Intended Outcomes
EYFS
Nursery
In Nursery, children will:
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Sing a large repertoire of songs. |
| Use large-muscle movements to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks. |
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Listen with increased attention to sounds. Respond to what they have heard, expressing their thoughts and feelings. Remember and sing entire songs. Sing the pitch of a tone sung by another person (‘pitch match’). Sing the melodic shape (moving melody, such as up and down, down and up) of familiar songs. Create their own songs, or improvise a song around one they know. Play instruments with increasing control to express their feelings and ideas. |
Reception
In Reception, children will:
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Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound. Learn rhymes, poems and songs. |
| Combine different movements with ease and fluency. |
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Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings. Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them. Create collaboratively sharing ideas, resources and skills. Listen attentively, move to and talk about music, expressing their feelings and responses. Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody. Explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups. |
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Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and (when appropriate) try to move in time with music. |
Year 1
Autumn Term
Rudiment: Vocal foundations
Knowledge: Exploring the difference in voice characteristics and use
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: Speaking voice to singing voice, posture, alignment, breath and shaping
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing
Rudiment: Vocal health
Knowledge: Looking after your voice for effective and safe singing
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: How to ensure good vocal health
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations
Rudiment: Same/Different
Knowledge: Observing comparative musical concepts
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health
Spring Term
Rudiment: Comparative concepts
Knowledge: Using comparative musical concepts including, loud/soft, fast/slow, short/long and high/low
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health
Summer Term
Rudiment: Introducing Pulse
Knowledge: Keeping a steady beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health, comparative concepts
Rudiment: Rhythm
Knowledge: Long and short sound put together
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health, comparative concepts, pulse
Rudiment: Pulse and rhythm combined
Knowledge: Long and short sound put together whilst keeping a steady beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health, comparative concepts, pulse, rhythm
Year 2
Autumn Term
Rudiment: Pulse
Knowledge: Keeping a steady beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: Heartbeat for pulse
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations and vocal health
Rudiment: Melodic Contour
Knowledge: Using comparative musical concepts
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: N/A
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health and steady beat
Rudiment: Crotchet and beamed quaver
Knowledge: One and two sounds on a beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ta, ti-ti
Theory: Note head, stem, beam, stick and traditional notation
Notation: Crotchet and beamed quaver
Recall and Rehearse: Tuneful singing, vocal foundations, vocal health and steady beat, same and different, responsorial singing
Spring Term
Rudiment: Bichord of the pentatonic scale
Knowledge: Two pitches, one higher and one lower, a skip apart
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: so-mi
Theory: Music staff, lines, and spaces, note head on staff
Notation: so and mi with traditional rhythmic notation
Recall and Rehearse: Crotchet and beamed quaver
Rudiment: Crotchet rest
Knowledge: Beat with no sound
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: z
Theory: Crotchet note rest
Notation: Crotchet rest or 'z'
Recall and Rehearse: so-mi, reading and writing in C, F and G do positions
Summer Term
Rudiment: Trichord of the pentatonic scale
Knowledge: Three pitches; a skip between one pair of the pitches
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: la-so-mi
Theory: Staff, lines, spaces, skip between so and mi, three-note child's chant
Notation: la with traditional rhythmic notation (add so and mi)
Recall and Rehearse: Crotchet rest, using the rest with different four-beat rhythm patterns
Rudiment: Simple duple meter
Knowledge: Organisation of strong and weak beats
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables:
Theory: Accent, bar lines, measure; double bar line, time signature, strong and weak beats
Notation: 2/4
Recall and Rehearse: la-so-mi, reading and writing in C, F and G do positions
Year 3
Autumn Term
Rudiment: Tonic note of the major pentatonic scale
Knowledge: Pitch a skip lower than mi five steps lower than so and six steps lower that la
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: do
Theory: Tonic Note
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: 2/4
Rudiment: Minim
Knowledge: Note that lasts for two beats
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: too
Theory: ti
Notation: Minim
Recall and Rehearse: do
Spring Term
Rudiment: Second degree of the pentatonic scale
Knowledge: Pitch between mi and do
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: re
Theory: Pentatonic trichord mi-re-do
Notation: re on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: Minim
Rudiment: 4-Beamed Semiquavers
Knowledge: Four sounds on a beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti-ri ti-ri
Theory: Beamed Semiquavers
Notation: 4-Beamed Semiquavers
Recall and Rehearse: do, pentatonic triad
Summer Term
Rudiment: Major pentatonic scale
Knowledge: Five pitches do re mi so la with a skip between mi and so; ends on do
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: do re mi so la
Theory: Scale
Notation: do re mi so la written on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: 4-Beamed Semiquavers
Rudiment: Simple quadruple time signature
Knowledge: Pattern of four beats, one strong and three week beats within a measure
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: Bar lines, measures, double bar lines, time signature
Notation: 4/4
Recall and Rehearse: do re mi so la (do pentatonic scale)
Year 4
Autumn Term
Rudiment: Quaver note followed by two semiquaver notes
Knowledge: Three sounds on a beat, uneven distribution
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti ti-ri
Theory: Semiquaver, subdivisions of the beat
Notation: Quaver note followed by two semiquaver notes (beamed)
Recall and Rehearse: do pentatonic scale
Rudiment: low la
Knowledge: Pitch a skip lower than do
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: low la
Theory: low la may function as a tonic note; extended pentatonic scale
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Quaver note followed by two semiquaver notes
Spring Term
Rudiment: Two semiquaver notes followed by a quaver note
Knowledge: Three sounds on a beat, not evenly distributed
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti-ri ti
Theory: Two semiquaver notes followed by a quaver note
Notation: Two semiquaver notes followed by a quaver note (beamed)
Recall and Rehearse: la
Rudiment: low so
Knowledge: Pitch a step lower than low la
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: low so
Theory: N/A
Notation: low so on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: Two semiquaver notes followed by a quaver note (beamed)
Summer Term
Rudiment: Single quaver note (internal upbeat)
Knowledge: Sound that occurs before a strong beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: Dependent on where the sound falls in relation to the beat
Theory: TInternal upbeat
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: so
Rudiment: high do
Knowledge: Pitch a skip higher than la
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: high do
Theory: Octave; extended pentatonic scale
Notation: high do on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: Internal upbeat
Rudiment: Quaver note (external upbeat)
Knowledge: Sound that precedes the strong beat at the beginning of a composition
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: Dependent on where the sound falls in relation to the beat
Theory: External upbeat
Notation: Crotchet and paired quaver notes and single quaver notes
Recall and Rehearse: do'
Year 5
Autumn Term
Rudiment: Crotchet and quaver notes
Knowledge: Three sounds unevenly distributed over two beats
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: syn-co----pa
Theory: Syncopation
Notation: Quaver-Crotchet----quaver
Recall and Rehearse: do'
Rudiment: Scale ending on low la
Knowledge: Five pitches, low la do re mi so with a skip between low la and do and a skip between mi and so; ends on low la
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: low la do re mi so la
Theory: Scale
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Syncopation
Spring Term
Rudiment: Dotted crotchet followed by a quaver note
Knowledge: Two sounds distributed over two beats, the second sound occurring after the second beat
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ta----ti
Theory: Rule for a dot after a note
Notation: Dotted crotchet followed by a quaver note
Recall and Rehearse: low la pentatonic
Rudiment: fa
Knowledge: Pitch a whole step below so and a half step above mi
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: fa
Theory: Major pentachord and hexachord scale; half step, Bb; major and minor seconds; perfect fourth and fifth and major sixth
Notation: fa on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: Dotted crotchet followed by a quaver note
Summer Term
Rudiment: Triple meter
Knowledge: Organisation of one strong beat and two weak beats
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: N/A
Theory: Bar lines, measures; double bar line, time signature
Notation: 3/4 time signature
Recall and Rehearse: fa
Rudiment: ti, second degree of the minor scale
Knowledge: Pitch a half step below do
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: low ti
Theory: Minor pentachord and hexachord, F#
Notation: low ti on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: Triple meter
Rudiment: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver
Knowledge: Two sounds on one beat, the first long and second short
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: tim-ri
Theory: Subdivision of the beat into semiquavers
Notation: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver (beamed)
Recall and Rehearse: low ti
Year 6
Autumn Term
Rudiment: high ti
Knowledge: A series of seven pitches with half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti
Theory: Major diatonic scale
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver (beamed)
Rudiment: Quaver followed by a dotted crotchet
Knowledge: Two sounds distributed over two beats, both occurring on beat one
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti ta(-i)
Theory: Rule of the dot
Notation: Quaver followed by a dotted crotchet
Recall and Rehearse: Major scale
Rudiment: N/A
Knowledge: Natural minor scale
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: low la low ti do re mi fa so la
Theory: Minor scale structure
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Quaver followed by a dotted crotchet
Spring Term
Rudiment: si
Knowledge: A minor second below la
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: si
Theory: Harmonic minor scale; augmented second
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Natural minor scale
Rudiment: fi
Knowledge: Major second between mi and fa
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: fi
Theory: Dorian Mode
Notation: fi on different staff placements
Recall and Rehearse: si
Summer Term
Rudiment: Compound meter, 6/8
Knowledge: Two pulsations per measure, each pulsation having three micro pulsations
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ta-i, tri-o-la, ta ti
Theory: 6/8, macro beat, micro beat, compound
Notation: Three beamed quavers, crotchet followed by a quaver, dotted crotchet, quaver followed by a crotchet
Recall and Rehearse: si, fi
Rudiment: Quaver followed by four beamed semiquavers
Knowledge: Two pulsations per measure, each having six micro pulsations
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: ti ti-ri-ti-ri
Theory: 6/8
Notation: Quaver followed by four beamed semiquavers
Recall and Rehearse: Compound meter, 6/8
Rudiment: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver and quaver (beamed)
Knowledge: Uneven micro subdivision; long sound followed by a short sound, followed by a long sound
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: tim ri ti
Theory: Uneven micro subdivisions in 6/8
Notation: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver and quaver (beamed)
Recall and Rehearse: Quaver followed by four beamed semiquavers
Rudiment: ta (tonic sol-fa)
Knowledge: A half step lower than the seventh degree of a major scale
Sol-fa and Rhythm Syllables: do re mi fa so la ta high do'
Theory: Mixolydian scale structure
Notation: N/A
Recall and Rehearse: Dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver and quaver (beamed)
Bibliography
Houlahan, M. and Tacka, P. (2015). Kodaly Today: A Cognitive Approach to Elementary Music Education. (Second Edition). New York: Oxford University Press.
Brumfield, S. (2014). First We Sing: Kodaly-Inspired Teaching For the Music Classroom. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation.