Important note
This unit is new to Year 1 for 2024/25. Please see our Music: Long-term plan for more information about recent updates to our scheme and how they may affect your school.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Chant in time with others.
- Make changes to the dynamics (volume) of their voice to represent a character.
- Respond to hand signals when playing an instrument.
- Choose a suitable sound to represent a point in the story.
- Read simple rhythmic patterns comprising one beat sounds and one beat rests.
- Clap or play a rhythmic pattern along with spoken words.
- Play given sound patterns in time with the pulse.
- Follow instructions during a performance.
- Join in with repeated phrases using a character voice.
Suggested prior learning
*NEW* Dynamics (Theme: Seaside)
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Character voices
Lesson 2: Starting with instruments
Lesson 3: Sound patterns
Lesson 4: Responding to music
Lesson 5: Fairytale performance
Key skills
Listening and evaluating
- Listening with
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Key knowledge
To know that:
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Key vocabulary
character
voice
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Unit resources
Assessment – Year 1: Sound patterns
Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
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Key vocabulary
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Subject resources
Music: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Music
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National curriculum mapping
This National curriculum coverage mapping document
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Music: Pupil progression of skills
Progression document showing how skills and
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Assessment
An assessment tool for monitoring the
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Equipment list
A list of essential and optional
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Key vocabulary
A unit-by-unit list of musical vocabulary
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Music teacher skills videos
A collection of teacher skills videos
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English
Reading – comprehension.
Build on the learning
*NEW* Pitch (Theme: Superheroes)
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