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Important update!
The Key stage 2 Music units have been updated for 2026–2027. Both updated and previous versions will remain available, allowing flexibility to choose between them.
Explore the Music, Long-term plan for 2026–2027 to preview updated units. Additional units will be added as they become available.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Engage in discussion about the sounds of an orchestral piece.
- Have a selection of varied vocabulary in response to what they hear.
- Change dynamics and pitch, differentiating between the two.
- Take the role of conductor or follow a conductor.
- Change texture within their group improvisation and talk about its effect.
- Create a graphic score to represent sounds.
- Follow the conductor to show changes in pitch, dynamics and texture.
Suggested prior learning
Musical theatre
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Exploring Fingal’s Cave
Lesson 2: Making waves: Pitch and dynamics
Lesson 3: Making waves: Texture
Lesson 4: Group compositions
Lesson 5: We are waves
Key skills
- Discussing musical eras in
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Key knowledge
- To know that the
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Key vocabulary
classical
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Music Y6: Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast)
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the 'Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast)'…
Unit vocabulary – Music Y6: Dynamics, pitch and texture (Theme: Coast)
A display version of the vocabulary from the 'Dynamics, pitch and texture' unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language; Writing – Composition.
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Songs of World War 2
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