Whole School Music Curriculum Map
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Reception
Special people
Beat and tempo
Say hello
Moving patterns
Structure
Christmas music
Year 1
Hey you
Old school hip hop
Compose own rap
Little angel Gets her
wings
Christmas theme
Year 2
Hands,feet,heart
South African styles
Year 3
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Working world
Texture
Supermarket
Cake makers
In the Groove
6 different styles of music
Blues/Latin/folk/funk/baroque.
Bhangra
High and low/loud and
quiet
Sky high/low toe
Tap talk
Rhythm in the way we
walk and banana rap
Action songs linked to
foundation of music
Going places
Goldilocks/ teddy bears
picnic
Our Senses
Timbre – using
instruments/Creative
Round and Round
Latin American style/film
music
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replay
Western classical music
Little angel Gets her
wings
Christmas theme
Glockenspiel Stage 1
Learn basics instrumental skills
playing tunes in different styles
I wanna play in a band
Rock
Zootime
Reggae
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replay
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Three little birds
Reggae
Ho, Ho, Ho
Christmas, Big band,
Motown, Freedom songs
Glockenspiel Stage 2
Learn basics instrumental skills
playing tunes in different styles
Benjamin Britten
There was a monkey
Britten (Western style),
Reggae, R & B
Reflect Rewind and
replay
Western classical music
Year 4
Mamma Mia
ABBA
Structure of songs
/styles of 70’s and 80’s
Five Gold Rings
Christmas theme
Glockenspiel Stage 3
Learn basics instrumental skills
playing tunes in different styles
Benjamin Britten
Cuckoo
Western classical style,
Folk, Big Band,
Let your spirit fly
R & B,
Michael Jackson,
Western Classical,
Musicals, Motown, Soul
Lean on me
Gospel
Year 5
Don’t stop believing’
Rock
Five Gold Rings
Christmas theme
Classroom Jazz 1
Jazz
Benjamin Britten
A tragic story
Western classical music,
Blues, Trad Jazz
Stop!
Grime, Classical, Bhangra
Tango, Latin fusion
Reflect Rewind and
replay
Western classical music
Year 6
Livin’ on a prayer
Rock
Benjamin Britten
New year carol
Classroom Jazz 2
Jazz, Latin, Blues
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Hip Hop
Make you feel my love
Pop ballads
Reflect Rewind and
replay
Western classical music
All units within the Charanga scheme of work provide opportunities to listen and appraise music and sing, play and perform music .
Reflect Rewind and
replay
Western classical music