Music

Our music curriculum aims to provide all pupils with a high quality music education which engages and inspires children to develop a life-long love of music, increases their self-confidence, creativity and imagination, and provides opportunities for self-expression and a sense of personal achievement . Children participate in a wide range of activities to develop their talents in all aspects of music including rhythm work, instrumental skills, composition, singing and appreciation. Please check our Curriculum, Overviews and Knowledge Organisers below

Music Curriculum at St James Church of England Primary School

Music Curriculum Overview

Key Learning in Music Years 1 and 2

Key Learning in Music Years 3 and 4

Key Learning in Music Years 5 and 6

Miss C Morton

Music Co-ordinator

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Music Curriculum Overviews

Year 1 Music Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

Year 1 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

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Year 1 – Pulse & Rhythm All About Me and Yr1 KO Pulse And Rhythm

Year 1 – Timbre & rhythmic pattern Fairy Tales and Yr1 KO Timbre And Rhythm Fairytales

Year 1 – Pitch & Tempo Superheroes and Yr1 KO Pitch And Tempo

Year 2 Music Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

Year 2 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

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Year2 Orchestral instruments Theme Traditional stories and Yr2 KO Orchestral Instruments

Year2 Musical Me and Yr2 KO Musical Me

Year2 West African call and response song and Yr2 KO West African Call Response Animals

Year 3 Music Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

Year 3 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

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Year3 Ballads and Yr3 KO Ballads

Year3 Developing singing technique The Vikings and Yr3 KO Vikings

Year 3 Traditional instruments and improvisation Theme India and Yr3 KO India

Year 4 Music Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

Year 4 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

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Year4 Adapting and transposing motifs Theme Romans and Yr4 KO Adapting And Transposing Motifs

Year 4 – Change in pitch, dynamics, tempo Rivers and Yr4 KO Changes In Pitch Tempo And Dynamics

Year 4 Samba and carnival sounds and Yr4 KO Samba And Carnival Sounds And Instruments

Year 5 Music Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

Year 5 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

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Year5 Blues and Yr5 KO Blues

Year 5 South And West Africa and Yr5 KO South And West Africa

Year 5 – Composition To Represent The Festival Of Colour and Yr5 KO Composition To Represent The Festival Of Colour

Year 6 Music Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

Year 6 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers

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Year 6 Advanced Rhythms and Yr6 KO Advanced Rhythms

Year 6 Theme And Variations Theme Pop Art and Yr6 KO Theme And Variations

Year 6 – Composing And Performing A Leavers Song and Yr6 KO Leavers Song