Music
Each Unit of Work comprises the of strands of musical learning which correspond with the national curriculum for music: Listening & Appraising, Musical Activities - warm-up games, singing, playing instruments, improvisation, composition and performing.
| Year 6 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | Being happy! | Jazz, improvisation and composition | Benjamin Britten’s music and cover versions | 70s Ballard/Pop | The history of music, look back and consolidate. Language of music | |
| Title | Happy | Classroom Jazz 2 | A New Year Carol | You’ve Got a Friend | Music and Me | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |
| Style of main song | Pop/ Neo Soul | Bacharach and Blues | Classical and Urban Gospel | 70s Ballard and Pop | Create your own music inspired by your own own identity and women in music industry | Classical |
| Year 5 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | Rock Anthems | Jazz and Improvisation | Pop Ballards | Old-school Hip-Hop | Motown | The history of music, look back and consolidate. Language of music |
| Title | Living on a Prayer | Classroom Jazz 1 | Make You Feel My Love | The Fresh prince of Bel-Air | Dancing in the Street | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |
| Style of main song | Rock | Bossa Nova and Swing | Pop Ballards | Old-school Hip-Hop | Motown | Classical |
| Year 4 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | ABBA’s music | Exploring and developing playing skills using the glockenspiel | Writing lyrics linked to a theme | Soul/Gospel music and helping one another | The Beatles, equality and civil rights | The history of music, look back and consolidate. Language of music |
| Title | Mamma Mia | Glockenspiel 2 | Stop! | Lean On Me | Blackbird | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |
| Style of main song | Pop | Mixed styles | Grime | Gospel | The Beatles/Pop | Classical |
| Year 3 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | RnB and other styles | Exploring & developing playing skills | Reggae and animals | Music from around the world, celebrating our differendes and being kind to one another | Disco, friendship, hope and unity | The history of music, look back and consolidate. Language of music |
| Title | Let Your Spirit Fly |
Glockenspiel Stage 1 |
Three Little Birds | The Dragon Song | Bringing Us Together | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |
| Style of main song | RnB | N/A | Reggae | A Pop song that tells a story | Disco | Classical |
| Year 2 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | South African music | Festivals and Christmas | Playing together in a band | Reggae and animals | A song about being friends | The history of music, look back and consolidate. Language of music |
| Title | Hands, Feet, Heart | Ho, Ho, Ho | I want to play in a band | Zootime | Friendship Song | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |
| Style of main song | Afropop, South African | A song with rapping and improvising for Christmas | Playing together in a band | Reggae and animals | A song about being friends | Classical |
| Year 1 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | How pulse, rhythm and pitch work together | Pulse, rhythm and pitch, rapping, dancing and singing. | How to be in the groove with different styles of music. | Pulse, rhythm and pitch in different styles of music. | Using your imagination |
The history of music, look back and consolidate. Language of music. |
| Title | Hey You | Rhythm in the Way We Walk and The Banana Rap | In the Groove | Round and Round | You Imagination | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |
| Style of main song | Old School Hip-Hop | Reggae | Blues, Baroque, latin, Bhangra, Folk, Funk | Bossa Nova | Pop | Classical |
| EYFS | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Theme | Refer to EYFS Planning | |||||
| Title | Me | My Stories | Everyone! | Our World | Big Bear Funk | Reflect, Rewind & Replay |