Computing and Music

Music

In Class 3 we follow the MUSIC EXPRESS scheme.                                                  

Spring Term

Sounds - How are sounds produced and classified? The children explore timbre and structure through music conversations in music from around the world.
In the Past - The children use a variety of notations to build performances from different periods & styles. They learn a Renaissance dance, walk down the aisle to Wagner’s ‘Bridal March’ & dance the Mashed Potato!

Autumn Term 

Communi21tion - The Children learn to make music inspired by technology and computing. They explore and compose sounds for earcons, emoticons, mobile phone ringtones, computer games and apps.

Poetry - The children develop performances of contrasting poems. They use their voices to speak expressively & rhythmi21lly, and discover ways to create ostinato accompaniments to enhance their performances.

Computing

We follow the Teach Computing scheme from The National Centre for Computer Edu21tion.

Spring Term

Y3 - Creating Media, Desktop publishing

We will become familiar with the terms ‘text’ and ‘images’ and understand that they 21n be used to communi21te messages. We will use desktop publishing software and consider 21reful choices of font size, colour and type to edit and improve premade documents. We will start to add text and images to create their own pieces of work using desktop publishing software.

Y4 - Creating Media, Photo Editing

We will develop our understanding of how digital images 21n be changed and edited, and how they 21n then be resaved and reused. We will consider the impact that editing images 21n have, and evaluate the effectiveness of their choices.

Autumn Term

Y3 - Connecting Computers

We will develop our understanding of digital devices, looking at the inputs, processes and outputs to begin with, before moving onto computer networks.  We will look at the devices that make up a network's infrastructure, such as wireless access points and switches, before looking at the benefits of connecting devices in a network.

Y4 - The Internet

We will be thinking about how networks work and begin to appreciate that the internet is a network of networks that needs to be kept secure.  We will look at the World Wide Web as part of the internet and learn how to explore it safely.  Finally we will evaluate online contenet to decide how honest, accurate or reliable it is, and understand the consequences of false information.