Year 3

 

In Year 3 children will learn:

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• to listen to range of high quality music

• to confidently recognise a range of musical instruments

• to find the pulse of different songs/music

• to understand what composition and improvisation are to sing songs and perform with increasing confidence

• to develop an understanding of formal, written notation which includes crotchets and rests

• to begin to listen to and recall sounds with increasing aural memory

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Year 4

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In Year 4 children will learn:

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• to confidently recognise a range of musical instruments and the different sounds

• to recognise a range of musical styles and traditions

• to use musical language to appraise a piece

• to copy increasingly challenging rhythms using body percussion and untuned instruments

• to sing and play as part of an ensemble with confidence and precision

• to develop an understanding of formal, written notation which included minims and quavers

• to listen to and recall sounds with increasing aural memory

 

Year 5

 

In Year 5 children will learn:

 

• to compose complex rhythms from an increasing aural memory

• to understand how pulse rhythm and pitch work together

• to improvise with increasing confidence using own voice, rhythms and varied pitch

• to sing, and perform with increasing confidence and precision

• to use and develop an understanding of formal, written notation which included staff, semibreves and dotted crotchets

• to develop an increasing understanding of the history and context of music

• to listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory

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Year 6

 

In Year 6 children will learn:

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• to sing, play and perform with confidence and precision

• to improvise and create a simple composition ad record using formal notation

• to develop a deeper understanding of the history of music drawn from traditions and composers

• to appropriately discuss the features of music and recognise them in music heard

• to listen and record sounds with increasing aural memory and accuracy

• to deepen an understanding and use of formal, written notation which includes staff, semibreves and dotted crotchets

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