Curriculum overview
Cycle A
| autumn 1 | autumn 2 | spring 1 | spring 2 | summer 1 | summer 2 | |
| Class 1 | Vocal and body sounds | Musical stories | Exploring sound | Pitch and tempo | Music and movement | Big Band |
| Class 2 | Musical Me | Ballads | British bands and music | Orchestral instruments | Creating and Composing | Jazz |
| Class 3 | Rock and Roll | South and West Africa | Blues | Composing notation | Zumba carnival | Adapting and transporting motifs |
Cycle B
| autumn 1 | autumn 2 | spring 1 | spring 2 | summer 1 | summer 2 | |
| Class 1 | Pulse and Rhythm | Celebration Music | Musical Vocabulary | Classical Music | Timbre and Rhythm | Africa |
| Class 2 | On this Island | Traditional instruments | Dynamics, timbre, tempo | Pentatonic melodies and composition | Developing singing | Myths and Legends |
| Class 3 | Composition Festival colours | Looping and remixing | Haiku, Music and Performance | Changes in Pitch, tempo, dynamics | Body and tuned percussion | Musical Theatre |