Key Stage 1 (Years 1–2) · Music

Playing instruments

Pupils explore playing tuned and untuned percussion and classroom instruments, learning to keep a steady pulse, play simple rhythmic patterns, control tempo and dynamics, and combine sounds to create textures and timbre contrasts. They practise ensemble skills such as listening, following a leader and taking turns, and use basic notation or symbols to guide performance.

Below: 1 poster for teaching it at KS1. Open any of them in the Learnmix studio to make it your own, or download and print.