Sweden Year 5 Music Curriculum (Grundskolan)

Music education in Sweden emphasizes music-making as the core activity. The curriculum focuses on developing pupils' abilities to play and sing, create and communicate musical ideas, and analyze musical expressions in different contexts.

Year 5 Music Curriculum:

The curriculum for years 4-6 outlines the core content for music education. While the curriculum doesn't specifically isolate year 5, it provides a framework for the knowledge and skills pupils should develop during this stage of their education.

Core Content (Years 4-6):

• Playing and Creating Music: Students learn songs, melodies, and accompaniments in ensemble form across different genres. They practice playing musical patterns by ear, including chord progressions and composition models. Imitation and improvisation with voice and instruments are encouraged, along with creating music based on musical patterns and forms. Students also gain experience in musical performance.
• Tools of Music: Pupils learn about vocal and hearing care during musical activities, including warm-up exercises and the importance of healthy sound levels and hearing protection. They explore the voice as an instrument for various vocal expressions, such as singing, yoiking, and rapping. They learn to play chord and melody instruments, bass, and percussion for accompaniment and musical games. Rhythmic, melodic, and dynamic elements of music, including pitch, tempo, periods, time signatures, verses, and choruses, are studied as building blocks for composing music in different genres. Musical symbols, graphic notation, notes, and chord names are introduced. Students also learn to use digital tools for audio and music creation.
• Context and Functions of Music: The curriculum explores the physical, conceptual, and emotional impact of music on people in different contexts. Students learn how music is used for influence and recreation in various ritual contexts. They develop vocabulary for discussing and writing about music and their impressions and experiences of it. The curriculum also examines music in conjunction with other art forms, such as pictures, text, and dance, exploring how different aesthetic expressions can interact. Students learn to classify instruments and explore classical music, folk music, and popular music from different cultures and their musical characteristics.

Knowledge Requirements (End of Year 6):

The knowledge requirements for the end of year 6 are outlined in the curriculum and provide benchmarks for assessing pupils' progress. These requirements cover various levels of achievement, from E (basic) to A (advanced). They assess pupils' abilities in playing and singing, creating music, and understanding and analyzing musical expressions.