Curriculum, Music Term 3 & 4:
Spring terms music unit is called Latin dance, pupils will explore salsa rhythms by learning to dance salsa, play a clave rhythm, sing the song and play a percussion part. They will also compose rhythm patterns to incorporate into their whole-class performance. This unit also contains the second of three progression snapshots that will be returned to and developed in Term 3 in order to collect evidence of pupils’ progress.
Our musical focus will be: Salsa, beat, clave rhythm, timbre, chords, rhythms pattern.
Musical learning:
Compose a 4-beat rhythm pattern to play during instrumental sections.
Working in small groups, sing in a call-and-response song with an invented drone accompaniment.
Sing the syncopated rhythms in Latin dance and recognise a verse/chorus structure.
Play a one-note part contributing to the chords accompanying the verses.
Listen to a range of Cuban pieces, understanding influences on the music and recognising some of its musical features.
For more information, please view our Charanga musical school year 3 and 4 knowledge organisers