Starting to use the keyboard and adopting a suitable playing technique, using the 5 finger C position.

Play and read simple notated melodies.

What is a chord sequence?

Introduction to Whole Class Ensemble playing.

What is Caribbean music, and how did it develop?

Performing and playing simple Reggae and Soca music using notation.

What is Music Technology, and how is it used?

Introduction to the DAW Cubase, choosing sounds and recording.

Listen to and recreate the piece A Bao A Qu by Mason Bates.

Looking at music from countries from across the world and analysing how music is performed and composed.

Rhythmic music from Africa, Drones and Ragas from India and Indonesian Gamelan music.

Which instruments make up the classical orchestra and how has this changed and developed?

Using the piece Pachelbels Canon in D minor to learn about and perform Canons, Texture and Ground Bass.

Develop keyboard skills to include further understanding of notation in both treble and bass clef.

To be able to perform pieces with a chordal backing either individually or with a partner.

How has Electronic Music developed through Disco, Garage, Techno and House?

Using Bandlab, create a piece of EDM music to a given structure using loops and samples.

What is the 12 bar blues, and how has it shaped the popular music of today?

Playing the blues chord sequence and adding a walking bass line.

Improvising a melody using the blues scale.

Using a selection of class sets of instruments, pupils learn to perform together accurately, following either aural instructions or written notation.

Follow rhythmic patterns and melody lines. Work in harmony and unison.

How is music used in the video game industry?

What is a leitmotif?

Creating a piece of music for a video game, including character themes, end of level music and a ground theme.

What is Musical Theatre, and how has this developed over time?

Analyse elements of musical theatre. What makes a catchy musical song?

Lyric writing and setting to music.

Develop more advanced keyboard skills, including reading of notation in both treble and bass clef. 

Being able to perform pieces of music at different levels either individually or with a partner.

Understand how to create a remix of an existing piece of music.

Learn how to use the editing features of a DAW.

Manipulate samples.

Use MIDI and software instruments to create additional parts.

Why is music so fundamental to films?

How has this developed over time from silent movies to the present day?

Learn techniques used by film composers, including Mickey Mousing.

Compose music to fit a chosen film excerpt.

What was the Britpop era, and how did it influence the UK music scene?

Playing a chord sequence using both keyboard and stringed instruments.

As a class analyse, sing and perform the Oasis hit "Wonderwall."

What are the skills that are needed to be a DJ?

Learn basic software features used to DJ.

Beat match with and without sync.

What makes a good mix?

How to prepare an effective playlist.

As a whole class ensemble understand, perform and analyse Brazilian Samba music.

Use ostinatos, bi-rhythms, polyrhythms to put together group performances.

Develop skills on different types of percussion instruments.

Using the musical futures approach to learning well-known pop songs in small groups.

Developing skills on instruments including guitars, ukuleles, drums and voice.

Performing well known pieces in small groups.