Music: Lower Key Stage 2
Lesson plans and teacher videos to instill confidence in your teaching of Music
Useful resources for teaching Music
Useful resources for teaching Music
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Year 3
Children learn what ballads are, how to identify their features and how to convey different emotions when performing them.
Listening to music and considering the narrative it could represent. Paying close attention to the dynamics, pitch and tempo and how they change.
The children develop their singing technique; learning to keep in time, and work on musical notation and rhythm, culminating in a group performance of a song with actions.
Revising key musical terminology, playing and creating pentatonic melodies, composing a piece of music using layered melodies. Can be made COVID-19 appropriate.
Learning about ragtime style music, Dixieland music and scat singing. Children create a jazz motif using a swung rhythm.
Children listen to a range of rag and tal music, identifying traditional instruments as well as creating their own improvisations and performing as a class. Can be made COVID-19 appropriate.
Year 4
A topic of discovery; children will explore the rainforest through music and be introduced to new musical terms. Can be made COVID-19 friendly.
Learning about the origin and features of rock and roll music, pupils learn how to play the Hand Jive and Rock Around the Clock.
Learning to listen to changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics and relate it to something tangible and familiar.
This Japanese inspired topic looks at the springtime festival of Hanami, which celebrates the fleeting beauty of spring flowers.
Getting a feel for the music and culture of South America, children are introduced to samba and the sights and sounds of the carnival.
Drawing upon their understanding of repeating patterns in music, pupils are introduced to the concept of motifs.
