Musical symbols

Children combine all the musical concepts learned throughout Year 1 for an underwater-themed performance incorporating instrumental, vocal and body sounds.

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In this new unit, the children combine all the musical concepts learned throughout Year 1 for an underwater-themed performance incorporating instrumental, vocal and body sounds. The Archived unit: Musical vocabulary (Theme: Under the sea) will no longer be updated. Please see our Music: Long-term plan for more information about recent updates to our scheme and how they may affect your school.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Showing tempo

  • To explore tempo changes through movement.

Lesson 2: Exploring dynamics

  • To explore how dynamics can be represented by different symbols.

Lesson 3: Rhythm

  • To clap simple rhythmic patterns while keeping the pulse.

Lesson 4: Using pitch

  • To interpret symbols to demonstrate a pitch pattern.

Lesson 5: Under the sea performance

  • To perform as part of a group to demonstrate dynamics, pitch and rhythm.

Key skills

Listening and evaluating

  • Listening with
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Key knowledge

To be

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Key vocabulary

dynamics

pitch

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