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Key stage 2 music lesson plans (national curriculum)

Every Key stage 2 music statement from the national curriculum programme of study, grouped by strand. Choose "Plan this" and Heapso plans a lesson that covers it.

General

  • ENG-NC-MU-KS2-001

    play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression

    Plan this
  • ENG-NC-MU-KS2-002

    improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music

    Plan this
  • ENG-NC-MU-KS2-003

    listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory

    Plan this
  • ENG-NC-MU-KS2-004

    use and understand staff and other musical notations

    Plan this
  • ENG-NC-MU-KS2-005

    appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians

    Plan this
  • ENG-NC-MU-KS2-006

    develop an understanding of the history of music

    Plan this

Questions teachers ask

What do pupils learn in Key stage 2 music?
The national curriculum has 6 statutory music statements for Key stage 2 (Years 3 to 6). They are listed on this page by strand, each with a code.
How do I plan a Key stage 2 music lesson for a statement?
Choose "Plan this" next to the statement. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Key stage 2 music with that statement linked. You can change anything before Pip writes.

Plan your next Key stage 2 music unit

Heapso opens a unit plan set to Key stage 2 music. Add the statements you're teaching and Pip cites only those, in British English.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England (2013, updated 2014–2021). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Heapso is an independent planning tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, the Welsh Government, the Department of Education (Northern Ireland), CCEA, Ofqual, Qualifications Wales or any exam board. Curriculum statements are reproduced from official sources under the Open Government Licence v3.0, with a link to each source. Always check the official documents for what is statutory.