Music
At Rushwick CE Primary School we deliver the national curriculum for music using the KAPOW resources. The overview of topics taught in all year groups can be seen below.
In Year 4, pupils have weekly lessons for a term throughout the year learning either the cornet, violin or clarinet.
In addition our pupils have the option of attending weekly choir sessions as well as learning to play the following instruments from external specialist teachers:
1. Violin
2. Cornet
3. Flute
4. Piano
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Reception |
Musical stories |
Celebration music |
Music and movement |
Exploring sound |
Transport |
Big Band |
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Year 1 |
Pulse and rhythm (Theme: All about me) |
Musical vocabulary (Theme: Under the sea) |
Tempo (Theme: Snail and mouse) |
Timbre and rhythmic patterns (Theme: Fairy tales) |
Pitch and tempo (Theme: Superheroes) |
Vocal and body sounds: (Theme: By the sea) |
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Year 2 |
Dynamics, timbre, tempo and motifs (Theme: Space) |
Musical me |
West African call and response song (Theme: Animals) |
Orchestral instruments (Theme: Traditional stories) |
Myths and legends |
On this island: British songs and sounds |
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Year 3 |
Ballads |
Creating a composition in response to an animation (Mountains) |
Developing singing technique (Theme: The Vikings) |
Pentatonic melodies and composition (Theme: Chinese New Year) |
Jazz |
Traditional instruments and improvisation (Theme: India) |
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Year 4 |
Body and tuned percussion (Theme: Rainforests) |
Adapting and transposing motifs (Theme: Romans) |
Rock and roll
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Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami) |
Samba and carnival sounds and instruments |
Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Theme: Rivers) |
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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 |
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Year 6 |
Coast
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Film music
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Pop art
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Baroque
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Songs of ww2
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Composing and performing a leavers song.
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