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Our Music section complements the QCA Primary Schemes for Work for Music. A full unit of work is provided: weekly lesson plans, worksheets, interactive resources and assessment.

Unit 1: Ongoing skills
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 2: Sounds interesting - Exploring sounds
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 3: The long and the short of it - Exploring duration
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 4: Feel the pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 5: Taking off - Exploring pitch
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 6: What's the score? - Exploring instruments and symbols
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 7: Rain, rain, go away - Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics
Audience: Key Stage 1

Unit 8: Ongoings skills
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 9: Animal magic - Exploring descriptive sounds
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 10: Play it again - Exploring rhythmic patterns
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 11: The class orchestra - Exploring arrangements
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 12: Dragon scales - Exploring pentatonic scales
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 13: Painting with sound - Exploring sound colours
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 14: Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard - Exploring singing games
Audience: Key Stage 2 Lower

Unit 15: Ongoing skills
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Unit 16: Cyclic patterns - Exploring rhythm and pulse
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Unit 17: Roundabout - Exploring rounds
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Unit 18: Journey into space - Exploring sound sources
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Unit 19: Songwriter - Exploring lyrics and melody
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Unit 20: Stars, hide your fires - Performing together
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Unit 21: Who knows? - Exploring musical processes
Audience: Key Stage 2 Higher

Great General Web Sites
Here are a few excellent web sites that complement our Primary Art Section:

Music Teaching Ideas
From the Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers Web Site: A great, ever growing site.   Nicely presented and plenty of useful ideas in all subjects

Kididdles
A unique and thoroughly addictive site.  With its bright, fun look Kididdles guarantees hours of fun for teachers, pupils and parents.  Kididdles is a library of new and traditional songs for children, many with accompanying midi files.  Here you will find a whole host of songs for counting, actions, festivals, inspiring and laughing.  Search songs by subject, type, or title and find lyrics, midi files and printable sheet music.

Teach your children a new song every day with this fantastic website.