Exploring sound

Children explore how they can use their voice and bodies to make sounds, experiment with tempo and dynamic when playing instruments, identify sounds in the environment and differentiate between them.

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Lesson 1: Vocal sounds

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Lesson 2: Body sounds

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Lesson 3: Instrumental sounds

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Lesson 4: Environmental sounds

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Lesson 5: Nature sounds

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Key skills

  • Listening appropriately to someone
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Key knowledge

  • To understand how to
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