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Curriculum overview

Cycle A

  autumn 1 autumn 2 spring 1 spring 2 summer 1 summer 2
Class 1

Dynamics

Musical stories

Sound Patterns

Pitch 

Big Band 

Sound Patterns 

Class 2

Pitch

Creating and Composing in response to animation 

Instruments

Traditional Instruments and improvisation 

Contrasting dynamics

Jazz

Class 3

composition 

notation 

Composition to represent the festival colour

Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics

body and tuned percussion

Samba and carnival sounds and instruments 

Looping and Remixing 

Cycle B

  autumn 1 autumn 2 spring 1 spring 2 summer 1 summer 2
Class 1

Keeping the Pulse 

Celebration Music

Musical Symbols

Tempo

Transport

Music and movement 

Class 2

Singing

call and response 

Pentatonic melodies and composition

Ballads

developing singing techniques 

structure

Class 3

Blues

Musical theatre

South and West Africa

Haiku music and performance

Rock and Roll

Adapting and transporting motifs