Yearly Overview- Year One- Music

This overview is a suggested format for grouping and delivering CK content.

Areas to cover
Elements Listening Works Listen for… Songs
Recognise a steady beat; The Bear Went Over the Mountain
begin to play a steady beat. Bingo
Herbert: Low instruments
Autumn One Recognise that some beats Victor Herbert, ‘March The Farmer in His Den
marking the pulse while
Rhythm and have accents (stress). Guitar of the Toys’ from My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
higher instruments play the
Sound Move responsively to music Babes in Toyland Pop! Goes the Weasel
melody.
(marching, walking, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
hopping, swaying, etc.).
The Hokey Cokey
Hush, Little Baby
Recognise short and long
Autumn Two If You’re Happy and You Know It
sounds. Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky: Fast dance
Rhythm and Piano Jingle Bells
Discriminate between fast ‘The Nutcracker’ music with strong accents.
Sound Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
and slow.
Kumbaya (also Kum Ba Ya)
London Bridge is Falling Down
One Man Went to Mow
Saint-Saëns: Differences in Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Spring One Discriminate between Camille Saint-Saëns, pitch when listening to the Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Playing with obvious differences in pitch: Trumpet Carnival of the Elephant piece followed by The Muffin Man
Sounds high and low. Animals the Aviary. This Old Man
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The Wheels on the Bus
Greig: Grieg’s ‘In Eensy, Weensy Spider
the Hall of the Mountain Five Little Ducks That I Once Knew
Edvard Greig, King’ is a good work to Happy Birthday to You
‘Morning Mood’ and illustrate dynamics (loud Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Spring Two
Discriminate between loud ‘In the Hall of the and quiet), as well as How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
Playing with Flute
and soft. Mountain King’ from tempo (slow and fast). There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly
Sounds Peer Gynt I’m a Little Teapot
 Oh, Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Recognise that some Richard Rodgers,
Summer One Rodgers: Slow music that Oh Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone?
phrases are the same, some ‘March of the Siamese
Music and Violin sounds grand containing One Potato, Two Potato
are different. Children’ from The
Voice repeating phrases. Teddy Bears’ Picnic
King and I
You Are My Sunshine
I had a little nut tree
Summer Two Sing unaccompanied, Camille Saint-Saëns, Ravel: Use Ravel’s Bolero
Lavender’s Blue
Music and accompanied, and in Drum Carnival of the to listen to use of a drum in
Polly Put the Kettle On
Voice unison. Animals, Elephant a musical piece.
Ring-a-Ring Of Roses

Songs may be supplemented with many more from other sources including those below:

www.singup.org

Singing Sherlock, Val Whitlock and Shirley Court (2002) This comes with musical accompaniments printed in the book and a CD with voice and backing tracks.

The Usborne Children’s Songbook, edited by Anthony Marks (2004) This comes with simple accompaniments and links for hearing the tunes online.

The National Songbook: Fifty Great Songs for Children to Sing! (2008) Accompaniments are printed in the book but can also be played on the companion CD.