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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