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Important update!
The licence for the song ‘Dragon Ships’ (Out of the Ark) used in this unit expires at the end of March 2026. From April 2026, it will be replaced with an alternative song. Presentations, audio files and activity sheets will be updated accordingly. If you have previously downloaded these resources, please download the updated versions before teaching the unit. The musical progression of the unit will not be affected.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Move and sing as a team, following the lyrics on the screen.
- Recognise minims, crotchets and quavers often by ear and reliably by sight.
- Perform rhythms accurately from notation and layer them to create a composition.
- Add appropriate sound effects to their performances using untuned percussion.
- Join in with the performances confidently, and reasonably in time and tune.
- Make suggestions for improving their performance.
Suggested prior learning
Creating compositions in response to an animation (Theme: Mountains)
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Here come the Vikings!
Lesson 2: Sing like a Viking
Lesson 3: Viking notation
Lesson 4: Viking battle song
Lesson 5: Perform like a Viking
Key skills
- Understanding that music from
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Key knowledge
To know:
- The group of
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Key vocabulary
beat
coordination
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Music Y3: Developing singing technique (The Vikings)
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit Developing singing technique.
Vocabulary display – Music Y3: Developing singing technique (Theme: the Vikings)
A display version of the key vocabulary from the unit 'Developing singing technique.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Build on the learning
Pentatonic melodies and composition (Theme: Chinese New Year)
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