Key stage 2

Music

New fully-sequenced curriculum plan and lesson resources for music.

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Music units

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Start with playing: adding percussive layers to build to texture in our songs
Year 3
6 lessons
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Start with playing: adding percussive layers to build to texture in our songs
Year 3
6 lessons
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Singing together: how songs are used in communities
Year 3
6 lessons
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Singing together: how songs are used in communities
Year 3
6 lessons
3
Compose and Create: notating and performing using rhythm grids
Year 3
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: notating and performing using rhythm grids
Year 3
6 lessons
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Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato
Year 3
6 lessons
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Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato
Year 3
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: major pentatonic melodies
Year 3
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: major pentatonic melodies
Year 3
6 lessons
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Singing for performance: holding a second part in rounds and partner songs
Year 3
6 lessons
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Singing for performance: holding a second part in rounds and partner songs
Year 3
6 lessons
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Start with playing: adding layers to major and minor songs
Year 4
6 lessons
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Start with playing: adding layers to major and minor songs
Year 4
6 lessons
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Singing together: how stories are shared through song
Year 4
6 lessons
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Singing together: how stories are shared through song
Year 4
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: improvising within Hindustani classical music
Year 4
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: improvising within Hindustani classical music
Year 4
6 lessons
10
Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble
Year 4
6 lessons
10
Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble
Year 4
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: composing a major melody on a stave
Year 4
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: composing a major melody on a stave
Year 4
6 lessons
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Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony
Year 4
6 lessons
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Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony
Year 4
6 lessons
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Sing, play, perform: adding tuned accompaniment to part-singing
Year 5
6 lessons
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Sing, play, perform: adding tuned accompaniment to part-singing
Year 5
6 lessons
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Singing together: how songs unite us
Year 5
6 lessons
14
Singing together: how songs unite us
Year 5
6 lessons
15
Compose and rehearse: creating and combining minimalist cells
Year 5
6 lessons
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Compose and rehearse: creating and combining minimalist cells
Year 5
6 lessons
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Playing together: discovering different vocal timbres
Year 5
6 lessons
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Playing together: discovering different vocal timbres
Year 5
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: composing a minor melody on a stave
Year 5
6 lessons
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Compose and Create: composing a minor melody on a stave
Year 5
6 lessons
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Singing for performance: syncopation in songs
Year 5
6 lessons
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Singing for performance: syncopation in songs
Year 5
6 lessons
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Sing, play, perform: accompanying songs with polyrhythms
Year 6
6 lessons
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Sing, play, perform: accompanying songs with polyrhythms
Year 6
6 lessons
20
Singing together: music that comments on social change
Year 6
6 lessons
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Singing together: music that comments on social change
Year 6
6 lessons

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