Primary Schools

Overview

Concepts development
Musical concepts
  • A sense of pulse (steady beat)
  • A sense of duration (long/short, patterns, rhythm)
  • A sense of tempo (fast/slow)
  • A sense of pitch (high/low)
  • A sense of dynamics (loud/soft)
  • A sense of structure (same/different)
  • A sense of timbre (tone colour)
  • A sense of texture (one sound/several sounds)
  • A sense of style
The musical concepts above are based on the musical elements and will be developed as work is completed on the strands and strand units of the curriculum outlined below.
StrandsStrand units
Listening and responding
  • Exploring sounds
  • Listening and responding to music
Performing
  • Song singing
  • Early literacy
  • Playing instruments
Composing
  • Improvising and creating
  • Talking about and recording compositions
 
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