Key Stage 3
What will I learn in Year 7?
Term | Topic |
Autumn | Ukulele
Every pupil will:
Theory Every pupil will:
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Spring | Keyboard
Every pupil will: Compose a piece of music in response to a composition brief, that demonstrates mood or atmosphere, explores contrast within a musical element and suitably responds to the brief. Theory Every pupil will:
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Summer | End of Year Exam
Every pupil will:
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What will I learn in Year 8?
Term | Topic |
Autumn | Advanced Ukulele
Every pupil will:
Theory Every pupil will:
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Spring | Keyboard
Every pupil will: Compose a piece of music in response to a composition brief, that demonstrates mood or atmosphere, explores contrast within a musical element and suitably responds to the brief. Theory Every pupil will:
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Summer | End of Year Exam
Every child will:
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What will I learn in Year 9?
Term | Topic |
Autumn | Performance
Every pupil will make an active contribution to a solo or ensemble performance in front of an audience, demonstrating an awareness of accuracy (of rhythm, pitch and tempo), control (Intonation, use of instrument, projection) and musicality (expression and communication). Film Music Every pupil will understand how composers use leitmotifs and develop a deeper understanding of key musical elements, and how composers use these to create mood and atmosphere, including harmony, metre, texture and instrumental techniques. Musicals Every pupil will consider the use of voice, understand the difference between a song and recitative and be able to identify solo, duet and trio ensembles. |
Spring | Composing
Every child will compose a piece of music in response to a composition brief, that develops musical ideas, uses contrasting musical elements, effectively writes for their choice of instruments, is well organised and structured and suitably responds to the brief. Music Theory Learn how to identify time signatures, key signatures (up to four sharps and flats), dictate short melodic and rhythmic ideas and accidentals (sharp, flat and natural). Pop Music Every pupil will identify common structures, understand notation for popular chord inversions, understand cadences, common instrumentations and the use of technology and riffs. |
Summer | Classical Music
Every pupil will understand the key features of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic genres, including composers, instrumentations and musical features. |
Key Stage 4
Course – GCSE Music
Exam board information – Eduqas
Exam Specification Code – C660QS
What will I learn in Year 10?
Term | Topic |
Autumn | Performance
Every pupil will make an active contribution to a solo or ensemble performance in front of an audience, demonstrating an awareness of accuracy (of rhythm, pitch and tempo), control (Intonation, use of instrument, projection) and musicality (expression and communication). Pupils will also start taking peripatetic lessons on their chosen instruments, if they haven’t started already. GCSE Set Works To understand the key musical features of the GCSE set works Badinerie by J.S. Bach (final movement, Orchestral Suite No.2 in b minor) and Africa by Toto. |
Spring | Every child will compose a piece of music in response to a composition brief that develops musical ideas, uses contrasting musical elements, effectively writes for their choice of instruments, is well structured and suitably responds to the brief.
Classical Devices and Structures Learn how to identify musical devices including sequences, imitation, motifs, ostinatos and drones/pedals as well as binary, ternary, rondo and variation structures. Jazz & Blues
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Summer | Fusion
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What will I learn in Year 11?
Term | Topic |
All year | Performance
Every pupil will complete their performance coursework (1 solo and 1 ensemble performance) so that it can be graded and submitted to the exam board. Composing Every pupil will complete their composition coursework (1 free and 1 brief composition) so that it can be graded and submitted to the exam board. GCSE Listening and Appraising Exam To analyse 8 extracts of music including the set works (Badinerie by J.S. Bach and Africa by Toto) and answer a range of questions about their musical elements. |