Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Engage in discussion about the sounds of an orchestral piece.
- Have a selection of varied vocabulary in response to what they hear.
- Change dynamics and pitch, differentiating between the two.
- Take the role of conductor or follow a conductor.
- Change texture within their group improvisation and talk about its effect.
- Create a graphic score to represent sounds.
- Follow the conductor to show changes in pitch, dynamics and texture.
Suggested prior learning
Musical theatre
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring Fingal’s Cave
Lesson 2: Making waves: Pitch and dynamics
Lesson 3: Making waves: Texture
Lesson 4: Group compositions
Lesson 5: We are waves
Key skills
- Discussing musical eras in
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Key knowledge
- To know that the
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – Music Y6: Dynamics, pitch and texture
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Knowledge organiser
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Unit vocabulary
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Subject resources
Music: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Music
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National curriculum mapping
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Music: Pupil progression of skills
Progression document showing how skills and
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Assessment
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Equipment list
A list of essential and optional
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Unit vocabulary
A unit-by-unit list of musical vocabulary
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Music teacher skills videos
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Cross-curricular opportunities
None relevant to this unit.