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Music

Maps toUK NCIB PYPCambridge Primary

One lesson per topic — the same lesson serves every framework above at that age stage. No duplicates.

Seedlings · ages 4–6

36/36 ready
  1. 1High and low sounds
  2. 2Fast and slow
  3. 3Clapping rhythms
  4. 4Loud and quiet music
  5. 5Body percussion
  6. 6Singing together
  7. 7Follow the beat
  8. 8Long and short sounds
  9. 9Sounds around us
  10. 10Making shakers
  11. 11Songs and lullabies
  12. 12A music show!
  13. 13Voice, hands, feet
  14. 14Copy my rhythm
  15. 15Sing a nursery rhyme
  16. 16Shake, tap, click
  17. 17Loud like a lion, quiet like a mouse
  18. 18Fast train, slow snail
  19. 19High bird, low bear
  20. 20Long note, short note
  21. 21Music for happy days
  22. 22Music for calm days
  23. 23Follow the leader
  24. 24Freeze dance!
  25. 25Drums are fun
  26. 26Sing 'twinkle twinkle'
  27. 27Songs from around the world
  28. 28Marching band
  29. 29Instruments in a story
  30. 30The rainstick sound
  31. 31Music and stories
  32. 32Making up a tune
  33. 33Sing louder, sing softer
  34. 34The pulse in my chest
  35. 35A little concert for us
  36. 36My favourite song

Explorers · ages 7–10

36/36 ready
  1. 1Instrument families
  2. 2Reading simple notes
  3. 3The stave and clef
  4. 4Note values
  5. 5Rests and silence
  6. 6Time signatures 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
  7. 7Major and minor moods
  8. 8Melody vs harmony
  9. 9World music: Africa
  10. 10World music: Asia
  11. 11World music: Latin
  12. 12Composing a short tune
  13. 13Class ensemble
  14. 14Music history: baroque
  15. 15Music history: classical
  16. 16String family close-up
  17. 17Woodwind family close-up
  18. 18Brass family close-up
  19. 19Percussion family close-up
  20. 20The orchestra
  21. 21The band vs the orchestra
  22. 22Musical dynamics (loud/soft)
  23. 23Tempo markings
  24. 24Tuning and pitch
  25. 25Solo, duet, trio, quartet
  26. 26Musical form: verse-chorus
  27. 27Musical form: AB and ABA
  28. 28Music history: medieval and renaissance
  29. 29Music history: baroque revisited
  30. 30The story of the piano
  31. 31The story of the guitar
  32. 32Film music: how it works
  33. 33Music and emotions
  34. 34Reading tab notation
  35. 35Perform in a small ensemble
  36. 36Compose a rhythm piece

Pioneers · ages 11–15

36/36 ready
  1. 1Music theory: intervals
  2. 2Music theory: chords
  3. 3Music theory: scales
  4. 4Sight-reading
  5. 5Songwriting: verses and chorus
  6. 6Songwriting: hooks
  7. 7Music production basics
  8. 8DAW walkthrough
  9. 9Music history: romantic era
  10. 10Music history: 20th century
  11. 11Jazz and improvisation
  12. 12Music and identity
  13. 13Ear training
  14. 14Performance skills
  15. 15Composing a two-part piece
  16. 16Reading advanced notation
  17. 17Modes and their moods
  18. 18Composing with a lead sheet
  19. 19Recording basics
  20. 20Microphones and signal chains
  21. 21Mixing and balancing
  22. 22Music production: sampling ethics
  23. 23Beats and grooves
  24. 24Music history: romantic revisited
  25. 2520th-century avant-garde
  26. 26Popular music: rock 'n' roll to hip-hop
  27. 27Popular music: electronic dance
  28. 28Music of the African diaspora
  29. 29Music of South and East Asia
  30. 30Music of Latin America
  31. 31The music industry today
  32. 32Copyright and streaming
  33. 33Careers in music
  34. 34Analysing a favourite song
  35. 35Perform a solo piece
  36. 36Compose a mini soundtrack