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Important note
In this unit, children are exploring the song ‘Once a Man Fell in a Well’, playing it using tuned percussion and reading simple symbols representing pitch. This unit replaces the Year 2 unit Musical me, which is permanently available in our archive but is no longer updated in line with curriculum or website developments.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:
- Move their eyes from left to right to read pitch patterns.
- Sing high and low notes including the notes in between.
- Play a pattern of high and low notes on an instrument.
- Read notation from left to right.
- Draw high and low sounds using dots at the top and bottom of a page, respectively.
- Recognise when notes stay the same.
- Recognise missing notes on a stave.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Lesson 1: Exploring pitch patterns
Lesson 2: Singing pitch patterns
Lesson 3: Introducing notation
Lesson 4: Instrumental pitch practice
Lesson 5: Writing musical notation
Key skills
Listening and evaluating
- Recognising simple
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Key knowledge
To know that:
- Notation is
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Key vocabulary
dot
high
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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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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Tuned percussion instruments ×15
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Music Y2: Pitch
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit Pitch.
Vocabulary display: Pitch – Y2
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit Pitch.
Subject resources
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