| In Years 7 and 8 students receive one lesson of Music per week. In Year 9 students can opt to take Music as part of the creative arts options. |
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| Year | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 |
| Year 7 | Musical Elements: - DR P SMITH - Reading Music Notation - Rhythm Games - Singing melodies - Creating music with Chrome Music lab - Baseline assessments Keyboard Skills: Basic knowledge of how the keyboard works - Reading Music notation - Playing melodies and chords - Ensemble Skills | Find your Voice: - Creating vocal sounds - Exploring Harmony - Beatboxing - Layering Ukulele: - Learning chords - Ensemble playing - Song structures | Bandlab-Musical Structures: - Introduction to Band Lab - Exploring different structures - Composing Chord Patterns and melodies Samba!: - Latin rhythms - Learning about carnival - Using real instruments from Brazil - Ensemble playing |
| Year 8 | Reggae: - Learning chords - Guitar Skills - Ensemble playing - Learning Hooks, Riffs and Basslines Remixing/arranging: - Sequencing - Importing MIDI - Arranging | All about the Bass: - Bass Clef Reading - Tab Reading - Bassline Patterns/Riffs - Bass Clef Instruments Blues: - Using notation - Singing traditional Blues songs - Playing chords - Arranging for instruments - Using Music Technology | Film Music: Character Motifs - Leit motifs - Exploring instruments - Composing for characters and film scenes - Performing well known film motifs - Keyboard skills |
| Year 9 (Rotations) | Rotation 1 - Music Technology Performance: - Music Technology Skills - Adding Effects - Building textures- Drums, Bass, Chords, Riffs and melody - Live and edited performance Live Lounge project - Band project: - Whole song class project - Instrumental skills- Guitar/keyboards/bass/ukulele/drums - Ensemble Performance Rotation 2 - Songwriting - Protest Songs: - Song analysis- John Lennon’s Imagine - Songwriting- Chords, melody, riffs, basslines, lyrics - Song Structures - Music Technology skills- MIDI and audio recording |
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| Year 10 | Musical forms and devices: - Musical structures - Musical devices used in composition - The history of classical music Popular Music: - Rock and pop styles - Chord progressions and harmony - Set work analysis Africa - by Toto | Set work- Africa Toto: Analysis using DR SMITH - Whole class performance - Exam questions Film Music: - Sonority, contrast - Through composed structures - Relationship between story and music | Free composition project: - Free choice of composition based on skills learn throughout the year - Creating a brief - Creating and developing musical ideas Set Work- Badinerie Bach: - Analysis using DR SMITH - Whole class performance - Exam questions - Extended writing |
| Year 11 | Music for Ensemble: - Focus on different types of small ensemble - Musical textures - Different sonorities - Chamber Music - Ensembles in Musical Theatre and Jazz/Blues Solo Performance Recording: - Performance technique - Expression and communication Composition to a Brief: - Choosing a brief - Creating and developing musical ideas | Composition to a Brief: - Choosing a brief - Creating and developing musical ideas Ensemble Performance Recording: - Performance technique - Expression and communication - Communication and working together | Revisit and Revise |
Click here for the 2017 – 19 Music GCSE specification
