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

Unit 7: Rain, rain, go away - Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics

Prior learning

It is helpful if children and teachers have:

sung songs
explored sounds, recognising how dynamics, tempo and timbre can be used expressively
developed skills through the activities described in unit 2

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: How can music describe different kinds of weather?
	2. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (1)
	3. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (2)
	4. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (3)
	5. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (4)
	6. Bringing it all together: Can we make our own weather composition?