My favourite things: Keeping the pulse

Learning how to keep a steady pulse, pupils take part in music and movement activities inspired by their favourite things.

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Please note

In this unit, children explore keeping the pulse together through music and movement, by exploring their favourite things. This unit replaces the Year 1 unit Pulse and rhythm (Theme: All about me), which is permanently available in our archive but is no longer updated in line with curriculum or website developments.

For the most up-to-date information about our music scheme, please refer to the document Music: Long-term plan.

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Clap the rhythm of their name in time to the pulse.
  • Sway or tap in time to the pulse.
  • Sing a rhythm in time with the pulse.
  • Copy rhythms based on word patterns using an instrument.
  • Keep the pulse while playing a rhythm on an instrument.
  • Follow instructions during a performance.

Suggested prior learning

Celebration music

 

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Finding the pulse

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Lesson 2: Singing a sound pattern

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Lesson 3: Using a thinking voice

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Lesson 4: Reading sound patterns

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Lesson 5: Practice makes perfect

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Key skills

Listening and evaluating

  • Listening with
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Key knowledge

To know that:

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Key vocabulary

pulse

singing voice

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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  • Untuned instruments (such as: a small drum, tambourine, drums, castanets, maracas, claves, guiro, sleigh bells, triangle, cymbals etc.)
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Knowledge organiser: Music – Y1 Keeping the pulse

Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit Keeping the pulse.

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Vocabulary display – Music Y1: Keeping the pulse – Y1

A display version of the vocabulary from the unit Keeping the pulse.

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Cross-curricular opportunities

English: Spoken language.

Physical education.

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Snail and mouse: Tempo

 

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