Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

EYFS

Exploring sound

Celebration music

Music and movement

Musical stories

Transport

Big band

Year 1

Keeping the pulse (Theme: My favourite things)

Tempo (Theme: Snail and mouse)

Dynamics (Theme: Seaside)

Sound patterns (Theme: Fairytales)

Pitch (Theme: Superheroes)

Musical symbols (Theme: Under the sea)

Year 2

Call and response (Theme: Animals)

Instruments (Theme: Musical storytelling)

Singing (Theme: On this island)

Contrasting dynamics (Theme: Space)

Structure (Theme: Myths and legends)

Pitch (Theme: Musical me)

Year 3

Ballads

Creating compositions in response to an animation (Theme: Mountains)

Developing singing technique (Theme: the Vikings)

Pentatonic melodies and composition (Theme: Chinese New Year)

Jazz

Traditional instruments and improvisation (Theme: India)

Year 4

Body and tuned percussion (Theme: Rainforests)

Rock and roll

Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Theme: Rivers)

Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami festival)

Samba and carnival sounds and instruments (Theme: South America)

Adapting and transposing motifs (Theme: Romans)

Year 5

Composition notation (Theme: Ancient Egypt)

Blues

South and West Africa

Composition to represent the festival of colour (Theme: Holi festival)

Looping and remixing

Musical theatre

Year 6

Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast)

Songs of World War 2

Film music

Theme and variations (Theme: Pop Art)

Baroque

Composing and performing a Leavers’ song