Intended Outcomes
EYFS
Nursery
In Nursery, children will:
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Sing a large repertoire of songs. |
| Use large-muscle movements to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks. |
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Listen with increased attention to sounds. Respond to what they have heard, expressing their thoughts and feelings. Remember and sing entire songs. Sing the pitch of a tone sung by another person (‘pitch match’). Sing the melodic shape (moving melody, such as up and down, down and up) of familiar songs. Create their own songs, or improvise a song around one they know. Play instruments with increasing control to express their feelings and ideas. |
Reception
In Reception, children will:
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Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound. Learn rhymes, poems and songs. |
| Combine different movements with ease and fluency. |
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Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings. Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them. Create collaboratively sharing ideas, resources and skills. Listen attentively, move to and talk about music, expressing their feelings and responses. Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody. Explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups. |
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Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and (when appropriate) try to move in time with music. |
Year 1
Autumn Term
Concept: Pulse and rhythm
Definition: Pulse is the steady beat. Rhythm/s are long and short notes put together.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Singing and playing an instrument in time. Rhythm syllables.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: 2-note chants
Definition: A melody that changes between 2 different pitches.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pitch, rhythm syllables.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Rhythm, Pulse.
Spring Term
Concept: Active listening
Definition: Listening to a wide range of music of a variety of styles and commenting on their qualities.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Like & dislike
Definition: Providing an opinion about a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Tempo & dynamics
Definition: Fast and slow. Loud and soft.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Fast, slow, steady. Forte (loud), piano (soft)
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Percussion
Definition: A family of instruments that you strike using your hands or beaters to make a sound.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Summer Term
Concept: Vocal health
Definition: Looking after your voice.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Group and solo singing
Definition: Singing with small-large group of children. Singing on your own.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Vocal health
Concept: Crotchets & minims.
Definition: Crotchets are notes that are held for one count. Minims are notes that are held for two counts.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Note, noteheads.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Year 2
Autumn Term
Concept: Pulse with movement
Definition: Moving in different ways with the steady beat.
Skills: Keeping the beat.
Theory: Pulse, tempo.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse, tempo.
Concept: Rhythm vs pulse
Definition: Rhythms are long and short sounds put together. Pulse is the steady beat.
Skills: Keeping in time with the music. Listening.
Theory: Pulse, tempo.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Crotchets, minims.
Concept: Body percussion
Definition: Using your body (clap, click, pat, stomp etc.) to create music.
Skills: Keeping in time with the music when performing different actions.
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Rhythm, pulse.
Spring Term
Concept: Comparing genres
Definition: Listening to different genres of music and understanding what makes them different.
Skills: Listening
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Understanding music
Definition: Exploring how sheet music works and the range of instruments that can be used to create a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Instruments in the orchestra, pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo.
Notation: Crotchets, minims
Recall: Pulse, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo crotchets, minims
Concept: Call & response singing. Diction and expression
Definition: A phrase of music serves as the call, and is answered by a different phrase of music. How the vowels and consonants are sung with clarity and precision when singing. Singing with feeling.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pitch, rhythm, pulse.
Summer Term
Concept: Accompanying singing
Definition: Providing support for a singer/s by using instruments.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Dynamics
Notation: N/A
Recall: Dynamics
Concept: Improvisation with percussion
Definition: Making music using percussion instruments, which has not been planned.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Composition- Soundscape
Definition: The process of writing music, using notation and graphic scores (images).
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse, tempo, dynamics, crotchets, minims.
Year 3
Autumn Term
Concept: Stave- Line and space notes.
Definition: A set of five horizontal lines and spaces which indicates a notes pitch on a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Notation, pitch
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Treble clef
Definition: Used to signify higher-pitched notes on a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Notation, pitch
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave
Concept: Crotchets and minims
Definition: Crotchets are notes that are held for one count. Minims are notes that are held for two counts.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Duration, rhythm.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave, clefs, note lengths (rhythm syllables)
Concept: Beamed quavers
Definition: 2 sounds. 1 count. ‘Ti-ti’.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Duration, rhythm.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave, clefs, note lengths (rhythm syllables)
Concept: Time signatures and rests
Definition: Time signatures describe how many beats are in the bar. Rests are silent beats, which can be held for the length of a crotchet or a beamed quaver.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Duration, rhythm.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave, clefs, note lengths (rhythm syllables)
Spring Term
Concept: Following notation
Definition: Singing or playing in time while following musical notation.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pulse, pitch, duration, rhythm.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave - Line and space notes.
Concept: Major/minor sound
Definition: Music in a major key is brighter and happier. Music in a minor key is sadder and darker.
Skills: Active listening.
Theory: Tonality.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Expanded musical features
Definition: Expanded musical features includes a greater focus on melody, also known as the tune, and an exploration into harmony (the blending of tones and sounds) and timbre (the colour of the sound) in music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Orchestral families
Definition: There are four families in the orchestra- Strings, woodwind, brass and percussion. Each family contains a range of instruments.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Summer Term
Concept: Partner songs
Definition: Two or more independent melodies which fit together and sound good when performed together.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pulse, rhythm.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Solo singing- Articulation
Definition: Articulation refers to how the notes are produced or song. These will be explored when singing a solo/small group.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Accents.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Tuned percussion
Definition: Percussion instruments that are pitched at particular notes. For example, glockenspiel, xylophone, timpani, vibraphone etc.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pitch
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse, rhythm, pitch.
Concept: Compose in C major
Definition: Composing a short melody in the key of C major.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Stave, 4/4 time signature.
Notation: Line and space notes.
Recall: Stave - line and space notes, clef, pitch, rhythm, major.
Year 4
Autumn Term
Concept: Complex rhythms
Definition: Complex rhythms consist of beamed quavers and semiquavers (ti ti-ri, ti-ri ti) and rests.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Notation, time signatures.
Notation: Beamed quavers, beamed semiquavers, crotchet rests, quaver rests.
Recall: Stave, rhythm, pulse.
Concept: Rhythmic phrases
Definition: Rhythmic phrases consisting of long and short sounds to create a melody.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: Crotchets, minims, beamed quavers, beamed semiquavers.
Recall: Stave, crotchets, minims, beamed quavers, beamed semiquavers, rhythm syllables.
Concept: Strong beat vs weak beat
Definition: Strong beats are beats which are accented in the bar. Strong beats include beats 1 and 3. Weak beats are not accented in the bar. Weak beats include beats 2 and 4.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pulse
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse
Concept: Tempo
Definition: Fast and slow.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse
Concept: Expression
Definition: How the notes are sung or played.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Articulation, dynamics.
Concept: Repeats
Definition: Repeat marks, which are shown by a double bar line and 2 dots at the beginning and end of the repeat, show which bars need to be repeated in a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave, bars, bar lines.
Spring Term
Concept: Vocal texture
Definition: How different vocal lines interact with each other in a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pulse, pitch, duration, rhythm.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Pentatonic scale
Definition: Pentatonic scales are five note scales.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Scales, tonality.
Notation: N/A
Recall: N/A
Concept: Legato/ Staccato
Definition: Legato means to sing/play notes smoothly and connected. Staccato means to sing/play notes short and detached.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Articulation.
Concept: Partner songs- Simple Harmony
Definition: Singing in simple harmony involves singing a part that is above or below the main melody.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Harmony
Summer Term
Concept: Sharps and flats
Definition: Sharps and flats are accidentals that raise or lower the pitch of a note by a semitone.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Key signatures
Concept: Major pentatonic scales
Definition: Pentatonic scales which contain notes from a major scale.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Scales. Tonality.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pentatonic scales.
Concept: Improvisation and composition using different articulations
Definition: Creating planned and unplanned melodies using accents, tenutos and staccatos.
Skills: Improvisation, composition.
Theory: Articulation
Notation: N/A
Recall: Articulation, improvise, compose.
Concept: Form and structure in a performance.
Definition: Learning how pieces of music in different genres are constructed.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: Line and space notes.
Recall: N/A
Year 5
Autumn Term
Concept: Triplets, semibreves, dotted crotchets
Definition: Triplets are three notes equally spaced within one beat. Semibreves are four count notes. Dots placed in front of notes increase the length of a note by half of its value. For example, a dotted crotchet would be 1 count + ½ a count= 1 and a ½ counts.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: Crotchets, minims, beamed quavers, beamed semiquavers, dotted crotchets, triplets, semibreves.
Recall: Crotchets, minims, beamed quavers, beamed semiquavers.
Concept: Justify opinion relating to music elements
Definition: Providing a reason for your opinion when commenting on the pulse, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, timbre, pitch, articulation, tonality and style of a piece of music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo, articulation, tonality, style.
Concept: Complex time signatures
Definition: Playing and singing in complex, or compound, time signatures that have more than four beats to the bar, such as 6/8 and 5/4.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Pulse, time signatures.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Pulse, time signatures.
Spring Term
Concept: Sing/play in various keys using notation.
Definition: Singing and playing in various major and minor keys using sheet music.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Tonality, stave- line and space notes.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Stave- Line and space notes.
Concept: Improvise using a variety of instruments and voice
Definition: Creating an immediate musical composition on the spot using a range of percussion of instruments and singing.
Skills: Improvisation, performance.
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Improvisation.
Concept: Using a wide range of dynamics
Definition: Learning to use a wide range of dynamics, such as pianissimo (pp- very soft) mezzo piano (mp- moderately soft), mezzo forte (mf- moderately loud) and fortissimo (ff- very loud).
Skills: N/A
Theory: Dynamics
Notation: N/A
Recall: Dynamics
Summer Term
Concept: Bridge passage
Definition: A musical passage that connects two parts of a song, most prominently a verse and a chorus.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Form, structure
Notation: N/A
Recall: Structure
Concept: Major and minor chords
Definition: Chords are a combination of three or more pitches played/song simultaneously on one or more instruments. Major chords contain the first, third and fifth notes of a scale. Minor chords contain the first, flattened third and fifth notes of the scale.
Skills: N/A
Theory: Scales, arpeggios and tonality.
Notation: N/A
Recall: Scales, tonality.
Concept: Improvise and compose using major and minor tonality.
Definition: Creating an immediate musical composition on the spot using a major or minor key.
Skills: Improvisation, composition.
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall: Improvisation, composition, tonality, major and minor chords.
Year 6
Autumn Term
Rudiment: high ti
Knowledge: A series of seven pitches with half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti
Theory: Major diatonic scale
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver (beamed)
Rudiment: Quaver followed by a dotted crotchet
Knowledge: Two sounds distributed over two beats, both occurring on beat one
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti ta(-i)
Theory: Rule of the dot
Notation: Quaver followed by a dotted crotchet
Recall and Rehearse: Major scale
Rudiment: N/A
Knowledge: Natural minor scale
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: low la low ti do re mi fa so la
Theory: Minor scale structure
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Quaver followed by a dotted crotchet
Spring Term
Rudiment: si
Knowledge: A minor second below la
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: si
Theory: Harmonic minor scale; augmented second
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Natural minor scale
Rudiment: fi
Knowledge: Major second between mi and fa
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: fi
Theory: Dorian Mode
Notation: fi on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: si
Summer Term
Rudiment: Compound meter, 6/8
Knowledge: Two pulsations per measure, each pulsation having three micro pulsations
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ta-i, tri-o-la, ta ti
Theory: 6/8, macro beat, micro beat, compound
Notation: Three beamed quavers, crotchet followed by a quaver, dotted crotchet, quaver followed by a crotchet
Recall and Rehearse: si, fi
Rudiment: Quaver followed by four beamed semiquavers
Knowledge: Two pulsations per measure, each having six micro pulsations
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti ti-ri-ti-ri
Theory: 6/8
Notation: Quaver followed by four beamed semiquavers
Recall and Rehearse: Compound meter, 6/8
Rudiment: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver and quaver (beamed)
Knowledge: Uneven micro subdivision; long sound followed by a short sound, followed by a long sound
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: tim ri ti
Theory: Uneven micro subdivisions in 6/8
Notation: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver and quaver (beamed)
Recall and Rehearse: Quaver followed by four beamed semiquavers
Rudiment: ta (tonic sol-fa)
Knowledge: A half step lower than the seventh degree of a major scale
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: do re mi fa so la ta high do'
Theory: Mixolydian scale structure
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver and quaver (beamed)
Source:
Charanga. (n.d.). Charanga: Music teaching and learning for schools. Retrieved from https://charanga.com