2026 Music: Mixed-age

Music lessons tailored to the requirements of a mixed-age setting.

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We make teaching music simple with engaging lessons based on popular themes, from animals and festivals to space and superheroes, all supported by teacher videos.

 

The mixed-age units follow a Cycle A and Cycle B format, supporting the progression of skills for children across the age range.

Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
Music
My favourite things: Keeping the pulse
(5 lessons)
Learning how to keep a steady pulse, pupils take part in music and movement activities inspired by their…
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Music
Snail and mouse: Tempo
(5 lessons)
Using voices, bodies and instruments to listen and respond to different pieces of music, pupils learn and perform…
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Music
Superheroes: Pitch
(5 lessons)
Exploring pitch by identifying high and low notes and listening to contrasting musical sounds. Pupils experiment with combining…
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Music
Musical storytelling: Instruments
(5 lessons)
Exploring longer pieces of music, pupils look at how music can tell a story through a variety of…
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Music
On this island: Singing
(5 lessons)
Identifying how music can represent different environments by singing songs and creating contrasting soundscapes. Pupils use instruments, body…
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Music
Musical me: Pitch
(5 lessons)
Developing pitch awareness through learning the song ‘Once a Man Fell in a Well’ and recreating its melody…
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Music
Myths and legends: Structure
(5 lessons)
Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth. Pupils identify…
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Music
Myths and legends: Structure
(5 lessons)
Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth. Pupils identify…
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Music
Myths and legends: Structure
(5 lessons)
Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth. Pupils identify…
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Music
Myths and legends: Structure
(5 lessons)
Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth. Pupils identify…
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Music
Myths and legends: Structure
(5 lessons)
Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth. Pupils identify…
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Music
Myths and legends: Structure
(5 lessons)
Investigating musical structure by listening to, analysing and performing a song based on a well-known myth. Pupils identify…
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
New!
Music
Mountain melodies: Steps and leaps
(5 lessons)
Investigating melody and pitch through using graphic scores to identify changes in pitch by step, leap or repeated…
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New!
Music
Inspired by India: Musical improvisations
(5 lessons)
Exploring traditional Indian music and the art of improvisation by using the pentatonic scale and simple musical techniques.…
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New!
Music
Reading rhythms: Patterns and layers
(5 lessons)
Exploring pulse, rhythm and body percussion while developing confidence in reading, creating and performing rhythmic patterns. Pupils build…
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Music
Music technology: Introduction to music technology
(0 lessons)
Studying sampling as a modern compositional technique, pupils discover how existing sounds can be transformed into new musical…
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Music
Sounds of China: Scales and structure
(5 lessons)
Examining traditional Chinese music through listening, improvising and performing, pupils deepen their understanding of the pentatonic scale. They…
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Music
Baroque meets pop: Building harmony
(0 lessons)
Discovering how Baroque music’s bold musical ideas continue to inspire modern pop songs. Pupils identify key features of…
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Music
Minimalist melodies: Developing patterns
(0 lessons)
Exploring minimalist music, pupils recognise how simple musical ideas can develop into engaging compositions. By listening to key…
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Music
Minimalist melodies: Developing patterns
(0 lessons)
Exploring minimalist music, pupils recognise how simple musical ideas can develop into engaging compositions. By listening to key…
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Music
Minimalist melodies: Developing patterns
(0 lessons)
Exploring minimalist music, pupils recognise how simple musical ideas can develop into engaging compositions. By listening to key…
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Music
Minimalist melodies: Developing patterns
(0 lessons)
Exploring minimalist music, pupils recognise how simple musical ideas can develop into engaging compositions. By listening to key…
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Music
Minimalist melodies: Developing patterns
(0 lessons)
Exploring minimalist music, pupils recognise how simple musical ideas can develop into engaging compositions. By listening to key…
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Music
Minimalist melodies: Developing patterns
(0 lessons)
Exploring minimalist music, pupils recognise how simple musical ideas can develop into engaging compositions. By listening to key…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
New!
Music
Three-chord pop: Playing in a band
(5 lessons)
Learning about the features of pop music while singing and performing as a band. Pupils learn a bass…
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New!
Music
Four-chord pop: Playing in a band
(5 lessons)
Exploring the key features of pop music, including harmony, rhythm and ensemble performance, and how music can express…
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Music
Bhangra beats: Global grooves
(0 lessons)
Discovering the rhythms, melodies and cultural traditions of Punjabi music and dance by listening, performing and experimenting with…
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Music
Music technology: Film soundtracks
(0 lessons)
Exploring how music and film work together to create mood, atmosphere and meaning, pupils use Kapow Music Maker,…
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Music
Theme and variations: Developing melodies
(0 lessons)
Investigating the musical form of theme and variations through combining a range of composition techniques. Pupils experiment with…
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New!
Music
Songs that speak: Lyrics and messages
(5 lessons)
Exploring how songs communicate messages through lyrics, musical elements and performance, using the song ‘Hall of Fame’ as…
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Music
Leavers: Our story in song
(0 lessons)
Composing and performing an original leavers’ song in pop bands. Pupils combine bass lines, chords, melody and song…
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Music
Leavers: Our story in song
(0 lessons)
Composing and performing an original leavers’ song in pop bands. Pupils combine bass lines, chords, melody and song…
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Music
Leavers: Our story in song
(0 lessons)
Composing and performing an original leavers’ song in pop bands. Pupils combine bass lines, chords, melody and song…
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Music
Leavers: Our story in song
(0 lessons)
Composing and performing an original leavers’ song in pop bands. Pupils combine bass lines, chords, melody and song…
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Music
Leavers: Our story in song
(0 lessons)
Composing and performing an original leavers’ song in pop bands. Pupils combine bass lines, chords, melody and song…
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Music
Leavers: Our story in song
(0 lessons)
Composing and performing an original leavers’ song in pop bands. Pupils combine bass lines, chords, melody and song…
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Teacher skills videos

Getting started with Kapow Primary Music
Subject leader video: How is Kapow Primary's Music curriculum designed?
Pitches (all key stages)
Dynamics (all key stages)
Music teacher skills KS1 dynamics
Music teacher skills KS1 pitch
Music teacher skills KS1 tempo
Teacher skills video: Beat and rhythm
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