Music  

Term 1 

Term 2 

Term 3 

Term 4 

Term 5 

Term 6 

Year 1 

Song - Menu song 

Active listening (movement), beat, echo singing, showing pitch moving 

Song - Menu song 

Active listening (movement), beat, echo singing, showing pitch moving 

Song – Football 

Beat, ostinato, pitched/unpitched patterns, mi-re-do (notes E-D-C) 

Song – Football 

Beat, ostinato, pitched/unpitched patterns, mi-re-do (notes E-D-C) 

Song - Come dance with me 

Call and response, echo singing and playing, playing percussion, crotchet, quavers, crotchet rest, developing beat skills 

Song - Come dance with me 

Call and response, echo singing and playing, playing percussion, crotchet, quavers, crotchet rest, developing beat skills 

Year 2 

Song - Tony Chestnut 

Beat, rhythm, melody, echo, call-and-response, tuned and untuned percussion 

Song - Tony Chestnut 

Beat, rhythm, melody, echo, call-and-response, tuned and untuned percussion 

Song - Grandma rap 

Duration (crotchet, quavers, crotchet rest), unison, round 

Song - Grandma rap 

Duration (crotchet, quavers, crotchet rest), unison, round 

Song – Tanczymy labada 

singing games, traditional Polish dances, follow a changing beat and tempo, playing percussion accompaniment 

Song – Tanczymy labada 

singing games, traditional Polish dances, follow a changing beat and tempo, playing percussion accompaniment 

Year 3 

Song - I’ve been to Harlem 

Pitch shape, ostinato, round, pentatonic, call-and-response 

Song - I’ve been to Harlem 

Pitch shape, ostinato, round, pentatonic, call-and-response 

Song - Latin dance (Classroom percussion) 

Salsa, beat, clave rhythm, timbre, chords, rhythm pattern 

Song - Latin dance (Classroom percussion) 

Salsa, beat, clave rhythm, timbre, chords, rhythm pattern 

Song – Fly with the stars 

minor and major chords, dot notation, durations 

Song – Fly with the stars 

minor and major chords, dot notation, durations 

Year 4 

Song - This little light of mine 

Pentatonic scale, gospel music, off-beat, rhythm, call-and-response 

Song - This little light of mine 

Pentatonic scale, gospel music, off-beat, rhythm, call-and-response 

Song - The doot doot song (Classroom percussion) 

Chords (A minor, C and F major), acoustic guitar style, song structure, relaxed swing feel, 2-bar phrases 

Percussion lessons 

Song - The doot doot song (Classroom percussion) 

Chords (A minor, C and F major), acoustic guitar style, song structure, relaxed swing feel, 2-bar phrases 

Year 5 

Song - What shall we do with the drunken sailor? 

Sea shanties, beat, rhythm, chords, bass, dot notation 

Song - What shall we do with the drunken sailor? 

Sea shanties, beat, rhythm, chords, bass, dot notation 

Song - Madina tun nabi 

Nasheed (Islamic song), drone, melody, harmony, chords (G and D), vocal decoration, microtones 

Song - Madina tun nabi 

Nasheed (Islamic song), drone, melody, harmony, chords (G and D), vocal decoration, microtones 

Song – Kisne banaaya 

Focus- a song from India and Pakistan, melody, accompaniment, four-part singing in a round, creating an arrangement 

Song – Kisne banaaya 

Focus- a song from India and Pakistan, melody, accompaniment, four-part singing in a round, creating an arrangement 

Year 6 

Song - Hey, Mr Miller 

Swing music, syncopation, swing rhythm, big band instruments, scat singing, social and historical context (WWII, segregation)  

Song - Hey, Mr Miller 

Swing music, syncopation, swing rhythm, big band instruments, scat singing, social and historical context (WWII, segregation)  

Song - Dona nobis pacem 

Texture (3-part round/polyphonic texture), monophonic homophonic, 3/4 time, durations (crotchet, rest, quavers, minim, dotted minim, dotted crotchet), sacred vocal music, singing in harmony,  

Song - Dona nobis pacem 

Texture (3-part round/polyphonic texture), monophonic homophonic, 3/4 time, durations (crotchet, rest, quavers, minim, dotted minim, dotted crotchet), sacred vocal music, singing in harmony,  

Song – Ames au vala tara bal 

Indian music, bhairavi raag, chaal rhythm, musical instruments, Indian musical styles comparison 

Song – Ames au vala tara bal 

Indian music, bhairavi raag, chaal rhythm, musical instruments, Indian musical styles comparison. 

Detail

Information

Academic year that this summary covers

2025-2026

Date this summary was published

01/09/25

Date this summary will be reviewed

01/09/26

Name of the school music lead

Cara Upton Hurst

Name of school leadership team member with responsibility for music (if different)

Laina Pettifor

Name of local music hub

West of England Music Alliance (WEMA)

Name of other music education organisation(s) (if partnership in place)

At Milton Park we use the Sing Up's primary music curriculum to deliver high-quality classroom music throughout the  school. Our resources support a creative and active musical approach to lessons, connecting singing and playing, composing and improvising, listening and appraising. Each unit is mapped against the Statutory Framework for Early Years, the national curriculum and the model music curriculum, with an overview of how outcomes can be delivered for every year group.

·          in Years 1–6, lessons are a minimum of 40 minutes and are taught by class

teachers

·          daily music opportunities within EYFS as part of purposeful learning environment include access to musical instruments

·          termly singing assemblies further supplement this musical learning in each key

Stage including weekly singing lessons in class

·          ‘Song of the week’ which covers a range of songs, tunes and key culture musical influences from within our British national landscape

·         work in partnership with WEMA to access whole class music workshops e.g.

African music or steel pan drums workshop; inter school music opportunities such as Raise the Roof for Year 3 and 4 and Summer Sing for Year 2

·          provide network opportunities for our music lead within our multi-academy trust and within WEMA with the annual music conference and liaising directly with WEMA music hub lead

·         children in Year 4 will be learning an instrument as a whole-class ensemble taught by music specialists from WEMA as part of the Wider Opportunities programme. Each project lasts 10 weeks and culminates in a performance where children perform songs and pieces for an invited audience of parents/carers.  To read in more detail about WEMA and the services they provide, please visit their website: WEMA - West of England Music Alliance

Peripatetic music lessons

 Peripatetic lessons take place every week. Teachers come from North Somerset Music Service. We provide the opportunity for lessons in keyboard/piano, guitar, violin, brass and woodwind. Children are offered the opportunity to learn one of these instruments from the beginning of Y3. They are given the chance to progress through the stages and earn certificates. Instruments can be hired from our local music hub to reduce costs for parents and lessons are offered at a subsidised cost.

Whole School Assemblies

 We start assemblies with a singing or listening to music from different eras and genres. We also use music to accompany, key national and cultural days in our national calendar.

Singing Assemblies

 Singing Assemblies take place termly, giving the children opportunities be taught new songs, to listen to and sing a variety of musical styles. They are taught warm ups so that they can look after their voices and are often given the chance to perform their songs in other assemblies and in school events. Songs are often linked to themes/topics that the children are learning about / talking about at that time, or linked to the season.

Annual Performances

As part of our seasonal celebrations, we use a range of music including hymns and instrumental pieces for our children to perform too. Children, through these different

performances will:

· use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes

 · listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music We have the following seasonal performances every year, where children perform to an audience of invited family, their peers, and the school community:

· whole school Harvest Service 

·         EYFS Christmas Nativity

·         Key Stage 1 Christmas Performance

·         Key Stage 2 Carol Service

Children also perform alongside peers from other schools in the local area through events coordinated by WEMA: Year 2 Summer Sing and Year 3/4 Raise the Roof.

Music is linked to other curriculum areas. We use music in PSHE to explore feelings as part of our Jigsaw curriculum; in science to explore sound and how is created and in PE, all year groups use music to support dance units. 

·         CPD and capacity planning – plan CPD for classroom teachers to increase confidence in singing in the classroom and delivery.

·         Links with external music organisations – to support recruitment of children for instrumental and after school activities, alongside inspiring future musicians and opportunity to see a live concert.

·         Performance opportunities – broaden the range of performance opportunities for children in school and beyond for parents to attend.

·         Increase visiting musicians, choir and music ensemble; class music assemblies for parents showcasing music curriculum music.

·         school orchestra/ ensemble – build uptake of instruments to work towards a school orchestra.

·         musical engagement with feeder secondary schools– look for opportunities to work with feeder secondary school for transition.

·         additional funding from hub/charities/fundraising – proactively try to find additional funding for music (e.g. PTA; local charities.