| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Year 1/2 Cycle A |
Singing – Topic related
Learning to play the recorder
Rhythm and notation
Music listening – Carnival of the animals
Class composition
Performance - Harvest, Nativity, Carol service, School Concerts
Junior choir opportunity
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Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening
Class composition
Performance – Easter service
Junior choir
|
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening – Flight of the bumble bee
Class composition
Performance – summer concert / show
Junior choir
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| Year 1/2 Cycle B |
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening – The Nutcracker
Class composition
Performance - Harvest, Nativity, Carol service, School Concerts
Junior choir
|
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening
Class composition
Performance – Easter service
Junior choir
|
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening – Waltz of the flowers by Chopin
Class composition
Performance – summer concert / show
Junior choir
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| Year 3/4 Cycle A |
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening – Autumn by Vivaldi
Group composition
Performance - Harvest, Nativity, Carol service, School Concerts
Junior choir
|
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening
Class composition
Performance – Easter service
Junior choir
|
Singing – songs from the Caribbean
Music listening – Caribbean music
Group compositions using mento rhythm
Performance – summer concert / show
Junior choir
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| Year 3/4 Cycle B |
Singing – Topic related
Recorders
Rhythm and notation
Music listening – Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky
Group composition
Performance - Harvest, Nativity, Carol service, School Concerts
Junior choir
|
Singing – Tudor songs
Knowledge of Tudor instruments
Recorders – Tudor pieces
Music listening – Tudor lute music
Class composition
Performance – Easter service
Junior choir
|
Singing – songs from Africa
Music listening – African music
Class composition of African drumming rhythm using different parts
Performance – summer concert / show
Junior choir
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| Year 5 |
Notation and keyboard skills.
Different ways of using your hand and hands to make music, including Rap.
Learning songs for Christmas Service. |
Composing and performing music for a specific purpose
Learning songs for Easter Service |
Learning how dynamics and tempo affects the character of a piece of music.
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| Year 6 |
Notation and Keyboard skills.
Instrumental families and timbres.
Learning songs for Christmas Service. |
Twentieth Century popular music and dance.
Intervals and parallel motion.
Learning songs for Easter Service. |
Adapting music using various variation techniques.
Musical imagery. |
