KS1 & KS2 music curriculum

Pupils have previously learnt how to add a second layer to their music through rhythmic ostinato. Now, they are introduced to a melodic second line through the form of rounds and partner songs. Using a mixture of familiar and new songs, pupils gain another understanding of how texture can be built in a song. Pupils are embedding the skill of feeling the pulse by hearing how their vocal line fits into the structure of a round or partner song. Understanding how lines of a song can be layered provides an initial experience of singing in harmony.

1. Rounds as a singing structure
2. Partner songs as a singing structure
3. Following a conductor when singing rounds
4. Singing partner songs
5. Rehearsing rounds and partner songs
6. Performing rounds and partner songs