Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Sing in tune and in harmony with others, with developing breath control.
- Explain how a piece of music makes them feel with some use of musical terminology.
- Perform a vocal ostinato in time.
- Listen to other members of their group as they perform.
- Create an ostinato and represent it on paper so that they can remember it.
- Create and perform a piece with a variety of ostinatos.
Suggested prior learning
Rock and Roll
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Lessons
Lesson 1: The singing river
Lesson 2: The listening river
Lesson 3: The repeating river
Lesson 4: The percussive river
Lesson 5: The performing river
Key skills
- Recognising the use and
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Key knowledge
- To know that when
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Key vocabulary
a cappella
breathing
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Unit resources
Assessment – Year 4: Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics
Assessment – Year 4: Changes in pitch, tempo and dynamics Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Knowledge organiser
Knowledge organiser An engaging summary document for pupils'
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Subject resources
Music: Long-term plans
A suggested order for teaching Music
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National curriculum mapping
National curriculum mapping A full curriculum overview for our
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Music: Pupil progression of skills
Progression document showing how skills and
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Assessment
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Equipment list
Equipment list A list of essential and optional
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Key vocabulary
Key vocabulary Vocabulary document that shows key vocabulary
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Curriculum planning
A list of songs, artists, composers
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Music teacher skills videos
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Cross-curricular opportunities
None relevant to this unit.
Build on the learning
Haiku, music and performance (Theme: Hanami festival)
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