Learning Objectives for Singing
(Ongoing Skills units 1, 8 and 15 in the QCA guidelines)
Years 1 & 2
To use different voices and find their
singing voice
To develop an awareness of phrase
To sing with others
To control pulse and rhythm
To control pitch
To control the expressive elements
e.g. dynamics, tempo
To listen carefully and develop their
aural memory
To develop physical response
Years 3 & 4
To develop their singing voices
To use the thinking voice
(internalising)
To use known songs to develop control To extend knowledge and
of pulse and rhythm
To develop awareness of simple
structures (phrases)
To control and recognise changes in
pitch
To learn about staff notation
To express the meanings of songs
To listen with attention to detail and
develop aural memory
To respond to structure in music
through movement and dance
Years 5 & 6
To learn about breathing, dynamics
and accuracy of pitch
To improve tone production and use
diction and other vocal techniques e.g.
legato and staccato
understanding of pulse, rhythm and
metre
To extend knowledge and
understanding of phrase and other
musical structures
To extend their control and
understanding of pitch
To make expressive use of elements
and techniques and develop their
performances
To listen with sustained concentration
To remember longer pieces of music
To respond physically to music with
understanding of musical features