Free Primary Music Lesson & Curriculum Resources

Year 1 units

1
Start with singing: finding my singing voice
6 lessons
2
Singing together: how singing makes me feel
6 lessons
3
Compose and Create: exploring and performing rhythm patterns
6 lessons
4
Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo
6 lessons
5
Compose and create: high and low melodic responses
6 lessons
6
Singing for performance: Changing tempo and dynamics in our songs
6 lessons

Year 2 units

1
Start with singing: learning through singing games
6 lessons
2
Singing together: how singing helps us work together
6 lessons
3
Compose and create: recording our musical ideas using a graphic score
6 lessons
4
Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch
6 lessons
5
Compose and create: improvising with four notes
6 lessons
6
Singing for performance: adding a simple vocal accompaniment
6 lessons
7
Compose and create: soundscapes of the sea
4 lessons

Year 3 units

Year 4 units

1
Start with playing: adding layers to major and minor songs
6 lessons
2
Singing together: how stories are shared through song
6 lessons
3
Compose and Create: improvising within Hindustani classical music
6 lessons
4
Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble
6 lessons
5
Compose and Create: composing a major melody on a stave
6 lessons
6
Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony
6 lessons
7
Compose and create: cosmic programme music
4 lessons

Year 5 units

1
Sing, play, perform: adding tuned accompaniment to part-singing
6 lessons
2
Singing together: how songs unite us
6 lessons
3
Compose and rehearse: creating and combining minimalist cells
6 lessons
4
Playing together: discovering different vocal timbres
6 lessons
5
Compose and Create: composing a minor melody on a stave
6 lessons
6
Singing for performance: syncopation in songs
6 lessons

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Year 1 units

Start with singing: finding my singing voice

Singing together: how singing makes me feel

Compose and Create: exploring and performing rhythm patterns

Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo

Compose and create: high and low melodic responses

Singing for performance: Changing tempo and dynamics in our songs

Year 2 units

Start with singing: learning through singing games

Singing together: how singing helps us work together

Compose and create: recording our musical ideas using a graphic score

Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch

Compose and create: improvising with four notes

Singing for performance: adding a simple vocal accompaniment

Compose and create: soundscapes of the sea

Year 3 units

Start with playing: adding percussive layers to build to texture in our songs

Singing together: how songs are used in communities

Compose and Create: notating and performing using rhythm grids

Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato

Compose and Create: major pentatonic melodies

Singing for performance: holding a second part in rounds and partner songs

Year 4 units

Start with playing: adding layers to major and minor songs

Singing together: how stories are shared through song

Compose and Create: improvising within Hindustani classical music

Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble

Compose and Create: composing a major melody on a stave

Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony

Compose and create: cosmic programme music

Year 5 units

Sing, play, perform: adding tuned accompaniment to part-singing

Singing together: how songs unite us

Compose and rehearse: creating and combining minimalist cells

Playing together: discovering different vocal timbres

Compose and Create: composing a minor melody on a stave

Singing for performance: syncopation in songs

Year 6 units

Sing, play, perform: accompanying songs with polyrhythms

Singing together: music that comments on social change

Compose and rehearse: improvising with the minor pentatonic scale

Playing together: arranging and rehearsing a fusion performance

Compose and Create: creating melodic variations based on a theme

Singing for performance: conveying emotion and character through performance

Compose and create: nature documentary inspired film scores