perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations. Attainment targets By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.

2 Subject content Key stage 1 Pupils should be taught to: use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes play tuned and untuned instruments musically listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music. Key stage 2 Pupils should be taught to sing and play musically with increasing confidence and control. They should develop an understanding of musical composition, organising and manipulating ideas within musical structures and reproducing sounds from aural memory. Pupils should be taught to: play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory use and understand staff and other musical notations appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians develop an understanding of the history of music.

3 Year Group F Claire Honey Tues / Weds Children in Foundation learn a variety of songs, chants and music games with a focus on pulse and rhythm. Objects, puppets and other such props are incorporated using music to explore topic areas and everyday life. Harvest festival and Christmas preparations will serve as seasonal topics during this Autumn term with related songs, movement and musical explorations. Autumn Spring Summer Thurs / Fri A focus on identifying pulse in a variety of musics. Exploring instruments Following instructions Reviewing known nursery rhymes songs A song and a dance Sherlock 1 Sherlock 3 Songs from My world series Claire Honey Tues / Weds Pupils learn to handle percussion instruments with greater control, exploring dynamics and tempo. Songs compliment Foundation Stage topics including Underground, Overground which investigates animals and Light and Dark. games require a greater degree of group cooperation. Thurs / Fri A focus on identifying high & low sounds. Exploring pitch on songs Express EYFS, A song and a dance, Sherlock 1, Sherlock 3, Songs from My world series, Claire Honey Tues / Weds A focus on pitch and vocal intonation will influence song choice during the summer term alongside some use of tuned percussion. Pupils will be encouraged to listen with attention to detail and respond to musical moods through movement, discussion and more stylistic performance. Country dance outside will reinforce strong feeling of pulse, rhythm and sequencing movement to sound. The Summer topic area of Traditional Tales will be used to explore musical effects for stories and specially written songs and nursery rhymes. Thurs / Fri A focus on identifying long & short sounds. Introducing Tobin System Tas & ta-tes. Exploring duration using body sounds, environmental sounds and songs Express EYFS, A song and a dance, Sherlock 1, Sherlock 3, Songs from My world series, 1 Express Project What s the score? exploring instruments and symbols. This includes songs and chants which exploit variation in dynamics and timbre. It also involves group composition combining instrumental and vocal sounds in response to a Sounds A focus on exploring instrument sound capacities. How sounds can be made and changed (simply). A variety of A song and a dance Sherlock 1 Sherlock 3 Songs from My world series and rhythm games Children will explore tuned and untuned percussion They will be able to improvise in response to clear directions (step, leap, slide, skipping rhythms, pulse etc) and also in response to Pulse & rhythm A focus on identifying pulse & rhythms. Use both environmental and instrumental sounds. Further explore Tobin System. songs (relating to class and rhythm games Children will be comfortable improvising 4 and 8 beat rhythm patterns and should perform with some sense of pulse. They will play games which demand control over dynamics and tempo and will understand the difference between and pitched and Duration A focus on identifying long and short sounds. Create patterns using long & short sounds. Ensure pupils understand concept of continuous vibration (rather than repeated short vibrations!).

4 2 story about a Treasure Island. Songs from Sherlock book1 and book 3 will be used to help children sing with control and expression. A Song and a Dance by J. Lockley will provide plenty of action songs and chants also exploring the interrelated dimensions of music through extension tasks and activities. Express Project The Long and Short of it Exploring duration. This involves performing a variety of contrasting songs with percussion accompaniments. They contrast in their use of predominantly long or short sounds. Children are also required to compose using graphic notation to show their chosen rhythm patterns. Sing Up Songbank Sing Harvest Express Project Exploring duration. Sunshine in my heart/barbara Ann/Kookabura songs to introduce harmony and melody and to consolidate watching a conductor and using actions to enhance the performance. tuned and untuned percussion instruments respond to a conductor, engage in copycat emotive or pictorial stimuli. Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev identify instruments of the orchestra and enjoy this musical story with much to explore through discussion, movement and drawing. Playful Pizzicato by Britten children explore three contrasting sections of music noticing different use of pitch and character /mood. They move in response to music utilising ideas from Express Yr1 p. 54 ( Listen to Playful Pizzicato to describe minibeasts in movement ) As for the Autumn term. I Live in the city from Voiceplay by Street and Dance this song can be adapted with new lyrics to reflect work done on significant people and places in the local area. composing Children will continue to use tuned and untuned percussion They will learn to respond to a conductor and will engage in copycat and call/response games improvising with and without a clear pulse beat. Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Seans Identify themes for term) with a particular focus on strong pulses & rhythms Sherlock s 1, 2, Songs from My World series, Sing Up (where relevant), A Song and a Dance, Taking off Each week the pupils will exposed to pieces of music with solo instruments, where they will discuss the instruments they can hear. Selected from baroque, classical and romantic periods. History unpitched Children in Year 1 will learn to write and read simple rhythms using Tobin notation. Raga Abhogi ( Express track 23) Indian piece for flute and tamboura with no distinguishable pulse beat. Children will respond using movement and will discuss mood and country of origin. The Water by Handel ( Express track 24) children will conduct noticing basic metre and they will reflect on how different this music is compared to Raga Abhogi ongoing including some country dancing for movement and song. composing They will explore different textures and timbres through composition and appraisal. Pupils will also learn to change familiar Tobin notation into standard notation for rhythms written down Didgeridoo Children will see and handle a didgeridoo. They will hear how different sounds are songs (relating to class themes for term) with a particular focus on long and short sounds Sherlock s 1, 2, Songs from My World series, Sing Up (where relevant), A Song and a Dance, Rain rain go away Samba Drumming a short course on listening and appraising Samba rhythms and learning some simple rhythms in a class ensemble.

5 3 Songs from Sherlock book1 and book 2 will be used to help children sing with control and expression. A Song and a Dance by J. Lockley will provide plenty of action songs and chants also exploring the interrelated dimensions of music through extension tasks and activities Express Salt Pepper Vinegar Mustard. Exploring singing games. Aside from learning a variety of playground chants, songs and games, children are also required to use instruments to play the rhythm patterns involved and to layer these rhythms to create a musical ensemble. Some pitched patterns are also included and standard notation used. Songs from Sherlock book1 and book 2 will be used to help children sing with control and expression. Harvest and Christmas songs. and call/response games improvising with and without a clear pulse beat Instruments of the Orchestra sections and individual instruments of the orchestra. Sound Colours Exploring Instrument sound capacities and creating sounds in response to images (photographs and artwork) songs Sherlock 2 Sherlock 4 Songs for Every Sing Up Songbank Sing Harvest how mood and character of each piece matches the animal(s). Respond through drawing, movement and discussion. Read or listen to some of the poems associated with each piece. Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra by Britten Listen to Dame Edna Everage s narration and see pictures of orchestral Also see and handle real examples - ongoing composing The class will learn to play the recorder together. Red Hot Recorder by Sarah Watts will be used to help teach notes B A G and E. Flight of the Bumble Bee by Rimsky Korsakov Medieval children will explore plainchant and medieval instruments A range of songs will be chosen from Sing-Up and other suitable sources including What have the Romans done for us? from Past and Present by Rebecca Lawrence to tie in with History projects. Rhythm Listen to extracts with ostinato patterns & strong rhythms. medieval Record rhythms using both Tobin & standard notation. Perform rhythms & ostinato on percussion (Record using ICT) Sing a variety of Sherlock 1, 2, Songs for every series A Spring Thing, Sing Up songbank made by mimicking animal sounds into the instruments and we will try some of these sounds! Movement can be used in response to Sun Arise ongoing including some country dancing for movement and song composing Children will continue using recorders, learning mostly by rote but also using their skills to compose and improvise melodies. They will learn to read and write basic patterns using staff notation in order to extend performing tasks and enable simple composition. Sharon Shannon Each Little Thing Lively Irish folk music ongoing as for Spring term. Some country dancing will be included. Class Orchestra Creating class accompaniments to known songs & those relevant to class theme/topic. Explore ostinatos (both rhythmic & melodic) Listen to songs & identify accompaniments Sing a variety of Sherlock 1, 2, Songs for every series Sing Up songbank

6 4 5 Express Play it again Exploring rhythmic patterns. This unit includes a fascinating range of pieces for listening to including music from North India and Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck. Children are required to perform and compose music with rhythmical interest exploring different time signatures, dotted rhythms and much more. Sing-Up will be the main resource used for singing activities providing ample scope for 2-part singing and a great variety of style and genre. Express Cyclic Patterns exploring rhythm and pulse. This unit explores cyclic (ostinato) patterns using African music as a stimulus. Pupils learn to arrange and perform a piece based on greetings in the Mandinka language (West Africa) and they perform a class arrangement using a wide variety of percussion Wider ops - ukulele Class Orchestra Creating class accompaniments to known songs, initially a Romans song. Explore ostinatos (both rhythmic & melodic) Listen to songs & identify accompaniments songs Sherlock 2 Sherlock 4 Songs for Every Sing Up Songbank Sing Harvest Express Play it again Songs from Sing Up will provide a range experiences and A cat called Alexander, Scooby Doo song and others from Voiceworks to consolidate dotted rhythms work. Rhythms Pupils will learn conventional staff notation through aural Composing Tudor an arrangement of Pastime with Good Company by King Henry VIII will be learned utilising tuned and untuned Some pupils will read from standard notation. Pupils will compose suitable accompanying patterns using basic chords and rhythms. Children may also perform a Tudor dance to go with the song! Songs with links to Renaissance will be learned and performed including Pastime with Good Company written by King Henry VIII and The Truth about the Tudors by Suzy Davies Sorcerer s Apprentice by Dukas Discover how the music portrays the story (use Disney Fantasia). composing As in year 4, children should have a series of lessons using samba band instruments and will develop their ensemble skills. There will be scope for rhythmic composition within the structures used. Baroque Period Vivaldi Four Seasons, Handel Hallelujah Chorus Wider ops ukulele Pentatonic Scales Introduce & explain concept. Sing simple pentatonic songs (such as cotton eyed Joe, Sakura etc). Play tunes on tuned percussion. Listen to Pachelbel s Canon. Listen & sing along with bass part. Create pentatonic doodles over the top of the bass line (example) D E F# A & B Sing a variety of QCA Unit, Express, Don t forget to feed it/a clang and a clatter, Sherlock 1, 2, Songs for every series A Spring Thing, Sing Up songbank and composing work from Express SOW. Classical period As in Autumn term the pupils will be exposed to many classical pieces, in particular, string quartets, and small ensembles. Composing Pupils will be introduced to Samba using the School samba kit. They will perform basic Samba Reggae and Funk rhythms and will compose and improvise suitable fills. Viking Warrior and Tutankhamun from Past and Present by Rebecca Lawrence to tie in with History projects. Renaissance - Madrigals performed by The Kings Singers (Madrigal History Tour, Now is the month of Maying Youtube). Composing Song writing backing tracks from SingUp will be used for composition and performance projects. World from Africa and steel pan recordings or youtube clips. This will enhance their appreciation of world music and links with the Express project and djembe Wider ops ukulele Sound Colours Exploring Instrument sound capacities and creating sounds in response to images (photographs and artwork) songs Sherlock 2 Sherlock 4 Songs for Every Sing Up Songbank Sing a variety of Sherlock 1, 2, Songs for every series Sing Up songbank and composing work from Express SOW. To discover interesting facts about traditional music from around the world, for example, China, Japan, Australia.

7 Sing-Up will be the main resource used for singing activities providing ample scope for 2-part singing and a great variety of style and genre Baroque Period Vivaldi Four Seasons, Handel Hallelujah Chorus - children will learn to sing the main themes from these famous works and understand their historical context. work and learn to dictate rhythms given on a wood block. This work will become progressively more difficult throughout the year, differentiating for less/more able pupils. Baroque Period Pupils will listen to various Baroque pieces and learn to write a short appreciation of each piece commenting on the elements of music. Classical period Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Children will look at how the orchestra began to change. Daydream Education Pocket Posters will provide a visual aid to understanding historical context Hallelujah Chorus children will learn the beginning of this work linked with a brief study of the Baroque Period. Songs from Sing Up will include Nouns drumming. Ode to the Ancient Greeks from Express History Songsheets 6 Express Roundabout exploring rounds. This unit explores the function of chord patterns and scales beginning with an appraisal of Debussy s Gnossienne No.3. Pupils will perform a number of different rounds with increased structural understanding and ensemble awareness. A variety of rounds and ostinato part songs will be used to consolidate understanding of chord sequence, melody and harmony. Express Cyclic Patterns Exploring rhythm and pulse. Songs from Sing Up to enable children to sing in harmony and in rounds with increasing complexity of harmony and rhythm. A little can change our world from Past and Present by Rebecca Lawrence. CC Environmental awareness/geography Rhythms Pupils will learn conventional staff notation through aural work and learn to dictate rhythms given on a wood block. This work will become progressively more difficult throughout the year, differentiating for less/more composing Children will have a series of lessons using African djembe drums to develop new performing skills and further enhance ensemble awareness. Word patterns and alternative notation will be used to record compositions. Romantic Period Night on a Bare Mountain by Mussorgsky and Planet suite by Holst. Children will understand how the growth of the orchestra and Romantic Period escapism influenced the development of programmatic music. They will respond using and composing As in year 5, children should have a series of lessons using African djembe drums and/or samba band depending on availability. A set of ten chromatic chimes will be used to find and perform melodic extracts from songs learnt and pieces heard from singing lessons and Express SOW. Accompaniments will be composed using classroom Modern Period Songs from Andrew Composing Song writing backing tracks from SingUp will be used to compose and accompany songs. A set of ten chromatic chimes will be used to find and perform melodic extracts from songs learnt and pieces heard. Blues improvisation and composition will also utilise this resource World Traditional Chinese and Japanese music (using Youtube) Pupils will recreate the sounds and atmosphere created using class room percussion, hand chimes and pentatonic scale. This will relate back to work done in Roundabout their Autumn term Express and composing As in year 5, children should have a series of lessons using African djembe drums and/or samba band depending on availability. A set of ten chromatic chimes will be used to find and perform melodic extracts from songs learnt and pieces heard from singing lessons and Express SOW. Accompaniments will be composed using classroom Popular from the1960s to the

8 able pupils. Romantic Period focusing on Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Liszt and Brahms.. Children will understand how the focus of form from the Classical period diminished to make way for less structured pieces of music. Children will respond using art and descriptive/poetic language. CC Art and English art and descriptive/poetic language. Songs from Sing Up - Let s Twist Again and It s a Long Way from Tipperary. Last Kiss Goodbye from Past and Present by Rebecca Lawrence Lloyd Webber musicals to explore modern era and the ways in which melody/elements of music are used to describe the words of a song. You Tube clips to be used to visualise the music. project. Songs from Sing Up as part of the Songwriter project. present day understand the development of structure, vocals and instruments in the modern song. opportunities during the year Choristers recruitment for St Mary s Church Warwick. Garry Jones Choristors Christmas productions Brookhurst Band performance for parents at the end of each term Led by Claire Honey KS2 Choir Led by Claire Honey Singtastic whole key stage singing ½ hr week autumn term requested but not available aut 2016 try another term Assembly 2/wk whole school singing Community choir spring 15 : Choir performance for parents. Choir provide chorus for CMS production of Oliver summer 15 : Day of the African child Samba Band performing opportunity Ensembles concert Soloist concert ians performance Leamington music Proposed spring 2017 samba and choir concert with music gps