Instruments

Children learn how events, actions and feelings within stories can be represented by pitch, dynamics and tempo.

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This unit helps the children learn how events, actions and feelings within stories can be represented by pitch, dynamics and tempo. This unit replaces the Year 2 unit Orchestral instruments (Theme: Traditional Western stories), which is permanently available in our archive but is no longer updated in line with curriculum or website developments.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.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Listening for dynamics and tempo

Lesson 2: Sound effects and dynamics

Lesson 3: Creating a soundscape

Lesson 4: Using sound to represent events

Lesson 5: Musical story performance

Key skills

Listening and evaluating 

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Key knowledge

To know that:

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Key vocabulary

dynamics

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