Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain what pitch means.
- Identify whether a note is higher or lower.
- Create a pattern using two pitches, then play or sing it.
- Explain what tempo means.
- Identify simple tempo changes in music.
- Perform a pattern that gradually gets faster (accelerando).
- Contribute to a group composition and performance by creating, selecting, combining and performing sounds.
- Suggest improvements to their work.
Suggested prior learning
Music and movement
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Pitch and tempo: High fliers
Lesson 2: Pitch and tempo: Pitch patterns
Lesson 3: Pitch and tempo: Faster than a speeding bullet
Lesson 4: Pitch and tempo: Superhero theme tune
Lesson 5: Pitch and tempo: Final performance
Key skills
- Recognising basic tempo, dynamic
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Key knowledge
- To understand that tempo
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Key vocabulary
accelerando
high pitched
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Unit resources
Assessment – Year 1: Pitch and tempo
Assessment – Year 1: Pitch and tempo Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Knowledge organiser Aimed at pupils, a single page
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Subject resources
Music: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Music
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National curriculum mapping
National curriculum mapping This National curriculum coverage mapping document
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Music: Pupil progression of skills
Progression document showing how skills and
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Assessment
Assessment An assessment tool for monitoring the
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Equipment list
Equipment list A list of essential and optional
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Key vocabulary
Key vocabulary Vocabulary document that shows key vocabulary
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Curriculum planning
A list of songs, artists, composers
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Music teacher skills videos
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Cross-curricular opportunities
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Spoken Language: active participation in conversations
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