Music

Y1 Music

Key Stage 1

Year 1

Pulse

In this lesson, we will be learning about pulse, how to find it and how to move our body in time to the beat.

To understand pulse

In this lesson, we will be learning how to use our body to show pulse in different ways and how to match the rhythm pattern to the pulse.

Creating simple patterns

In this lesson, we will be learning how sounds can be represented using symbols or pictures and the relationship between pulse and rhythm.

Understanding how sound is represented by symbols

In this lesson, we will be learning how sound patterns fit into a pulse, the difference between a ta and ti-ti pulse and how to change the way we represent pulse in a song.

Physicalising pulse in different ways

In this lesson, we will be learning to maintain a steady pulse, to find the strong beat in the bar and how to move to the pulse of the music.

Maintaining pulse and identifying strong beats

In this lesson, we will be learning the musical terminology for tempo and how to identify fast and slow music.

Key Stage 1, Music, Pulse

To understand pulse

Creating simple patterns

Understanding how sound is represented by symbols

Physicalising pulse in different ways

Maintaining pulse and identifying strong beats

Identifying tempo