Key Stage 2
Dawn Parade, from the original Disney cartoon.
KS1/2: Suggested in QCA Unit 9 as example of music that describes animals.
KS3 idea: Can be viewed as an example of the march genre, drawing attention to the verbal counting and regular pulse and typical 'oompah' bass line. Notice how the march tempo that suits elephants is slower than would suit humans (perhaps contrast it with a typical Sousa march).
Official classification: Song, Animals, Video, Unit 9 Animal Magic, Curriculum support
Animated explanation of the musical concept of "beat".
Official classification: Pulse (Beat), Unit 4. Feel the pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm, Interactive Activities, Unit 14 Salt Pepper Vinegar Mustard, Curriculum support
Audio clips, human impersonations of 7 different farmyard animal sounds.
Official classification: Understanding Sound, Non-Musical Sounds, Animal Sounds, Voices, Unit 2. Sounds interesting - Exploring sounds, Audio, Interactive Activities, Unit 9 Animal Magic, Curriculum support
A fun rhythmic chant to be performed with actions, highlighting high-, medium and
low-pitched voices.
Official classification: Singing, Animals, Unit 1. Ongoing skills, Unit 5. Taking off - Exploring pitch, Teaching Songs, Wider opps, Resource Packs, Unit 9 Animal Magic, Unit 19 Songwriter, Curriculum support, Mammals
Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 In F major BWV 1046 Allegro.
The Brandenburg concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051, original title: Six Concerts Avec plusieurs Instruments) are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt,[2] in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as among the finest musical compositions of the Baroque era.
Official classification: Concerto, The Baroque Era, Classical Pieces, Audio, Bach, Johann Sebastian, Unit 16 Cyclic Patterns, Curriculum support, Unit 14. The concerto
From a book of poems for children called 'The Hypnotiser' by Michael Rosen (www.michaelrosen.co.uk) - sadly out of print.
Official classification: Speaking, Poetry, Video, Unit 21 Who Knows, Curriculum support, Michael Rosen
From a book of poems for children called 'The Hypnotiser' by Michael Rosen (www.michaelrosen.co.uk) - sadly out of print.
Official classification: Speaking, Poetry, Video, Unit 21 Who Knows, Curriculum support, Michael Rosen
Animations of some animal sounds - including a frog, a hummingbird and a woodpecker.
Official classification: Animal Sounds, Animals, Unit 9 Animal Magic, Curriculum support
Aesop’s fable of the runaway slave and the lion with a thorn in its paw. A tale story of gratitude. Narrated by Natasha from Storynory.com
Official classification: Listening, Animals, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Fairy Tales, Unit 9 Animal Magic, Curriculum support, Storynory.com
Aesop’s fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four audio adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words.
Official classification: Listening, Animals, The Spoken Word, Stories, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Fairy Tales, Unit 9 Animal Magic, Curriculum support, Storynory.com
Tongue Twister, audio by Storynory.com
Official classification: Listening, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Tongue Twisters, Unit 15 Ongoing Skills, Curriculum support, Storynory.com
Tongue Twister, audio by Storynory.com
Official classification: Listening, Animals, Tongue Twisters, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Unit 15 Ongoing Skills, Curriculum support, Storynory.com
Two poems. Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore. No Rudolf but Santa’s Reindeer Dasha, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen feature. Audio narration by Natasha from storynory.com
Official classification: Listening, Christmas, Poetry, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Unit 21 Who Knows, Curriculum support, Storynory.com
Interactive sound matching activity featuring an aeroplane, a helicopter and a space shuttle.
Official classification: Non-Musical Sounds, Space, Unit 1. Ongoing skills, Unit 2. Sounds interesting - Exploring sounds, Similar Sound Collections, Interactive Activities, Unit 18 Journey Into Space, Curriculum support, 3a Responding and reviewing - analyse and compare, 3a Responding and reviewing - analyse and compare
Image from www.nasa.gov
Official classification: Space, Image, Unit 18 Journey Into Space, Curriculum support
Image from www.nasa.gov
Official classification: Space, Image, Unit 18 Journey Into Space, Curriculum support, Unit 1. Musical processes
Video from www.nasa.gov
Official classification: Space, Video, Unit 18 Journey Into Space, Curriculum support
Video from www.nasa.gov
Official classification: Space, Video, Unit 18 Journey Into Space, Curriculum support
Children's clapping game from Saydisc's Children's Singing Games, recorded at St John's Baloonagh Primary School, Tralee, Southern Ireland (1975)
Official classification: Singing, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Unit 14 Salt Pepper Vinegar Mustard, Curriculum support, Children, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Children's clapping game from Saydisc's Children's Singing Games, recorded at Ballyheigue and Glenderry Primary Schools, Southern Ireland (1975)
Official classification: Singing, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Unit 14 Salt Pepper Vinegar Mustard, Curriculum support, Children, Saydisc/Charanga World Music