2025/26

Autumn Term:

At Howard Junior School, we alternate our music curriculum termly. In the first half-term, pupils will be taught music each week through the English Model Music Curriculum of Charanga.

 

Year 3/4: Playing in a Band

 

Year 3/4's Musical Spotlight is playing together in a band, which is fun and exciting! Pupils will try to read the notation of one of the easy instrumental parts when playing together in this unit. In music, the steady beat is organised by time signatures which tell us how many beats there are in each bar. What are the time signatures of the music you are playing? When people sing or use instruments to play two or more different pitches that sound at the same time, we can hear harmony in music. Explore singing and playing instruments together to create these beautiful sounds.

Social Question: What Stories Does Music Tell Us About the Past?

Explore this question as you progress through the unit.

Musical Learning: Singing and listening are at the heart of each lesson. Play, improvise and compose using a selection of these notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B

Year 5/6:

Year 5/6's Musical Spotlight is to Sing and Play in Different Styles.

Musical Spotlight: 

Singing and playing in different styles with different grooves is part of being in a band or an ensemble. We learn about music from all around the world, too. In music, ‘tempo’ refers to the speed of the beat – or how fast or slow the music sounds. Sometimes tempos stay the same throughout a song, and sometimes they change. When you are singing and playing, explore the various tempos of the music in this unit.

Social Question: How Does Music Connect Us with Our Past?

Explore this question as you progress through the unit.

Musical Learning:

Singing and listening are at the heart of each lesson. Play, improvise and compose using a selection of these notes: C, D, E♭, E, F, F♯, G, A♭, A, B♭, B