
MUSIC AT OUR SCHOOL
Reception and KS1
Please find the curriculum for Reception and KS1 below under their individual headings.
Reception
Autumn 1 - All about Me
Autumn 2 - Rhythm and Pulse/Christmas Nativity
Spring 1 - Food Glorious Food!
Spring 2 - Musical Minibeasts
Summer 1 - Animals
Summer 2 - Travel/Musical Production
Year 1
Autumn 1 - Hey You
Autumn 2 - Toys/Christmas Nativity
Spring 1 - Singing Games
Spring 2 - What's that Sound?
Summer 1 - Your Imagination
Summer 2 - Around the World/ Musical Production
Year 2
Autumn 1 - Carnival of the Animals
Autumn 2 - Peter and the Wolf/Christmas Nativity
Spring 1 - China
Spring 2 - The Great Fire of London
Summer 1 - Singing Project
Summer 2 - Sea Shanties
Year 2 also learn to play the recorder throughout the whole year alongside the topics above.
Lower KS2
Please find the curriculum for Years 3 and 4 below under their individual headings.
Year 3
Autumn 1 - French Songs
Autumn 2 - Orchestra
Spring 1 - Amazing Egyptians
Spring 2 - Take 5 (Pentatonic)
Summer 1 - Ancient Greece
Summer 2 - Samba
Year 4
Autumn 1 - A Bao Qu
Autumn 2 - Opera - Carmen
Spring 1 - Indian Music
Spring 2 - Theme and Variations
Summer 1 - Gospel Music
Summer 2 - Garageband
Upper KS2
Please find the curriculum for Years 5 and 6 below under their individual headings.
Year 5
Autumn 1 - Blues
Autumn 2 - Space
Spring 1 - History of Music
Spring 2 - Jazz
Summer 1 - Film Music
Summer 2 - Ukulele
Year 6
Autumn 1 - World War 2
Autumn 2 - Ukulele
Spring 1 - West African Music
Spring 2 - I'm in a Band
Summer 1 - Song Writing
Summer 2 - End of Year Production
Knowledge Organisers
Please find the Music Knowledge Organisers for each unit of work below. These documents are very useful in outlining the content of the unit of work, knowledge, understanding and skills that our pupils will develop.