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Key stage 1

Music

New fully-sequenced curriculum plan and lesson resources for music.

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Units (21)

Music units

New

Brand-new teaching resources, thoughtfully crafted by teachers for classroom needs.

Full primary curriculum

1
Start with singing: finding my singing voice
Year 1
6 lessons
1
Start with singing: finding my singing voice
Year 1
6 lessons
2
Singing together: how singing makes me feel
Year 1
6 lessons
2
Singing together: how singing makes me feel
Year 1
6 lessons
3
Compose and Create: exploring and performing rhythm patterns
Year 1
6 lessons
3
Compose and Create: exploring and performing rhythm patterns
Year 1
6 lessons
4
Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo
Year 1
6 lessons
4
Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo
Year 1
6 lessons
5
Compose and create: high and low melodic responses
Year 1
6 lessons
5
Compose and create: high and low melodic responses
Year 1
6 lessons
6
Singing for performance: Changing tempo and dynamics in our songs
Year 1
6 lessons
6
Singing for performance: Changing tempo and dynamics in our songs
Year 1
6 lessons
7
Start with singing: learning through singing games
Year 2
6 lessons
7
Start with singing: learning through singing games
Year 2
6 lessons
8
Singing together: how singing helps us work together
Year 2
6 lessons
8
Singing together: how singing helps us work together
Year 2
6 lessons
9
Compose and create: recording our musical ideas using a graphic score
Year 2
6 lessons
9
Compose and create: recording our musical ideas using a graphic score
Year 2
6 lessons
10
Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch
Year 2
6 lessons
10
Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch
Year 2
6 lessons
11
Compose and create: improvising with four notes
Year 2
6 lessons
11
Compose and create: improvising with four notes
Year 2
6 lessons
12
Singing for performance: adding a simple vocal accompaniment
Year 2
6 lessons
12
Singing for performance: adding a simple vocal accompaniment
Year 2
6 lessons

Units released in 2020-22

Resources made during the pandemic to support lockdown learning.

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These resources will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.

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The older resources below were created for lockdown learning during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.

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1
Pulse
Year 1
4 lessons
1
Pulse
Year 1
4 lessons
2
Timbre
Year 1
6 lessons
2
Timbre
Year 1
6 lessons
3
Rhythm
Year 1
6 lessons
3
Rhythm
Year 1
6 lessons
4
Pitch
Year 1
3/6 lessons
4
Pitch
Year 1
3/6 lessons
5
Contrasts
Year 1
6 lessons
5
Contrasts
Year 1
6 lessons
6
Musical devices
Year 1
6 lessons
6
Musical devices
Year 1
6 lessons
7
Pulse and Metre
Year 2
5 lessons
7
Pulse and Metre
Year 2
5 lessons
8
Tempo, Dynamics, Timbre
Year 2
2 lessons
8
Tempo, Dynamics, Timbre
Year 2
2 lessons