Computing and music

Computing

Spring 1 (year 2)

Our topic this term is 'IT around us'.

We will learn about:

How is information technology (IT) being used for good in our lives? With an initial focus on IT in the home, we will explore how IT benefits society in places such as shops, libraries, and hospitals. We will discuss the responsible use of technology, and how to make smart choices when using it.

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

Spring 1 (year 1)

Machines- 

The children will be:

• playing and sustaining a steady beat.
• sequencing sounds.
• playing at different speeds.
• controlling changes in speed.

Pattern-

The children will be:

• making a steady beat with voices and body percussion.
• counting a steady beat in patterns of 2, 3 and 4 beats.
• performing a steady beat in patterns of 2, 3 and 4 beats.
• exploring different ways to ephasise the first beat in a repeating pattern.
• identifying metre by recognising it's pattern.
• exploring sounds on instruments and finding different ways to vary thier sound.

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