Music at Ark Kings
At Ark Kings Academy, our Music curriculum strives towards the following aims:
- Pupils become proficient musicians and vocalists through singing, creating and composing, performing, listening to, reviewing and evaluating music
- Pupils study a broad and balanced range of artists, composers, genres and styles, allowing them to explore how music is created, produced and communicated
Music Curriculum Overview
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Music Curriculum Overview: Outline of taught and assessed content The table below outlines the whole curriculum overview for this subject area and shows the journey that pupils take throughout Ark Kings. |
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Nursery |
What is my favourite Nursery Rhyme? Exploring sound in the environment. |
How do instruments sound like animals? |
A world of water – Making instruments. |
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Reception |
All about me Me and my friends Me and my school |
Journeys and Adventures Transports, Around the world, Pirates |
Out and about Exploring the environment outside and the people we meet |
Growth The garden, Mini-beasts and Jack and Beanstalk |
Habitats The animals of farm and tropical rainforest habitats |
Out of this world Exploring Space and under the Sea.
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Year 1 |
Exploring Pulse Finding and responding to the heartbeat of Music |
Exploring the Voice Using the voice in different ways |
Exploring Rhythm Understanding the relationship between rhythm and words |
Exploring Pitch Recognising and responding to high and low sounds.
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Musical Opposites Opposites in duration, tempo. Pitch and dynamics |
The Gruffalo/Musical Devices Creatively exploring sounds, within a given context |
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Year 2 |
Exploring Pulse and Metre Maintaining the pulse and exploring different metres |
The Expressive Elements Gradual changes in dynamics and tempo |
Exploring Rhythm Differentiating between rhythm and pulse |
Exploring Pitch Recognising and responding to changes in pitch shape
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Exploring Sound Sources different sound sources and how sound is produced |
Non-musical stimulus Literature Creatively exploring sounds, within a given context |
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Year 3 |
Developing Pulse and Metre Exploring time signatures
Instrumental: introduction to recorders |
Exploring Sound Sources Body percussion
Instrumental: introduction to recorders |
Developing Rhythm Improvising rhythm patterns and read rhythmic notation
Instrumental: development of recorder technique |
Developing Pitch The Pentatonic scale (5-notes)
Instrumental: development of recorder technique |
Repetition and Contrast Simple structures used to organise musical sound
Instrumental: performing to an audience
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Non-musical stimulus- poetry Exploring how sounds can be combined and used expressively
Instrumental: performing to an audience |
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Year 4 |
Developing Pulse and Metre Exploring time signatures
Instrumental: introduction to djembe
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Exploring Sound Sources Exploring percussion
Instrumental: introduction to djembe |
Developing Rhythm Improvising rhythm patterns and read rhythmic notation
Instrumental: development of djembe technique |
Developing Pitch The Octave Scale Melodies
Instrumental: development of djembe technique
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Repetition and Contrast Simple structures used to organise musical sound
Instrumental: djembe performance
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Non-musical stimulus Visual Exploring how sounds can be combined and used expressively
Instrumental: djembe performance
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Year 5 |
Exploring Duration Exploring on beat and off beat rhythms
Instrumental: introduction to ukuleles |
Exploring Sound Sources Body percussion Junk percussion
Instrumental: introduction to ukuleles |
Rhythmic Cycles Exploring rhythms of non-western world music
Instrumental: development of ukulele technique |
Understanding Tonality Major/minor
Instrumental: development of ukulele technique |
Understanding Structure Accompaniment and layers
Instrumental: ukulele performance |
Composing a Rap/beatbox Exploring Hip hop to compose our own Rap lyrics
Instrumental: ukulele performance
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Year 6 |
Exploring Metre Exploring complex time signatures
Instrumental: introduction to keyboards |
Understanding Harmony Introduction to Chords and triads Singing in harmony
Instrumental: introduction to keyboards
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Exploring Rhythm Exploring syncopation in non-western music
Instrumental: development of keyboard technique |
Exploring Texture Melody and accompaniment
Instrumental: development of keyboard technique |
Understanding Structure Exploring different ways music can be organised Song structure
Instrumental: introduction to Band Musicianship |
Song writing The role of lyric writing in expressing mood and attitude in songs
Instrumental: introduction to Band Musicianship |
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Year 7 |
Music – The Keyboard Band Musicianship – Introduction to the Band |
Music – Band Musicianship – Forming a Band |
Music – Band Musicianship – Performing in a Band |
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Year 8 |
Music – Samba Band Band Musicianship – Development of your band |
Music - Introduction to sequencing on Logic Software Band Musicianship – Composing a song as a band |
Music – Sequencing a composition using Logic Band Musicianship – Performing to an audience |
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Year 9 |
Class Ensemble - Arts Award |
Composing and arranging using Logic Software |
Arranging a band piece on Logic Software |
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Year 10 |
Solo Performing |
Ensemble Performing |
Free Choice Composition |
Conventions of Pop - Listening |
Film Music - Listening |
Solo & Ensemble Performance Recordings |
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Year 11 |
Final Solo Performing Recordings |
Free Choice Composition Recording |
Given Stimulus Composition |
Music of other cultures - Listening |
The Concerto through time - Listening |
Listening Exam – Early June |
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Pupil Performances
Year 6 Ukulele Performance, December 2021:
