Mini Musicians classes are held at the following schools:
The following elements of the Model Music Curriculum for KS1 children, 2021 will be covered in our sessions:
Musicianship
• Create music in response to a non-musical stimulus
• Use graphic symbols, dot notation and stick notation, as appropriate, to keep a record of composed pieces.
• Use music technology to capture, change and combine sounds.
Pulse/beat, rhythm, pitch
• Understand that the speed of the beat can change, creating a faster or slower pace (tempo).
• Mark the beat of a listening piece (e.g. Bolero by Ravel) by tapping or clapping and recognising tempo as well as changes in tempo.
• Walk in time to the beat of a piece of music or song
• Begin to group beats in twos and threes
• Play copycat rhythms, copying a leader, and invent rhythms for others to copy on untuned percussion.
• Create rhythms using word phrases as a starting point
• Read and respond to chanted rhythm patterns, and represent them with stick notation including crotchets, quavers and crotchets rests.
• Create and perform their own chanted rhythm patterns with the same stick notation.
• Respond independently to pitch changes heard in short melodic phrases, indicating with actions
• Recognise dot notation and match it to 3-note tunes played on tuned percussion, for example:
Develop stagecraft
• Develop a sense of confidence and ownership regardless of the size or nature of the stage or performing/recording space; engage with an audience; respect fellow performers and acknowledge applause.
Encourage peer feedback
• Create an environment where pupils can constructively express their thoughts on performances.