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Archived unit: Musical vocabulary

Journey into the unknown and explore under the sea through music, movement, chanting and the playing of tuned percussion instruments.

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This unit has now been replaced by the Year 1 unit Musical symbols (Theme: Under the sea) and will no longer be updated in line with style and curriculum changes. It will remain permanently available here.

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Make movements that are appropriate to the pulse and tempo of a piece of music.
  • Choose instruments with appropriate timbre to represent sparkling fishes.
  • Respond to dynamic changes in a piece of music.
  • Create pitches and rhythms.
  • Perform a layer of the music within an overall piece.
  • Define all the musical terms from this unit.

Suggested prior learning

Tempo (Theme: Snail and mouse)

 

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Pulse and tempo: Dive into danger!

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Lesson 2: Dynamics and timbre: Underwater world

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Lesson 3: Pitch and rhythm: Underwater world

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Lesson 4: Texture and structure: Coral reef

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Lesson 5: Musical vocabulary

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  • Recognising and understanding the
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  • To understand that pitch
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Vocabulary display: Musical vocabulary (Under the Sea)

A display version of the key vocabulary from the Musical vocabulary (Under the Sea) unit.

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Knowledge organiser: Music – Y1 Musical symbols (Theme: Under the sea)

Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Year 1 Musical vocabulary (Under…

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Cross-curricular opportunities

Physical Education

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  • perform dances using simple movement patterns.’

See 'National curriculum - Physical Education key stages 1 and 2'.

 

English

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  • develop pleasure in reading […] by: discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known’

See 'National curriculum - English key stages 1 and 2'.

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Archived unit: Timbre and rhythmic patterns (Theme: Fairytales)

 

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