Phase 1 (Years 1 and 2)

Cycle A Cycle B T1 Pulse and T1 Experimentation w. changes in Timbre and Dynamics

All About Me – Y1 Musically Me – Y2

Clapping and playing in time to the pulse Singing and playing untuned instruments at the same time

Playing simple on an instrument Playing a melody from letter notation

Understanding the difference between pulse and Repeating a melody by ear rhythm Choosing appropriate dynamics and timbre for a piece of Improvising vocally within a given structure music

T2 Timbre and Dynamics – Creating Rhythmic T2 Orchestral Instruments Patterns Traditional Stories - Y2 Fairy Tales - Y1 Performing a story using vocal and instrumental sound Performing short chants from memory, with effects expression Recognising timbre changes Responding to a sound by likening it to a character or mood Improvising vocal sound effects for a story

Creating and selecting sounds to match a Creating a tune to describe a character character or mood

T3 Changing Pitch and T3 How does timbre, dynamics and tempo help tell a story through music? Super Heros - Y1 Myths and Legends - Y2 Playing simple patterns on tuned instruments incorporating high/low (pitch) and fast/slow Singing songs from memory with confidence and (tempo) accuracy

Recognising tempo and pitch changes Recognising structural features

Experimenting with tempo and pitch using tuned Layering instrumental and vocal sounds and patterns and untuned instruments within a given structure

T4 Composition and Effect T4 Call and Response Rhythms

Animals - Y1 Animals - Y2

Singing short songs from memory, adding simple Recognising playing a short rhythm from simple notation dynamics Suggesting improvements to their work Playing instruments expressively Relating music to feelings Responding expressively to music using your body Creating short sequences of sound on a given idea

Creating and selecting appropriate sounds to tell a story T5 Composition and Effect T5 Creating Soundscapes

Space - Y1 Space - Y2

Singing and playing in response to instructions as Performing a melodic motif musically part of a class performance Listening for and recognising instrumentation Responding to music through expressive and appropriate movement Creating a melodic motif from a set of five notes

Creating a sequence of notes

Creating a chant

T6 Creating Mood through Music T6 Creating Landscape Soundscapes

By the sea - Y1 On this Island - Y2

Performing from graphic notation Singing with confidence and expression

Listening to and commenting on the descriptive Using musical vocabulary to describe the music they hear features of music Creating and making improvements to a soundscape Selecting appropriate instruments to create an intended effect, using dynamics and tempo to add interest

Phase 2 (Years 3 and 4)

Cycle A Cycle B T1 Learning to recognise staff notation T1 Adapting, transposing and performing motifs

Vikings - Y3 Romans – Y4

Singing songs with accuracy and control, with Playing melody parts on tuned instruments with accuracy developing vocal technique and control, with developing vocal technique

Discussing the features of battle songs using Recognising the use and development of motifs in music musical vocabulary Creating a motif-based composition and notating this Creating a battle song with voices and untuned using roman mosaic artwork percussion

T2 Traditional Indian Instuments T2 Sounds of the Samba Band

Around the World: India - Y3 South America – Y4

Performing a traditional Indian song with voices Playing syncopated rhythms with accuracy, control and and instruments from staff notation fluency

Recognising the stylistic features of Indian classical Recognising the stylistic features of samba music music Composing a rhythmic break Creating an Indian-inspired composition using drone, rag and tal Learning about the origin of samba music

Consider how music developed differently in other parts of the world T3 Pentatonic melodies compositions T3 Sound effects and how we can use them

Chinese New Year - Y3 Hanami – Y4

Exploring timbre using their voices expressively

Playing a pentatonic melody from letter notation Recognising, naming and explaining the function of the interrelated dimensions of music Maintaining a part of during a group performance Creating and performing a group composition within a Discussing the features of Chinese music using given structure using both melodic and rhythmic musical vocabulary instruments

Combining three pentatonic melodies with untuned percussion to create a group composition T4 Becoming a Song Writer – Lyrics T4 An introduction into the Walking Base Line

Ballads - Y3 Rock and Roll - Y4

Performing a ballad as a class Performing a walking bass line

Recognising the features of a ballad Singing in time and in tune

Writing lyrics for a ballad Recognising the features of rock and roll music

Identifying the links between this and other genres of music T5 Compositions using Swung Quavers T5 The 12 Bar Blues

Jazz - Y3 Blues – Y4 Playing their composition accurately in time with Performing the blues scale on a tuned percussion their group instrument

Identifying the difference between regular rhythms Hearing when songs play the 12 bar blues and swung rhythms Improvising a blues performance Composing a swing version of a nursery rhyme Understanding how this genre of music came to be Learning different types of jazz, understanding how the genre evolved over time

T6 Compositions to match animations T6 Rhythms of the Rainforest

Mountains - Y3 (Swap w. T1) Rainforests – Y4

Performing a soundscape accurately, fluently and Accurately performing a composition as part of a group expressively Identifying scaled dynamics (crescendo / decrescendo) Recognising and explaining the changes within a within a piece of music piece of music using musical vocabulary Creating body percussion rhythms Telling a story through layers of melody and rhythm Creating a melody loop on tuned percussion Appreciating classical music and unpick its narrative