Year 6 – Music

YEAR 6 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Singing

Singing - Core Skills

Children can:
a Sing musically, responding to the performance directions of the piece, e.g. phrasing; sing more extended harmony parts

Singing - Vocabulary

YEAR 6 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Listening

Listening - Core Skills

Children can:
a Develop vocabulary to describe playing techniques and their effects e.g. pizzicato and tremolo
b Identify instruments from foundation listening

Listening - Vocabulary

YEAR 6 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Composing

Composing - Core Skills

Children can:
a Improvise freely over drones and grooves, using chord changes as part of the sequence. Improvise with a satisfying melodic shape.
b Compose music over a 12 bar blues with increasing awareness of chord changes/ melodic shape and development phrasing etc.
c Capture and record creative ideas using graphic symbols, rhythm notation and time signatures, staff notation or technology.

Composing - Vocabulary

YEAR 6 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Musicianship - Beat/ Rhythm

Musicianship - Beat/ Rhythm - Core Skills

Children can:
a Develop ensemble pieces with awareness of dynamics
b B. Evaluate performances, suggesting points to improve. Rehearse and refine.

Musicianship - Beat/ Rhythm - Vocabulary

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