Year 4 Music

Music lessons in year 4...

By the end of Year 4 children will be able to

                                                      Develop an understanding of the History of music.

2. Musical activities: Use their voices expressively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.

                                               Play tuned and un-tuned instruments musically.

                                               Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high quality live and recorded music.

                                              Experiment with, create , select and combine sounds using their inter-related dimensions of music.

3. Perform and share:  Use their voices expressively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.

                                                   Play tuned and un-tuned instruments musically.

Autumn Term

Autumn 1 - Body and tuned percussion (Rainforests)

Autumn 2 - To compose and notate a short melody to accompany a story. Developing singing technique


Spring Term

Spring 1 - To improve and perform a piece of music based around ostinatos. Haiku, music and performance (Hanami)


Spring 2 -Change in pitch, tempo and dynamics (Rivers)



Summer Term

Summer 1 - Samba and carnival sounds and instruments 

Summer 2 - Rock and Roll