Year: 5 Subject: Music Unit of Study: Air Linked Literature: Lives of Musicians by Kathleen Krull / The Story of the Orchestra by Meredith Hamilton

Rhythm—reading and India— Pitch—comparison Rhythm—composing Musical chronology Air composition notating Pulse and rhythm through songs within structures

Vocabulary I need to know: I need to do: Prior knowledge/skills: Bristol is famous for its mastery of air—hot air balloons and Use voices and instruments to play Refers to the volume of a sound or Explore dynamics through singing, dynamics solo and ensemble with increasing note Concorde - so this unit celebrates that, alongside flight in nature. listening and performing music Through listening to songs and musical compositions, as well as sounds Explore pitch through listening, accuracy , fluency, control and pitch How high or low a note is expression in the environment, we are able to explore and identify the different graphic score study, composing and effects created by pitch, tempo and dynamics. Also, we can reflect on Begin to improvise and compose tempo Musical word for speed performing the feelings that these compositions evoke so that we can intentionally music compose pieces of music that suit the purpose for our work. To be able Explore tempo through listening, Listen with increasing attention to A method used to compose a discussion, conducting and singing graphic score piece of music without using com- to remember their compositions, composers use musical notations, music and recall sounds with mon music notation which can be the commonly recognised method (shown below) or Composing short pieces and noting increasing aural memory graphic score notation. in graphic score Begin to use and understand some Creating or writing a piece of compose musical notations music Refine and re-work compositions prior to performance Begin to appreciate and understand The ‘overall’ plan of a piece (big a wide range of high quality live and structure Perform compositions Music picture) recorded music drawn from Make use of ICT to support - An instrument that is struck with different traditions and composers. percussion understanding and exploration of your hands or an object eg: drums Begin to develop an understanding What is a graphic score? music of musical history. pianissimo Very quiet A graphic score is a way in which a composer can compose a piece without using common music notation. When using a graphic score, you piano Quiet need to assign each instrument or sound within the piece with a symbol. Songs and composition that will be mezzo forte Moderately loud These symbols can be as simple or complicated as the composer explored during this unit: chooses but they must all be different. When only one instrument or Below is a list of the main songs and crescendo Gradually getting louder sound is being used then the symbols might be used to indicate pitch, musical compositions that we will be length of notes, frequency and tempo. Here are some examples of what exploring in this unit, along with the forte Loud graphic scores might look like: link so that you can enjoy them at Study Guide Guide Study home too. fortissimo Very loud Those Magnificent Men in their Flying diminuendo Gradually getting quieter Machines Gradually increasing the tempo/ https://www.youtube.com/watch? accelerando speed v=fUTBYI6rcxs

Gradually decreasing the tempo/ Troika by Prokofiev. www.youtube.com/ rallentando speed watch?v=5QsRDpsItq0

Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky Korsakov (1899-1900) originally for orchestra. www.youtube.com/watch? v=6QV1RGMLUKE

Can I combine pitch, dynamics Can I explore dynamics How can pitch be used to How is tempo used by Can I refine and rework a and tempo to create a End of unit performance through singing? create the effect of flight? composers to create effects? composition prior to performing? composition?