Music at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1/2)

Unit 2: Sounds interesting - Exploring sounds

About this unit

This unit develops children's ability to identify different sounds and to change and use sounds expressively in response to a stimulus.

During this unit, children make a variety of sounds with their voices, bodies, found objects and instruments, and explore how these sounds can be changed and used expressively in response to a stimulus. They use this knowledge to select sounds that reflect the mood of chants and songs. This leads to the creation of a class performance that uses sounds to heighten the effect of a chosen story.

This unit could be revisited using a different story, poem or play.

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. Introduction: What sounds can we hear?
	2. Exploration: How can we make and use sounds expressively? (1)
	3. Exploration: How can we make and use sounds expressively? (2)
	4. Exploration: How can we make and use sounds expressively? (3)
	5. Exploration: How can we make and use sounds expressively? (4)
	6. Exploration: How can we make and use sounds expressively? (5)
	7. Bringing it all together: How can we use sound to describe events, feelings, moods?