Knowledge and skills:
During Year 5 & Year 6 the children learn to:
breathe in the correct place when singing;
maintain their part whilst others are performing their part;
improvise within a group using melodic and rhythmic phrases;
change sounds or organise them differently to change the effect;
compose music which meets specific criteria;
use notation to record groups of pitches (chords);
use a music diary to record aspects of the composition process;
choose the most appropriate tempo for a piece of music;
describe, compare and evaluate music using musical vocabulary;
explain why they think music is successful or unsuccessful;
suggest improvement to their own work and that of others;
contrast the work of famous composers and explain their preferences.