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Music: Key Stage 2

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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.

Year 3

Ballads
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Ballads

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Creating compositions in response to an animation (Theme: Mountains)
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Creating compositions in response to an animation (Theme: Mountains)

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Developing singing technique (Theme: the Vikings)
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Developing singing technique (Theme: the Vikings)

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Pentatonic melodies and composition (Theme: Chinese New Year)
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Pentatonic melodies and composition (Theme: Chinese New Year)

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Jazz
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Jazz

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Traditional instruments and improvisation (Theme: India)
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Traditional instruments and improvisation (Theme: India)

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Year 4

Body and tuned percussion (Theme: Rainforests)
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Body and tuned percussion (Theme: Rainforests)

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Rock and roll
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Rock and roll

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Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Theme: Rivers)
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Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Theme: Rivers)

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Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami festival)
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Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami festival)

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Samba and carnival sounds and instruments (Theme: South America)
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Samba and carnival sounds and instruments (Theme: South America)

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Adapting and transposing motifs (Theme: Romans)
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Adapting and transposing motifs (Theme: Romans)

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Year 5

Composition notation (Theme: Ancient Egypt)
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Composition notation (Theme: Ancient Egypt)

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Blues
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Blues

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South and West Africa
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South and West Africa

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Composition to represent the festival of colour (Theme: Holi festival)
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Composition to represent the festival of colour (Theme: Holi festival)

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Looping and remixing
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Looping and remixing

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Musical theatre
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Musical theatre

This unit focuses on teaching musical theatre, where children learn how singing, acting, and dancing combine to create an overall performance. Use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

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Year 6

Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast)
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Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast)

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Songs of World War 2
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Songs of World War 2

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Film music
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Film music

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Theme and variations (Theme: Pop Art)
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Theme and variations (Theme: Pop Art)

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Baroque
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Baroque

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Composing and performing a Leavers’ song
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Composing and performing a Leavers’ song

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