Upper Key Stage 2
Year 6
18 listening pieces.
Compare sections, track change and explain how musical choices affect the result.
Listen and respond
Each page begins with uninterrupted listening, followed by five expandable prompts, sentence stems and vocabulary choices.
Y6 · Romantic orchestral
1812 Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Y6 · Modern sacred choral
For the Beauty of the Earth
John Rutter
Y6 · Balinese gamelan
Baris
Gong Kebyar of Peliatan
Y6 · Synth-pop
Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
Y6 · Romantic piano
Mazurkas, Op. 24
Frédéric Chopin
Y6 · Maritime work song
Sea Shanties
Various traditional singers
Y6 · Blues
Runaway Blues
Ma Rainey
Y6 · British Punjabi bhangra
Bhabiye Akh Larr Gayee
Bhujhangy Group
Y6 · Art pop
Wild Man
Kate Bush
Y6 · Contemporary acoustic / electronic
Connect It
Anna Meredith
Y6 · Palestinian / Arabic contemporary
Sprinting Gazelle
Reem Kelani
Y6 · R&B
Say My Name
Destiny’s Child
Y6 · Britpop / rock
Wonderwall
Oasis
Y6 · Soul / funk
I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown
Y6 · 20th-century orchestral
Mars from The Planets
Gustav Holst
Y6 · Indian filmi-pop
Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire
A. R. Rahman
Y6 · Yoruba-influenced drumming
Jin-Go-La-Ba (Drums of Passion)
Babatunde Olatunji
Y6 · Argentine tango nuevo