Computing and music

Computing

Autumn 2 (year 1)

Our topic this term is 'Technology around us'. The children will…

• develop their understanding of technology and how it can help them in their everyday lives.
• start to become familiar with the different components of a computer by developing their keyboard and mouse skills.
• consider how to use technology responsibly and who to ask for help if they see any content or comments online that make them feel uncomfortable.

Autumn 1 (year 2)

This half term the children will be looking at digital photograpgy. They will...

• learn to recognise that different devices can be used to capture photographs and will gain experience capturing, editing, and improving photos.
• use this knowledge to recognise that images they see may not be real.

Music

Autumn 2 (year 2)

Ourselves- 

The children will be:

• discovering ways to use their voices to describe feelings and moods.
• creating, notating and performing vocal sounds, building to a performance.

Animals-

The children will be:

• learning that animal movement is linked with pitch to help them to develop understanding and recognition of changing pitch.
• interpreting pitch line notation using voices and tuned instruments.

Music 

Autumn 1 (year 1)

Ourselves-

The children will be:

• Creating and responding to vocal sounds

• Exploring how to change sounds

• Creating and placing vocal and body percussion sounds

• Exploring descriptive sounds

Animals-

The children will be:

• Understanding pitch, and making high and low vocal sounds

• Relating pitch to high and low body posture

• Understanding pitch by singing a song with contrasting high and low 
melodies

• Identifying and playing high and low pitches in music