Singing (Theme: On this island)
Learning folk songs and creating sounds to represent three contrasting landscapes: seaside, countryside and city.
Important note
This unit is new to Year 2 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:
- Breathe after each phrase in a song when singing.
- Sing a song from memory.
- Use different pitches while singing (high and low notes).
- Sing lyrics accurately.
- Perform actions that match lyrics.
- Collaborate and communicate within a group.
- Use sounds creatively to represent a chosen environment.
- Perform a composition.
- Apply pitch and dynamics to enhance a composition.
- Read notation from left to right.
Suggested prior learning
*NEW* Instruments (Theme: Musical storytelling)
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Seaside sounds
Lesson 2: Countryside sounds
Lesson 3: City sounds
Lesson 4: Structured soundscape
Lesson 5: Performing a composition
Key skills
Listening and evaluating
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Key knowledge
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – Year 2: Singing
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Subject resources
Music: Long-term plans
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Equipment list
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Key vocabulary
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography
Locational knowledge; Human and physical geography.
Build on the learning
*NEW* Contrasting dynamics (Theme: Space)
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