Aim:

To extend the child’s appreciation of good quality music from a wide range of genres (eg classical, folk, jazz, traditional etc).
To encourage individual performance of in-tune singing with confidence.
To introduce more complex elements in reading and writing rhythmic patterns.
To enable children to perform both beat and rhythm accurately and to demonstrate extended rhythmic skills.
To extend the number of melodic elements for reading and writing on the staff.
To enable children to sight-sing limited range songs from the staff.
To encourage musical improvisation and creativity through word substitution, simple composition and tuned percussion instruments.
To continue to develop listening skills using more complex songs, games and recorded music.
To extend two-part work with more complex ostinati, canons, tuned and untuned percussion.
To make conscious the concept of metre through a variety of song repertoire.
To make conscious the concept of form and structure of simple songs.

do-re-mi music for children