Tune for Tuesdays

What is Tune for Tuesdays all about?

With Aspire Trust, we have developed a programme of music to appreciate over the academic year. Each week, we will have a short assembly focusing on a piece of music and its composer/writer talking about how it makes us feel and the message it is giving to society.

We will also be considering the listening and appraisal end points of our music curriculum for each age and stage - see below.

EYFS 

I know how to say when music sounds sad and when music sounds happy. 

I know the difference between a loud sound and a quiet sound. 

I know the difference between a high sound and a low sound. 

I know how to move with expression in a way that mimics the music (either thought pitch, dynamic or tempo). 

Year 1 

I know how to identify sounds in the local school environment.  

I know how to name high, medium and low sounds when listening. 

I know how to use a more developed vocabulary to describe the mood of music (Angry, calm, smooth etc.). 

Year 2 

I know how to recognise the difference between some ensembles such as choirs, orchestras, bands and popular solo artists. 

I know the difference between live and recorded music and can recognise when technology has been used in creating the music. 

I know how to talk about my favorite instrument or genre of music talking about features such as the timbre or how it makes them feel. 

Year 3 

I know how to recognise the timbres of at least one different instrument of each section in the orchestra. 

I know the four sections of the orchestra. 

I know that classical music has a long history. 

I know how to recognise when music sounds like it is from another culture and give at least one reason why the music sounds different from my own culture. 

Year 4 

I can describe how a piece of music has used varying pitch. 

I can describe how a piece of music has used varying dynamics. 

I can describe how a piece of music has used varying textures. 

I know how to talk about the instrumentation used. 

I can give a reason why I think the rhythms are complex or simple. 

Year 5 

I know how to recognise that a piece of music may be from a particular genre and name a reason why that might be. 

For example: 

Jazz - improvised solos, swung or syncopated rhythms. 

Pop - repetitive, verse/chorus structure, memorable melodies. 

Hip hop - often uses rap, soulful. 

Year 6 

I know how to recognise and discuss all of the elements of music when listening to music. 

I know how to recognise where a piece of music might come from when a particular style has been studied. 

I know how to use the above end points to justify an opinion on a piece or section of music whether negative or positive.