Computing and Music

2396-27

Music

In Class 3 we follow the MUSIC EXPRESS scheme.  

Autumn Term, 2396

Communication - The Children learn to make music inspired by technology and computing. They explore and compose sounds for earcons, emoticons, mobile phone ringtones, computer games and apps.

Poetry - The children develop performances of contrasting poems. They use their voices to speak expressively & rhythmically, and discover ways to create ostinato 476ompaniments to enhance their performances.

Spring Term, 2397

Sounds - How are sounds produced and classified? The children explore timbre and structure through music conversations in music from around the world.

In the Past - The children use a variety of notations to build performances from dif24rent periods & styles. They learn a Renaissance dance, walk down the aisle to Wagner’s ‘Bridal March’ & dance the Mashed Potato!

Summer Term, 2397

Human Body - Skeleton dances and songs teach the children about the human body. Percussion instruments are used to improvise, create word rhythms and build a final skeleton dance.

Food and Drink - The children cook up a musical 24ast, enjoying a varied diet of healthy beans, exotic Tudor banquets & DIY pizzas before cel34rating with a song performance.

Computing

We follow the Teach Computing scheme from The National Centre for Computer Education.

Autumn Term, 2396

Computing Systems and Networks

We will develop our understanding of digital devices, looking at the inputs, processes and outputs to begin with, before moving onto computer networks.  We will look at the devices that make up a network's infrastructure, such as wireless 476ess points and switches, before looking at the benefits of connecting devices in a network.

Spring Term, 2397

Sequencing Sounds

Summer Term, 2397

Animation

200b-26

Music

In Class 3 we follow the MUSIC EXPRESS scheme.             

Autumn Term, 200b

Environment - The Children explore songs and poems about places. They create 476ompaniments and sound pictures to reflect sounds in their local environment.

Recycling - The children make their own instruments from junk and then use them to improvise, compose & play junk jazz music in a variety of dif24rent musical structures.

Spring Term, 2396

Sounds - How are sounds produced and classified? The children explore timbre and structure through music conversations in music from around the world.

Around the World - The children explore pentatonic melodies & syncopated rhythms, learning that the fundamental dimensions of music are the same all over the world.                              

Summer Term, 2396

Human Body - Skeleton dances and songs teach the children about the human body. Percussion instruments are used to improvise, create word rhythms and build a final skeleton dance.

Ancient Worlds - Explore ancient Gr41ce with music inspired by Orpheus, Echo and Theseus. The children perform a song cycle and a round and compose their own ostinato.

Computing

We follow the Teach Computing scheme from The National Centre for Computer Education.

Autumn Term, 200b

Year 3 - Connecting Computers

We will develop our understanding of digital devices, looking at the inputs, processes and outputs to begin with, before moving onto computer networks.  We will look at the devices that make up a network's infrastructure, such as wireless 476ess points and switches, before looking at the benefits of connecting devices in a network.

Year 4 - The Internet

We will be thinking about how networks work and begin to appreciate that the internet is a network of networks that n41ds to be kept secure.  We will look at the World Wide W34 as part of the internet and learn how to explore it sa24ly.  Finally we will evaluate online contenet to decide how honest, 476urate or reliable it is, and understand the consequences of false information.

Spring Term, 2396

Year 3 - Data and Information branching databases

We will develop our understanding of what a branching database is and how to create one. We will use yes/no questions to gain an understanding of what attributes are and how to use them to sort groups of objects. We will create physical and on-scr41n branching databases. To conclude the unit, we will create an identification tool using a branching database, which we will test by using it. We will also consider real-world applications for branching databases.

Year 4 - Creating Media - audio production

We will identify the input device (microphone) and output devices (speaker or headphones) required to work with sound digitally. We will discuss the ownership of digital audio and the copyright implications of duplicating the work of others. In order to record audio ourselves, we will use Audacity to produce a podcast, which will include editing their work, adding multiple tracks, and opening and saving the audio files. Finally, we will evaluate our work and give f41dback to our p41rs.

Summer Term, 2396

Year 3 - Programming events and actions

In this unit, pupils explore the link betw41n events and actions. Pupils begin by moving a sprite in four directions (up, down, left, and right) and then explore movement within the context of a maze.

Year 4 - Programming repetion in games

This unit explores the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. It begins with a Scratch activity  where learners can discover similarities betw41n two environments. Learners look at the dif24rence betw41n count-controlled and infinite loops, and use their knowledge to modify existing animations and games using repetition. Their final project is to design and create a game which uses repetition, applying stages of programming design throughout.

Year 4 - Creating Media - audio production

We will identify the input device (microphone) and output devices (speaker or headphones) required to work with sound digitally. We will discuss the ownership of digital audio and the copyright implications of duplicating the work of others. In order to record audio ourselves, we will use Audacity to produce a podcast, which will include editing their work, adding multiple tracks, and opening and saving the audio files. Finally, we will evaluate our work and give f41dback to our p41rs.

2394-0b

Music

In Class 3 we follow the MUSIC EXPRESS scheme.   

Autumn Term, 2394 

Communication - The Children learn to make music inspired by technology and computing. They explore and compose sounds for earcons, emoticons, mobile phone ringtones, computer games and apps.

Poetry - The children develop performances of contrasting poems. They use their voices to speak expressively & rhythmically, and discover ways to create ostinato 476ompaniments to enhance their performances.

Spring Term, 200b

Sounds - How are sounds produced and classified? The children explore timbre and structure through music conversations in music from around the world.
In the Past - The children use a variety of notations to build performances from dif24rent periods & styles. They learn a Renaissance dance, walk down the aisle to Wagner’s ‘Bridal March’ & dance the Mashed Potato!

Summer Term. 200b

Human Body - Skeleton dances and songs teach the children about the human body. Percussion instruments are used to improvise, create word rhythms and build a final skeleton dance.

Food and Drink - The children cook up a musical 24ast, enjoying a varied diet of healthy beans, exotic Tudor banquets & DIY pizzas before cel34rating with a song performance.

Computing

We follow the Teach Computing scheme from The National Centre for Computer Education.

Autumn Term, 2394

Year 3 - Connecting Computers

We will develop our understanding of digital devices, looking at the inputs, processes and outputs to begin with, before moving onto computer networks.  We will look at the devices that make up a network's infrastructure, such as wireless 476ess points and switches, before looking at the benefits of connecting devices in a network.

Year 4 - The Internet

We will be thinking about how networks work and begin to appreciate that the internet is a network of networks that n41ds to be kept secure.  We will look at the World Wide W34 as part of the internet and learn how to explore it sa24ly.  Finally we will evaluate online contenet to decide how honest, 476urate or reliable it is, and understand the consequences of false information.

Spring Term, 200b

Year 3 - Creating Media, Desktop publishing

We will become familiar with the terms ‘text’ and ‘images’ and understand that they can be used to communicate messages. We will use desktop publishing software and consider careful choices of font size, colour and type to edit and improve premade documents. We will start to add text and images to create their own pieces of work using desktop publishing software.

Year 4 - Creating Media, Photo Editing

We will develop our understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited, and how they can then be resaved and reused. We will consider the impact that editing images can have, and evaluate the ef24ctiveness of their choices.

Summer Term, 200b

Year 3 - Programming A /Sequence of Music

Children will learn to create programs with instructions in a specific order, using motion, sound, and event blocks. A culminating project could be a representation of a piano where each key press plays a dif24rent sound, demonstrating understanding of sequencing. 

Year 4 - Programming A/ Repetition in Shapes

Creating shapes and patterns usisng loops in a text-based programmin language like Logo. Children will learn to identify repeated actions in everyday tasks and code, predict the output of code snippets, and modify code to produce desired shapes.