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This unit has now been replaced by the Year 1 unit Musical symbols (Theme: Under the sea) and will no longer be updated.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Make movements that are appropriate to the pulse and tempo of a piece of music.
- Choose instruments with appropriate timbre to represent sparkling fishes.
- Respond to dynamic changes in a piece of music.
- Create pitches and rhythms.
- Perform a layer of the music within an overall piece.
- Define all the musical terms from this unit.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Lesson 1: Pulse and tempo: Dive into danger!
Lesson 2: Dynamics and timbre: Underwater world
Lesson 3: Pitch and rhythm: Underwater world
Lesson 4: Texture and structure: Coral reef
Lesson 5: Musical vocabulary
Key skills
- Recognising and understanding the
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Key knowledge
- To understand that pitch
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: Music – Y1 Musical vocabulary (Under the sea)
An engaging summary document for pupils' use, displaying the key vocabulary and themes from this Year 1 Musical vocabulary (Under…
Vocabulary display: Musical vocabulary (Under the Sea)
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Musical vocabulary (Under the Sea) unit.
Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Physical Education
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- perform dances using simple movement patterns.’
See 'National curriculum - Physical Education key stages 1 and 2'.
English
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- develop pleasure in reading […] by: discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known’
