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Vocabulary​​​​​​​

Year 1

pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, melody, bass, guitar, drums, rap, perform/performance, audience, saxophone, trumpet, keyboard, decks, singers, percussion, Blues, Baroque, Latin, Irish Folk, Funk, groove, imagination

Year 2

pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, melody, bass, guitar, drums, rap, dynamics, tempo, perform/performance, audience, saxophone, trumpet, keyboard, reggae, question and answer, audience, glockenspiel

Year 3

pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, melody, bass, guitar, drums, rap, dynamics, tempo, structure, synthesizer, hook, texture, riff, keyboard, reggae, organ, backing vocal, pentatonic scale, intro/introduction, verse, chorus, electric guitar, imagination, Disco

Year 4

pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, melody, bass, guitar, drums, rap, dynamics, tempo, structure, synthesizer, hook, texture, riff, keyboard, organ, backing vocal, pentatonic scale, solo, unison, piano, rhythm patterns, musical style, lyrics, choreography, digital/electronic sounds, turntables, by ear, notation, acoustic guitar, percussion, birdsong, civil rights, racism, equality

Year 5

pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, melody, bass, guitar, drums, rap, dynamics, tempo, structure, synthesizer, hook, texture, riff, cover, timbre, groove, harmony, solo, unison, piano, rock, backbeat, amplifier, chorus, bridge, appraising, Bossa Nova, syncopation, Swing, tune/head, note values, note names, Big bands, ballad, verse, interlude, tag ending, strings, Old-school Hip Hop, deck, backing loops, Funk, scratching, Soul, bass line, brass section

Year 6

pulse, rhythm, pitch, improvise, compose, melody, bass, guitar, drums, rap, dynamics, tempo, structure, synthesizer, hook, texture, riff, cover, timbre, groove, harmony, solo, unison, piano, style indicators, dimensions of music, Neo Soul, producer, Motown, Blues, Jazz, by ear, ostinato, phrases, Urban , Gospel, civil rights, gender equality