
KS1 Parent & Teacher Guide
How MusicBlocks supports the Key Stage 1 music curriculum — what each Book teaches, mapped to pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, structure and listening.
PDF · 1 page
Made by real music teachers — to use at home or in the classroom.
Aligned with the KS1 National Curriculum for Music

How MusicBlocks supports the Key Stage 1 music curriculum — what each Book teaches, mapped to pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, structure and listening.
PDF · 1 page

Colour the Note Friends, find the notes on the keyboard, trace the musical letters, and meet loud Leo and soft Willow.
PDF · 4 pages

Colour the Beat Pals, learn long and short notes, clap Hush's silent beat, and discover how three friends make a chord.
PDF · 4 pages

Colour the beat grid to see exactly how long each note lasts — including how two half-beats make one whole beat — then compose your own rhythm.
PDF · 4 pages

A complete pulse lesson using movement words — run-ning, walk, walk slow, walk-ing slow-ly — with a beat grid showing each note's true length, clap-along patterns, rests, and teacher notes on every slide.
PowerPoint · 11 slides

Editable slides for your own lessons: title, meet-a-character, the seven Note Friends, loud & soft, a blank activity slide and a well-done slide.
PowerPoint · 6 slides

Make your own worksheets, displays and slides: 17 transparent character images, 18 digital paper backgrounds, both PowerPoint templates and all preview art.
ZIP · 70+ files
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