Music: Mixed-age
Music lessons tailored to the requirements of a mixed-age setting
How it works
We make teaching music simple with engaging lessons based on popular themes, from animals and festivals to space and superheroes, all supported by teacher videos.
The mixed-age units follow a Cycle A and Cycle B format, supporting the progression of skills for children across the age range.
Useful resources to teach Music
Useful resources to teach Music
Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
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*NEW* Keeping the pulse (Theme: My favourite things)
(5 lessons)
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Tempo (Theme: Snail and mouse)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Pitch (Theme: Superheroes)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Instruments (Theme: Musical storytelling)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Singing (Theme: On this island)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Pitch (Theme: Musical Me)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Dynamics (Theme: Seaside)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Sound patterns (Theme: Fairytales)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Call and response (Theme: Animals)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Musical symbols (Theme: Under the sea)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Contrasting dynamics (Theme: Space)
(5 lessons)
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*NEW* Structure (Theme: Myths and legends)
(5 lessons)
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Unit 1: South Africa (Instrumental lessons)
(5 lessons)
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Developing singing technique (Theme: the Vikings)
(5 lessons)
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Unit 2: Caribbean (Instrumental lessons)
(5 lessons)
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Body and tuned percussion (Theme: Rainforests)
(5 lessons)
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Jazz
(5 lessons)
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Adapting and transposing motifs (Theme: Romans)
(5 lessons)
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Creating compositions in response to an animation (Theme: Mountains)
(5 lessons)
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Rock and roll
(5 lessons)
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Ballads
(5 lessons)
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Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami festival)
(5 lessons)
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Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Theme: Rivers)
(5 lessons)
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Samba and carnival sounds and instruments (Theme: South America)
(5 lessons)
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Film music
(5 lessons)
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Composition notation (Theme: Ancient Egypt)
(5 lessons)
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Musical theatre
(5 lessons)
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Theme and variations (Theme: Pop Art)
(5 lessons)
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Songs of World War 2
(5 lessons)
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Composing and performing a Leavers’ song
(6 lessons)
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Looping and remixing
(5 lessons)
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Blues
(5 lessons)
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Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast – Fingal’s Cave by Mendelssohn)
(5 lessons)
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Composition to represent the festival of colour (Theme: Holi festival)
(5 lessons)
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South and West Africa
(5 lessons)
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Composing and performing a Leavers’ song
(6 lessons)
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Teacher skills videos
Getting started with Kapow Primary Music
Subject leader video: How is Kapow Primary's Music curriculum designed?
Pitches (all key stages)
Dynamics (all key stages)
Music teacher skills KS1 dynamics
Music teacher skills KS1 pitch
Music teacher skills KS1 tempo
Teacher skills video: Beat and rhythm
