• Perform rhythms confidently either on their own or in a group

• Identify sounds of different instruments and discuss what they sound like

• Make reasonable suggestions for which instruments can be matched to which pieces of art

• Recall the names of several instruments according to their orchestral sections

• Keep the pulse with the body percussion section and sing with control and confidence

• Name the three rhythms correctly and copy the rhythms accurately with a good sense of pulse

• Draw the rhythms accurately and show a difference between each of their variations

• Showcase creativity in the finished product

Key Knowledge

To know that:

• A 'theme' is a main melody in a piece of music.

• 'Variations' in music are when a main melody is changed in some way throughout the piece.

• 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' was written in 1945 by Benjamin Britten. 

• Representing beats of silence or ‘rests’ in written music is important as it helps us play rhythms correctly.