Music at Coleridge
Coleridge Primary School Pillars of Progression
– Competence in controlling sounds(instrumental, vocal or with music technology)
– Use of a communication system, such as staff notation or guitar tab
– Knowledge of the musical elements/interrelated dimensions of music
– Knowledge of the comonents of compostion
– Muscial Quality
– Muscial Creativity
– Knowledge of muscial meaning across the world and time
Coleridge Concept Story
- Pulse – the regular heartbeat of the music; its steady beat.
- Rhythm – long and short sounds or patterns that happen over the pulse.
- Pitch – high and low sounds.
- Tempo – the speed of the music; fast or slow or in-between.
- Melody – A melodic tune which is accompanied by another line of music.
- Dynamics – how loud or quiet the music is.
- Structure – every piece of music has a structure e.g. an introduction, verse and chorus ending.
- Metre – The different groupings of beats, most commonly occurring in 2, 3 and 4 time.
- Texture – layers of sound. Layers of sound working together make music very interesting to listen to.
- Notation – the link between sound and symbol.
- Timbre – all instruments, including voices, have a certain sound quality e.g. the trumpet has a very different sound quality to the violin.
- Harmony – A musical effect created by combining two or more notes played or sung simultaneously
Pulse / Beat / Metre
Rhythm
Pitch (Melody)
