KS1 & KS2 music curriculum

This unit expands the studied toneset with the introduction of ‘re’ to ‘do, re, mi, so, la’ - one example of a pentatonic scale. The pupils, comfortable with finding do, mi, so, la on tuned percussion and on the simplified stave are able to add ‘re’ into their repertoire and compose and perform using this new pitch. Later in 'Compose and Create' units, pupils will expand their toneset further to the major pentachord (first five notes in the major scale) followed by the minor pentachord (first five notes in the minor scale).

1. Singing major pentatonic folk songs
2. Singing and identifying the major pentatonic scale
3. Playing a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody
4. Notating a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody
5. Improvising a major pentatonic melody
6. Composing a major pentatonic melody