Music Curriculum
Music Curriculum
EYFS
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Exploring sound | Celebration music | Music and movement | Musical stories | Big band | Transport |
KS1
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Cycle A | Keeping the Pulse
| Tempo (Theme: Snail and mouse)
| Call and response (Theme: Animals)
| Instruments (Theme: Musical Storytelling)
| Contrasting Dynamics (Theme: Space)
| Musical Dynamics (Theme: The Seaside)
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Cycle B | Sound Patterns (Theme: Fairytales)
| Pitch (Theme: Superheroes)
| Musical Symbols (Theme: Under the sea)
| Singing (Theme: On this island)
| Structure (Theme: Myths and Legends)
| Pitch (Theme: Musical Me)
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KS2
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Cycle A | Developing singing techniques (The Vikings) | Rock and Roll
| Samba and Carnival Sounds and Instruments | Blues | Looping and remixing | Song of WW II |
Cycle B | Composition notation (Theme: Ancient Egypt) | Ballads | Jazz | Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami) | Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Fingal’s Cave) | Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Theme: Rivers) |
Cycle C | Composition to represent the festival of colour (Theme: Holi Festival) | Creating compositions in response to an animation (Theme: Mountains) | Adapting and transposing motifs (Theme: Romans) | Pentatonic melodies and composition Chinese New Year | Film Music | Musical Theatre |
Cycle D | Traditional Instruments and improvisation (Theme: India) | Body and tuned percussion (Theme Rainforests) | Musical Stories (Instrumental) | South and West Africa | Baroque | Theme and variations (Theme Pop Art) |