Term

EYFS

Phase 1 (1/2)

Phase 2 (3/4)

Phase 3 (5/6)

Cycle 1

Autumn

Nativity

perform, solo, unison, hymn

Hey You!

pulse, rhythm, pitch, rap, improvise, compose, melody, bass guitar, drums, decks, perform

Wider Opportunities

do,ray,mi,fa,so,la,ti

pulse, rhythm,

Livin’ On A Prayer

Vocabulary: Rock, structure, pulse, rhythm, pitch, bridge, backbeat, amplifier, tempo, texture, dynamics, chorus, bridge, riff, hook, improvise, compose

Spring

Me!

rhyme , action , listen,  pulse, rhythm , pitch

high sounds, low sounds, perform, unison, phrase

Round And Round

keyboard, bass, guitar, percussion, trumpets, saxophones, pilse, rhythm, pitch, imporovise, compose, perform, audience

Wider Opportunities

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

Vocabulary: Old-school Hip Hop, Rap, riff, synthesizer, deck, backing loops, Funk, scratching, unison, melody, compose, improvise, cover, pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure

Summer

My Stories

Pulse, rhythm, pitch, high sounds, low sounds, perform, unison, boogie, phrase.

Your Imagination

keyboard, drums, bass, pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, perform, audience, imagination

Wider Opportunities

Dancing In The Street

Vocabulary: Soul, groove, riff, bass line, backbeat, brass section, harmony, hook, melody, compose, improvise, cover, pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure

Cycle 2

Autumn

Everyone!

Pulse, rhythm, pitch, high sounds, low sounds, tempo, perform, rap, unison, congo, rondo, concerto, phrase.

Zoo Time

Keyboard, drums, bass, electric guitar, reggae, pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, perform, audience, melody, dynamics, tempo

Wider Opportunities

Happy

Vocabulary: style indicators, melody, compose, improvise, cover, pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure, dimensions of music, neo soul, producer, groove, Motown, hook, riff, solo

Spring

Our World

Pulse, rhythm, pitch, high sounds, low sounds, tempo, perform, rap, unison

Friendship Song

Words you need to know: Keyboard, drums, bass, glockenspiel, pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, perform, audience, melody, dynamics, tempo

Wider Opportunities

You’ve Got A Friend

Vocabulary: Melody, compose, improvise, cover, pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure, dimensions of music, hook, riff, solo, civil rights, gender equality, unison, harmony

Summer

Big Bear Funk

Pulse, rhythm, pitch, high sounds, low sounds, tempo, perform, rap, unison, Funk.

Hands, Feet, Heart

Words you need to know: Keyboard, drums, bass, electric guitars, saxophone, trumpet, pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, perform, audience, question and answer, melody, dynamics, tempo, South Africa

Wider Opportunities

Classroom Jazz 2

Vocabulary: Blues, Jazz, improvisation, by ear, melody, compose, improvise, pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics, timbre, texture, structure, dimensions of music, hook, riff, solo