Music lead and cover teacher
Because classes meet for Music at a regular point in the week, I want repertoire and listening choices that give pupils something worth exploring and returning to.
Explore the collectionI lead Music and teach across the primary school. Because classes meet for Music at a regular point in the week, I want repertoire and listening choices that give pupils something worth exploring and returning to. A sequence should help them hear patterns, try an idea and talk about what they notice.
I also cover planning time for class teachers, so communication matters. A short handover can tell a teacher what happened, what pupils worked on and what might be useful to revisit. That helps classroom learning continue without pretending that one note can capture everything about the lesson.
I look for resources that are practical to prepare and meaningful in use. A listening prompt or clear activity structure can help pupils focus, while the teacher adapts it to the class. I value Music plans that make limited lesson time count through active listening, making and reflection.
Choose repertoire that offers something pupils can revisit.
Use listening questions to focus attention.
Leave clear handovers for class teachers.
Explore these templates and decide what fits your own setting.
Music and performing arts
Pupils should name the pictured instruments, sort them into strings, woodwind, brass and percussion, and explain the sound-making basis of a placement. They should use card details to distinguish a flute’s construction material from its family.
Music and performing arts
Name selected note values, keep a steady beat while clapping, and compose bars that contain four beats in 4/4 time.
Music and performing arts
Follow a musical line, use dynamic and breathing cues, enter at the agreed point and maintain a part while other groups sing.
