Reception Music Curriculum 2015-2016 Special People Growth and Change Going Places Moving Patterns Working World Our Senses Stories and Sounds 22-36 months Joins in singing favourite songs. Creates sounds by banging, shaking, tapping or blowing. Shows an interest in the way musical instruments sound. 30-50 months Enjoys joining in with dancing and ring games. Sings a few familiar songs. Beginning to move rhythmically. Imitates movement in response to music. Taps out simple repeated rhythms. Explores and learns how sounds can be changed. 40 60 months Begins to build a repertoire of songs and dances. Explores the different sounds of instruments.
Year 1 Ourselves Number Animals Weather Machines Seasons Our School Pattern Storytime Our Bodies Travel Water Sing Songs and follow instructions Make a sequence of long and short sounds Play tuned and un-tuned instruments Sing songs with more control. Create musical patterns. Listen with concentration Listen to live and recorded music Use voices expressively.
Year 2 Ourselves Toys Our Land Our Bodies Animals Number Storytime Seasons Weather Pattern Water Travel Sing Songs and follow instructions. Make a sequence of long and short sounds Play tuned and un-tuned instruments with control Sing songs with more control and organisation Experiment with and create sounds Use own symbols for recording music Listen with concentration Listen to live and recorded music Use voices to perform with others Combine music with dance Know the terms pitch and rhythm.
Year 3 Environment Building Sounds Poetry China Time In the Past Communication Human Body Singing French Ancient Worlds Food and Drink Sing Songs and follow instructions. Make a sequence of long and short sounds Play tuned and un-tuned instruments with some accuracy Sing songs with more control and organisation Improvise and compose music Use own symbols for recording music Listen with attention to detail Listen to live and recorded music from different traditions Use voices to perform with others
Year 4 Poetry Environment Sounds Recycling Building Around the World Ancient Worlds Singing Spanish Communication Time In the Past Food and Drink Play and perform in a variety of ensembles Use voices expressively Play tuned and un-tuned instruments with some accuracy Begin to learn staff notation Sing solos and perform in different size groups Improvise and compose music for a purpose Use own symbols for recording music Listen with attention to detail increasing aural memory Use voices to perform with others Make improvements to own work
Year 5 Our Community Solar System At the Movies Celebration Life Cycles Keeping Healthy Play and perform in a variety of ensembles Use voices and musical instruments with increased accuracy. Develop an understanding of the history of music Perform to an audience. Sing solos and perform in different size groups Improvise and compose music for a purpose Listen with attention to detail increasing aural memory Use voices and instruments to perform with others
Year 6 World Unite Journeys Class Awards Moving On Growth Roots Explore ideas and feelings about music Use voices and musical instruments with increased accuracy. Develop an understanding of the history of music Perform to an audience. Sing solos and perform in different size groups Identify harmony Take turns to lead a group Listen with attention to detail increasing aural memory Use voices and instruments to perform with others Perform to an audience Use musical vocabulary