Model Music Curriculum
Listening for Key Stage 1 to 3
Listening to music is fundamental to musical uynderstanding. By learning to listen critically, pupils will not only expand their musical horizons but can also gain a deeper understanding of how music is constructed and the impact it can have on the listener.
As you scroll down this page, you will find links to pieces of music that demonstrate a broad range of sounds, styles and genres.
Listening to a broad range of music also helps develop other areas of musical activity, including composing and performing.
Click on the title of each song to listen

The Western Classical Tradition up to the 1940s
Hildegard
Handel
Mozart
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Mussorgsky
Ravel
Coleridge-Taylor
Vaughn Williams
Holst
Title
Composer
The Western Classical Tradition & Film Beyond the 1940s
Britten
Rutter
A.R. Rahman
Anna Meredith
Anna Clyne
Title
Composer
Popular Music
Hound Dog
With a Little Help from My Friends
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Le Freak
Smalltown Boy
Play Dead
Say My Name
Wild Man
Wonderwall
Ma Rainey
Duke Ellington
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
James Brown
Chic
Bronski Beat
Bjork
Destiny's Child
Kate Bush
Oasis
Title
Composer
Style
Musical Traditions
Brazil, Samba, Fanfarra Cabua-Le-Le
India, North Indian Classical, Sahela Re
Punjab, Bhangra, Bhabiye Akh Larr Gayee
Caribbean, Calypso, Tropical Bird
Nigeria, Drumming, Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
South Africa, Choral, Inkanyezi Nezazi
Sergio Mendes
Gong Kebyar of Peliatan
Kishori Amonkar
Bhujhangy Group
Trinidad Steel Band
Babatunde Olatunji
Piazzolla
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Reem Kelani
Nathan Evans
Chopin
Title
Composer
Style