Develop an understanding of the history of music.

Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians.

Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory.

Feel free to adapt it to suit your children and the resources you have available.

This scheme of work is plotted out over six lessons.

Glossary terms can be found underlined throughout. Unpitched percussion - percussion instruments that can only make a limited number of sounds – drums, shakers, woodblocks, tambourines, etc.Ritornello - A structure used in concertos where the full orchestra alternates with the soloist.Programme music - Music that tells a story or describes an event, place, emotion.Pitched percussion - percussion instruments that can play different pitches – xylophones, glockenspiels, chime bars, etc.Motif - A very short musical ‘idea’ – often just a sound or a rhythm.A solo concerto has one soloist, a concerto grosso has a group of soloists Concerto - A piece with a prominent solo, the full orchestra provides accompaniment.listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory.improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music.play and perform in ensemble contexts, using voices and playing musical instruments.

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