(age 8-9): In this fifth book of the series, the program for Year 4 is structured similarly to that of Year 3. Designed to consolidate and extend skills, knowledge and understanding, again there is a particular emphasis on skills acquisition.Attuned to the range of National Curriculum experiences, particular features of this book are: the progressive development of vokal and instrumental techniques, a module focusing on a structured approach to reading and writing music, knowledge and understanding of music placed in an historical context, a musical production. Introduction · MODULE 1 USING VOICES: Technique, posture, voice-warming, part-singing, etc.: Warming up the voice · Vowels · Breathing and phrasing · Right from the start · Jazzing it up · Putting it all together · MODULE 2 WORKING ON INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES: Beater technique, co-ordination, part-playing, etc.: Performing a piece in medieval style · Fiddle-i-dee · Round and around · Melodic accompaniments · This old hammer · Rondo · MODULE 3 IMPROVISING AND COMPOSING: Structure, musical elements, expression, notation, etc.: Old Blue · Starting from a small cell · Gradual change · Words and sounds · Hallowe'en · Class composition · MODULE 4 READING AND WRITING MUSIC: Pitch, note-values, treble clefs, rests, metre, etc.: Notation: pitch and rhythm · Blck socks · Rests, rhythms and accents · Same song, different rhythm · Looking at musical instruments · Summary lesson · MODULE 5 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND CONTEXT: Repertoire, history, instruments, cultures, etc.: Soundscapes · Making new sounds · Music through history · Music of the world · Looking at musical instruments, Revision lesson · MODULE 6: PERFORMING A SHOW: The Emperor and the Nightingale, a musical operetta by Margaret Rolf · APPENDIX: Piano accompaniment to This old hammer