Quick Links Home About Parents Students Curriculum News & events Vacancies Contact us Home Curriculum Music Music Intent: In Music, students experience working in a highly creative environment and are encouraged to explore their own ideas and professional work within lessons. The curriculum is mapped across Key Stage 3 based on the GCSE examination strands; creating, performing and appreciating the art form. Students are taught the skills and understanding needed to be successful at GCSE as well as broaden their own cultural, social and creative development. Music offers a diverse perspective of cultures, practitioners, time periods, creative processes and techniques. Students work practically in most lessons to explore and develop both transferable and subject specific skills. Curriculum Sequence 7-9 Implementation: Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 7 Unit Title Rhythm Grids Rock Music Classical Music (Baroque) Composition Ukulele Performance unit Assessment Underpinning content and skills 1.Performance of body percussion performance Western classical notation Composing and performing music Use of body percussion Performance of WWRY as an ensemble Singing as a group and singing as an individual Performing in an ensemble Reading western classical notation Composing lyrics and writing music Performance of Pachelbel’s Cannon in D Keyboard Skills Performing two hands at once on the keyboard with correct technique Reading Bass and Treble clef notes Composing in a Baroque Style Composition using professional music software in a baroque style Composing in a set style whilst still observing Western Classical music constraints such as timing and instrumentation Performance of a popular music piece in an ensemble Students learn to perform and Sing on the Ukulele Students learn major and minor chords Students learn to read simple TAB Exploring music technology, vocal or instrumental performance. Developing and refining skills for performance in chosen discipline. 8 Unit Title Blues Boom Whackers Japanese Music Composition Ukulele Performance unit Assessment Underpinning content and skills Performance of a fully composed Blues piece as an ensemble Developing an understanding of chords and the blues scale. Composing in a stylistically appropriate way and performing in time as an ensemble Performance of a suitable piece on Boomwhakers Developing group and solo performance skills with an emphasis on pitch and timing. Boomwhackers and Keyboards will be used. The class perform as a whole class and also in ensemble groups. Solo performance of the traditional piece Sakura on keyboard Consolidating an understanding of treble and bass clef notation. Performing in time using 2 hands with correct technique on the keyboard whilst also singing. Composition using professional music software in a Japanese style Composing in a set style whilst still observing Western Classical music and traditional music constraints such as timing and instrumentation Performance of a popular music piece in an ensemble Students learn to perform and Sing on the Ukulele Students learn major and minor chords Students learn to read simple TAB Exploring music technology, vocal or instrumental performance. Developing and refining skills for performance in chosen discipline. 9 Unit Title Classical Music (Romantic) Hamilton the musical (Focus on Rap) Reggae Music Composition Ukulele Performance unit Assessment Underpinning content and skills 1, Solo performance on the keyboard of Swan Lake The Swan Theme Understanding of the romantic era including Orchestration and programme music. Keyboard performance skills using 2 hands with correct technique, reading bass and treble clef and also including suitable dynamics and follow performance directions. Performance of a well written Rap with a suitable backing track Exploring and understanding the use of Rap within the musical Hamilton, Exploring style, form and performance. Understanding the mechanics of writing and structuring a rap. Using self-reflection to compose a rap about personal beliefs and passions. 1. Performance of a Reggae composition by students as an ensemble Exploring the cultural and musical aspects of Reggae Learning Key facts about Reggae music. Perfomance as an ensemble of a stylistically composed Reggae Piece. Composition using professional music software in a Reggae style Composing in a set style whilst still observing Western Classical music and traditional music constraints such as timing and instrumentation Performance of a popular music piece in an ensemble Students learn to perform and Sing on the Ukulele Students learn major and minor chords Students learn to read simple TAB Exploring music technology, vocal or instrumental performance. Developing and refining skills for performance in chosen discipline. Key Stage 4 The Music department follows the AQA specification, which can be found here; GCSE Music Specification Specification for first teaching in 2016 (aqa.org.uk) This specification focuses on the three areas of appreciating music (40%), performing (30%) and composing (30%). Students have the options of performing vocally or instrumentally and work as soloists and ensembles. When composing, students will work professionally to a brief as well as having the opportunity to explore a free composition. All GCSE students are encouraged to take instrumental or vocal tuition to enhance their potential in examinations; the department facilitate this and encourage participation in enrichment opportunities to further support progress. Curriculum Sequence 10-11 Implementation: Autumn 1 LJ Autumn 2 LJ Spring 1 LJ Spring 2 LJ Summer 1 LJ Summer 2 LJ 10 Unit Title The Basics of Reading and Writing Music Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910 Popular Music Traditional Music Western Classical Tradition since 1910 Study pieces Assessment Discovering and learning the key words within music and using them to describe and write our own compositions Art music of (or growing out of) the European tradition, normally notated, and normally intended for public performance. Listening: The Coronation Anthems and Oratorios of Handel. The Orchestra Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The piano music of Chopin and Schumann. The Requiem of the late Romantic period. Musical styles and genres including rock, pop, musical theatre, film and computer gaming music from 1950 to the present. Listening: Music of Broadway 1950s to 1990s. Rock music of 1960s and 1970s. Film and computer gaming music 1990s to present. Pop music 1990s to present. Music that takes influences from traditional sources including folk music and reinterprets them in a contemporary style, and traditional music from traditional sources and cultures that is performed as intended by the composer. Listening: Blues music from 1920–1950 Fusion music incorporating African and/or Caribbean music Contemporary Latin music Contemporary Folk music of the British Isles. Music that comprises modern, contemporary classical music, experimental and minimalist music as well as other forms. Listening: the orchestral music of Copland British music of Arnold, Britten, Maxwell-Davies and Tavener The orchestral music of Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók Minimalist music of John Adams, Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, k622, 3rd movement, rondo. Little Shop Of Horrors Focus on the familiar study pieces with exam practice for 8 mark questions. 11 Unit Title Western Classical Tradition 1650-1910 Popular Music Traditional Music Western Classical Tradition since 1910 Practice Papers Coursework Completion Practice Papers Coursework Completion Written exam preparation Assessment Revision of topics studied in year 10 Revision of topics studied in year 10. Assessing, Embedding and improving coursework compositions, performances alongside exam technique and past paper practice. Assessing, Embedding and improving coursework compositions, performances alongside exam technique and past paper practice. Final preparations for the GCSE exams with an emphasis on all students achieving their best and feeling confident AQA GCSE Exam board. Main units of study include: A01 Western Classical A02 Popular Music Styles A03 Traditional Music A04 Western Classical since 1910 AQA GCSE Exam board. Main units of study include: A01 Understanding Music. 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