Music
Aims of the subject:
To enable all pupils to enjoy sustained opportunities through regular classroom and practical work and music-making for all, complemented by additional tuition, partnerships and extra-curricular activities.
Year | What will I learn? | What will I do? |
7 | Term 1
Music and Me Notation Pupils learn standard notation, rhythm, staff notation and perform and compose using this notation.
Term 2 Keyboard Skills Instruments of the Orchestra Pupils learn about instruments from all the families of the orchestra and watch them live. They learn about sonority and will take part in performances and listening and appraising work.
Term 3 Classical Music
African Music Pupils explore African drumming, singing and pieces of music through composition, listening and performing.
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Music And Me
· Learn how to work in a team performing pop songs, develop these skills further by working on group composition tasks such as the vocal samba and the Planets Piece, focusing on Gustav Holst The Planets Suite. Recognising the elements of music.
Notation
Keyboard Skills
Instruments of the Orchestra · Use listening skills to recognise instruments from all the music al families · Perform pieces of classical music using the sounds from these instruments. · Learn how instruments are played and their unique characteristics. · Take part in listening in quizzes
Classical Music · Listen to a wide range of classical music and comment on it. · Perform pieces by famous classical composers: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. · Answer listening questions on the music and find pout about the lives of the great composers.
African Music · Experiment with African Drumming using Djembe drums and compose African drumming pieces in small groups, using polyrhythms. · Perform African Call and response pieces on the keyboard · Perform an African Song
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8 | Term 1
Pop Music What Makes A Good Song? Listen to and analyse songs from different genres. Perform in a variety of styles.
Term 2 World Music: Music of India
Structure and Form in Music Explore how music is put together, structured and developed.
Term 3 World Music: Music of The Caribbean and South America
Computer Game Music See how music for computer games has developed over the decades, perform some of them and compose own game music. |
Pop Music
· Pupils will learn about and play music from The Beatles, 70/80s rock riffs, 90s Brit pop and current music. What Makes A Good Song · Play riffs from a variety of Pop and rock songs · Listen to Different songs and analyse the structure · Try out different chord patterns and perform standout songs. · Complete listening tasks based on songs
Indian Music
Structure and Form · Perform and compose pieces in different forms. Use Music technology to compose.
World Music
Computer Game Music · Learn about how computer game music has developed over time, perform game themes, listen and answer questions on game music, compose your own game themes and SFX. |
9 | Term 1
The Blues
Class Playlist Explore current music and perform as part of a group
Term 2 Film Music
Musical Theatre Learn about different musicals, perform as part of a group
Term 3 Music Technology Use a DAW to create music, using samples. Learn about music technology.
Music Challenge Pupils are challenged to work independently on a composition, project or performance. |
The Blues
Class Playlist · Perform a current song in a group using a variety of instruments. Perform in different styles. Film Music
Musical Theatre · Play songs from Musicals and learn how they have developed over time. · Perform as a soloist and as part of an ensemble.
Music Technology
Music Challenge
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Extra-curricular opportunities
Pupils have opportunities to take part in many different Extra-curricular activities including:
- School Choir
- School Orchestra
- School Production
- Keyboard Club
- Rock Bands
- School Worship Band
How you can support your child’s progress
Please help them learn, revise musical notation and any keywords learned in the lesson. If they have instruments at home (keyboards/ukulele/guitars etc), they can practice their pieces and make improvements to practical work they are developing in class, this often helps students achieve the best grades and develops their skills quickly, making rapid progress. Listen to a wide variety of music, encourage students to attend extra-curricular activities. Encourage them to take instrumental lessons.