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Year 1 · Key Stage 1

Music

Singing, playing, composing, and listening with attention.

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  1. Keeping the BeatChildren learn that pulse is the steady beat in music, like a heartbeat. They explore how pulse stays constant, how it differs from rhythm, and how it can feel fast or slow.
  2. Loud, Quiet and Everything In BetweenChildren learn about loud and quiet sounds (forte and piano) and discover that different sounds have unique timbres. They listen, describe and sort sounds, then choose contrasting sounds to create an expressive effect.
  3. High and Low: Exploring PitchChildren explore musical pitch by listening, singing and using simple graphic notation to show whether sounds are high or low.
  4. Sound StoriesChildren listen to a short piece of programme music, learn how composers use dynamics, timbre and pitch to tell a story, then make their own creative choices to compose a sound story in words and notation concepts.