Year 7 Overview
PupilsinYear7willdeveloppracticalskillstoperformandcomposemusicusingavarietyofnotations,instrumentsandtechnology. Thisisdonethroughasequencedcurriculumbuilding skillsasanindividualandasamemberofagroup,alongwith developinganenjoymentoftheartsfromavarietyofgenresandtraditions.
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Topic/Big Question MusicalElementsMusicalElementsComposingTimbre
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PerformingTimbre
TimbreSchoolDescribingpeople
StringInstruments-IrishJigs
8barmelodiesBrassInstrumentsfanfares Percussion InstrumentsGamelan
Checkpoint-rhythm understading CheckpointPitch understanding ASSESSMENT 8bar composition
ASSESSMENT Soloperformance
Year8Overview
ASSESSMENT IrishJigComposition
ThemusiccurriculuminYear8buildsontheskillsinyear7anddevelopstheunderstandingthroughtheperfomanceasanensembleplayeraswellasextendingthemusicalunderstanding toincluderhythmicostinatosandelementaryharmonyincludingtheprimarytriads. Trinity2Michaelmas 1Michaelmas 2Lent1Lent2
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Topic/Big Question MedievalMusicUsingRestsinMusicTriadsTriadsMusicforDanceMusicforDanceMusicforDance
OstinatoRhythms Settingwordstomusic
Waltz-composingmelodyandharmony
Theme(s) EnsembleperformanceCrotchetrestsEnsemblePerformanceEnsemblePerformance Christmas Wlatz-Ensemble performance SambaEDM
ASSESSMENT-Composition-melodyand rhythms
Assessment Accuracyandfluency of performance Accuracyandfluency ofperformance ASSESSMENTEnsemblePerformance 1 ASSESSMENTEnsemble Performamnce2
Year9Overview
ASSESSMENT-Composition-melodyand Harmony
Pupilsinyear9willdevelopanunderstanbdingofmusicinthe20and21Centuryusingskillsstudied in Year7and8. TheywilllearntouseDigitalAudioWorkstationsalongsidetraditional formats, performing andcomposing filmmusic,songsanddevelopanunderstandingofhow technologyisusedtoproducemusicinamodernworld.
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Assessment ASSESSMENT-Solo Performance OveralsuccessofthepieceASSESSMENTMusictechnologyASSESSMENT-SongWritingASSESSMENT-FilmMusic PopularMusicMusicTechnologySongWritingFilmMusic
Topic/Big Question soloperformanceSingingSinging
Theme(s) KeyboardskillsChristmasKaraokeDisneyKaraoke
Coldplay-TheScientist-creatingacover versionusingtechnology "RightHereRightNow"FatBoySlimComposingasongbasedonaHumanRights theme Composingmusicforafilmclip ComposingmusictowordsMusicfroDance