Music - Program of Study 2025-2026

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 Vision: Floreat Schola Cryptiensis MUSIC VISION: Students studying Music develop a love for performing, composing, listening to a diverse range of musical genres thus gaining a deep musical understanding. This will enable them to confidently sing and play with fluency and expression and achieve a wealth of musical skills whilst acquiring a rich knowledge of music history and creative thinking. Music allows our students to flourish and become successful, creative musicians and critical thinkers whilst at School and beyond. Our musicians develop the skills of perseverance, resilience, respect, responsibility and tolerance through practise and regular performance opportunities. Music opens the doors to a breadth of exciting and empowering opportunities in our society such as Performer, Teacher, Recording Engineer, Conductor, Composer, DJ,Arranger, Promoter, Producer and Manager amongst many other highly regarded professions.

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School exams/ tests

Mid year exams (Y7-9)

Year 7 Unit

Year 7 Year 8 Unit Year 8 Year 9 Unit Summative Summative Assessment Assessment THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 Unit One: Building MDR Listening Unit One: Ode to Joy MDR Listening Unit One: Ground Bass our Musical assessment assessment Community Performance 12 MDR lessons, 12 MDR lessons, 14 MDR lessons, assessment 30min MDR listening Ode to Joy 30min MDR listening 30min MDR Composition assessment & performance assessment & listening assessment 30min revision lesson for 30min revision lesson assessment & (peer marked) mid year = 1 lesson for mid year = 1 lesson 30min revision LADDER 1 mid year exam 1 mid year exam lesson for mid year ASSESSMENT = 1 lesson Total: 14 lessons 1 mid year exam Total: 14 lessons (online: self EXTENSION: assessed) EXTENSION: Composing a ground Melody and chords bass/creating Pachelbel EXTENSION: composition using arrangements using Introduction to Musescore. Creating a Musescore/More Musescore: learn melody and extended listening how to input notes accompaniment/using tasks/performing and rhythms – chords I,V and creating a Pachelbel’s Canon using creating simple modulation. the worksheet rhythms.

More extended Introduction to MADTSHIRT listening CUBASE PATHWAY: MADTSHIRT exercises Using Cubase to input a (developing ground bass/create a Mid year exam Mid year exam listening skills): BBC TEN PIECES: Listening remix using Cubase Practice. Basic lessons keyboard SONGS: skills/finding the Revise songs learnt notes on the CUBASE PATHWAY: previously. keyboard.

Viva La Vida Focus on Sound Pachelbel’s canon (pts) (possibly need a SONGS Go West more extended Revision of songs from Y7 Why does my heart keyboard piece) Siyahamba (VWks 2) (3 pts) Consider yourself Happy together BBC TEN PIECES: I vow to thee my country One more time (3pts) Listening lessons Guide me o thou great redeemer Songs from “How to School song make your choir sound Jerusalem awesome-plus warm Total: 16 lessons I’m a believer ups etc

Year 9 Summative Assessment Ground Bass performance MDR Listening assessment

Mid year exam

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026

Y10 OCR

Module: 1.1 – Area of Study 1 (My music) Topics 1.1.1 – Developing instrumental skills 1.1.2 – Introduction to composition 1.1.3 – Listening and theory

End Point: Creative thinking.

Performance skills Preliminary composing skills Theory and listening skills

Assessment 1 Instrumental presentation

Assessed solo performance

Module: 1.2 – Area of Study 2 (Concerto through time)

Module: 1.3 Area of Study 3 (Rhythms of the World)

Module: 1.4 Area of Study 4 (Video Game and Film Music)

Module: 1.5 – Area of Study 5 (Conventions of Pop)

Topics 1.2.1 – Concerto through time (study/listening) 1.2.2 – Composition exercises 1.2.3 – Solo performance

Topics Topics

Topics

Topics

1.3.1 – Indian/Bhangra

1.4.1 – Video Game/Film Music (performing/listening )

1.5.1 – Rock n roll of the 1950s/1960s

(performing/ listening) 1.3.2 – Greek/Palestinian/Isr aeli (performing/listening )

1.4.2– Developing learner set brief composition

Prepare an expressive solo performance

1.3.3. – Samba/Calypso/Afric an Drumming (performing/listening )

1.4.3 – Solo/ensemble performance refining

Use a range of composing skills

1.3.4-Ensemble Performance

Develop theory skills

1.3.5-Theory/ composing skills (modulation/other clefs/aural tests)

1.4.5 – Theory (revision so far/aural tests)

1.3.6-Learner Set brief composition

End Points

1.2.4 – Developing theory skills (intervals/cadences/ keys) End Points:

Understand the development of the Concerto through time/detailed knowledge of Baroque/Classical/Ro

Module:1.6 – Revision/review of the year

1.4.4 – Advanced composing techniques

1.5.2 – Rock anthems/pop ballads of the 1970s/80s/90s

1.5.3 – Developing learner set brief composition 1.5.4 – Preparing performances for the year 10 exam 1.5.5-Revision on all styles covered over the year.

End Points

Understanding Video

Understanding “Conventions of pop” and their stylistic

1.6.1 – Revision of AOS 2,3,4,5 1.6.2 – Completing Learner set brief composition (for submission to OCRyear 11 term 5) 1.6.3 – Solo/ensemble performance refining 1.6.4-theory/aural skills revision (using Focus on Sound)

Trip to somewhere (TBC) June 2020 – to enable students to attend a concert/workshop with professional musicians

Assessment 13: Learner set brief

To understand Areas of Study 1-5 and be able to answer Listening paper questions To be able to prepare a solo/ensemble performance To be able to complete Learner Set brief composition To understand a range of Theory concepts/musi cal literacy skills

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 Notation/time signatures/key signatures/basic theory tests (using “Step Up to GCSE/Focus on Sound”)

mantic stylistic features.

Assessment 3: Concerto through time exam style End of unit listening test Assessment 4: Theory tests (chords, intervals, modulation)/Short composition tasks Assessment 5: Solo performance (with dynamics/expression) (peer assessment of work)

End Points: Perform a high quality ensemble performance Understand all key features of “Rhythms of the world” and be able to answer exam questions Use a range of compositional techniques to complete first draft of Learner Set brief composition

Assessment 6: Exam questions based upon “Rhythms of the world” End of unit test (sort/long answer questions)

Assessment 7: Learner set brief composition first draft

Assessment 8: Ensemble

game/film music and be able to answer exam questions.

features and being able to answer exam questions

Prepare a high level solo/ensemble performance

Developing a finished first draft of learner set brief composition

Be able to complete advanced aural tests

Performing a very high level solo/ensemble performance

Be able to develop learner set brief composition using more advanced composing techniques.

Preparing for Yr 10 exam.

Assessment 11: Assessment 9: Video Game/film music end of unit test/exam questions/aural tests (short/long answer questions)

Conventions of pop end of unit test/exam questions/aural/theo ry tests/revision (short/long answer questions)

Assessment 10: Solo and ensemble performances

Assessment 12: Completed first draft of learner set brief composition

composition-final assessment.

Assessment 14: End of Year assessment – Complete Exam paper/ performance assessment/review

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 performance

Y11 OCR

Module:2.1 Preparing for the mock: AOS 2/3 revision/board set brief composition/performing.

Topics 2.1.1 – Board set brief composition planning (choosing board set brief composition options from OCR) 2.1.2 – Revision on AOS 2 “Concerto through time”/Revision of “Rhythms of the world” 2.1.3 – Solo performance preparation (for mock in December) 2.1.4 – Ensemble performance preparation (for mock in December)

Module: 2.2. Preparing for the mock: AOS 4/5 revision//board set brief composition/performin g

Module: 2.3 Review of the mock.

Developing coursework.

Topics

2.3.1 – Board set brief-developing using advanced composition techniques

2.2.1 – Board set brief composition developing 2.2.2 – Revision on AOS 4 “Video game music/Film” and AOS 5 “Conventions of Pop” 2.2.3 – Solo/ensemble performance developing/preparing.

2.2.4 – Exam paper practice (aural/theory/short/lo ng answer questions)

End points nd

Board set brief (2 composition) planning in place and first section composed.

Revision on AOS 2 and 3(deep thinking and preparation for mock) Both performances chosen for mock

End Points Board set brief composition first draft completed Solo/ensemble performances prepared Revision of all AOS and

Topics

2.3.2 – Learner set brief compositionreview/set targets to develop/refine 2.3.3 – Solo/ensemble performance refinement

Module: 2.4 Completing all coursework: refining performances/

Module: 2.5 Preparing for the Listening paper

completing compositions

2.6.1 – Revision on all Areas of study.

Topics

End Points

2.5.1 – Learner set/board set brief compositions completion

All skills required for GCSE Listening Paper; being able to delivery high scoring answers in all questions.

2.5.2 Solo/ensemble 2.5.3 Listening paper practice/revision End Points

End Points Board set brief/learner set brief compositions developed and refined Solo/ensemble performances prepared/refined Listening paper practice/exam

Topics

Assessment 8: Short/long answer questions on all Areas of study

Board/learner set brief compositions completed and submitted

Assessment 9: Use exam questions for all assessments for PP grades, end of year exams etc.

Solo/Ensemble performances recorded and submitted

Aim to finish before the Easter holidays, perhaps one week after.

Listening exam paper completed/ Revision techniques

To have completed both learner/board set brief compositions

GCSEs begin.

To have performed solo/ ensemble performance pieces for exam To have completed full listening paper.

To have completed the full Music GCSE course.

To have developed a wide range of performing, listening and composing skills.

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 Assessment 1: Exam questions/tests on AOS 2/3 for all PP grades

exam question practice

Assessment 2: Solo/ensemble performance for PP grades/Board set brief composition/first draft.

Assessment 3: Interim assessments on performing/compositio n

question preparation continues

COMPOSITION WORKSHOP 1 (Saturday 9-1)

Assessment 4: Mock Exams (Both compositions submitted/solo/ensem bles/

Assessment 5:

Complete listening paper)

Use exam questions for all assessments for PP grades, end of year exams etc.

Exam (listening paper) practice throughout.

Assessment 6: Solo/ensemble performances Board set brief/learner set brief drafts

completed.

MARCH 24TH RECITAL: performing both performances to parents (6.308.30) MARCH 25TH (approx.)

PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION (all day in hall) COMPOSITION WORKSHOP 2 (Saturday 9-1)

BOTH COMPOSITIONS SUBMITTED: APRIL 2ND (approx.: end of term) Interpret business data - financial, marketing and market Interpret business ratios

Assessment 7: Whole school March mock exams full

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 listening paper 1h30 mins/assessment of compositions and performances

Assessment 8: Exam style questions for all PP assessments and interim assessments on performances/ compositions Y12 A Leve l

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3.1 Introduction to A Level music

3.5 Area of Study 2 “Vocal Jazz”

OCR

3.2 Area of Study 1 “The Instrumental music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven”

3.3 Area of Study 1 “The Instrumental music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven 2”

3.9 Area of Study 3 “The Development of Jazz”

3.12 Area of Study 3 “The Development of Jazz 2”

3.10 Developing Learner set brief compositions

3.13 Completing Learner set brief compositions/rang e of technical tasks

3.4 Composing at A Level standard.

Topics: Introduction to harmony (keys, chords, cadences) Introduction to aural perception The Classical Period: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven (Sonata formsonata/symphony/

Topics: The Classical Period: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven (String quartet/concerto and detailed learning about context and comparison exam questions

3.6 Learner set brief composing/Technica l tasks 3.7 Harmony: chromatic chords (aug/dim/jazz extensions), two part aural dictation.

3.8 Listening examination preparation (exam questions)

3.11 Harmony: advanced progressions/ Counterpoint/4 part harmony

Topics: Topics: Area of study 2:

Development of Jazz (New Orleans, Swing,

Topics: Development of Jazz (Cool jazz, Jazz Rock fusion, Modern jazz and contemporary) Completing a full first draft of the

Module: Begin (Y13 Work) 3.14 Area of Study 5 “Programme Music” 3.15 Harmony/aural end of year revision 3.16 Development of learner set brief composition

Topics: Introduction to Programme Music (Mendelssohn: Hebrides/Programme symphony/symphonic poem)

To understand Areas of Study 1-5 and be able to answer listening exam questions.

To have completed learner set brief composition To have completed full performance recital To have

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 chamber music) Composing: short composing tasks (rhythm, harmony, developing melody and texture; Classical Period) Performing (the recital)

Assessment 1: Aural perception exercises/harmony exercises

Introduction to AOS 1 Set work (different set work each year introduced by OCR) Composing: further short composing tasks (rhythm, harmony, developing melody and texture; Classical Period) Performing (building and developing the recital further) Aural Perception: two part tests/harmony exercises

Assessment 2: Presentations (oracy) on Haydn, Mozart and Haydn/research tasks on sonatas/symphonies

Assessment 3: Prepared solo recital (2 pieces).

Assessment 3: Aural perception exercises/harmony exercises Comparison exam questions on two pieces.

AOS 1 10 mark questions

End Point: Understanding of Instrumental music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and ability to analyse chamber sonatas

Assessment 4: Presentations (oracy) on String quartet/concerto

Vocal Jazz; from Blues onwards (Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole etc) History of vocal jazz.

Introduction to Set work.

Preparing a full recital (12-14 minutes) Completing a first draft of learner set brief composition.

Developing harmony skills (writing harmonic progressions using more advanced chords and compositional techniques)

Assessment 5: In class WHOLE SCHOOL MOCKS – Listening Paper (AOS 1 and 2), Full recital, learner set brief composition draft.

Assessment 6:

Bebop) Developing learner set brief composition (adding advanced compositional techniques) Developing harmony skills Improving and developing performing skills Aural perception; longer progressions/melo dy/ rhythm

Learner set brief composition Performance recital (different choice of pieces) REVISION ON AOS 1 AND 2

Assessment 9: Presentation on Cool Jazz, Modern and Jazz Rock fusion (oracy) and knowledge organisers on pieces and performers.

WHOLE SCHOOL MOCK EXAMS in the HALL AND MUSIC ROOM

Assessment 11: Full A Level listening paper (2017)/ Full performance recital/Submission of learner set brief composition with improvements/refinem ents.

Followed by a week’s work experience

Assessment 7: Presentations (oracy) on New orleans/Swing/Be hop and case studies of pieces/performers

Assessment 10:

Essay question (25 mark) on Jazz

Submission of completed learner set brief composition for mock

Assessment 8: Learner set brief composition Harmony/aural

Exam Questions in preparation for Mock Exam on AOS 1,2,3.

Recital (pieces chosen for mock)

Note that this term is very disrupted due to mocks weeks, summer school and work experience for Year 12

End Point: Ability to complete a full listening paper and understand all the challenges of the paper Complete learner set brief composition

learnt and understood an advanced range of harmony skills, aural and theory.

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 and symphonies.

Set work

Increase knowledge of harmony/chords and advanced harmonic devices.

Assessment 5:

Exam questions (10 mark) on AOS 2 and aural questions.

Harmony test.

Short composition tasks

End Point:

Ability to prepare and deliver a performance at A Level standard.

Prepared solo recital (2 pieces) on instrument of choice

Create a Balanced Conclusion, Understand Structure for 20 Mark Question

End Point:

PED and YED

tests/exam questions Performance recital

Understanding of AOS 3 and detailed preparation/revisio n

End Point:

for mock completed

Understanding of key styles of early development of jazz

High level performance completed

Ability to answer longer aural/harmony tests

Further developing understanding of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven’s style/context/string quartets and concertos

Learner set brief composition full draft completed.

Improved performing.

Building a high level recital

YEAR 12 STUDENTS TO PERFORM IN SPRING CONCERT

Understanding how to complete A Level composition tasks Y13

Module:

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OCR

3.17 AOS 5 Programme Music

3.19 AOS 6 Innovations in Music.

3.26 Completing both compositions

3.18 Board set brief composition

3.20 Developing Board set brief composition

3.22 AOS 6 Innovations in Music 2/Revision on AOS 15

3.21 Producing an A

Full performance recital completed

Developed Learner set brief composition

Understanding and knowledge of AOS 1 Set work

Music

End Point:

3.23 Developing board set brief

3.27 Revising for the listening paper

A-Levels Begin Revision and Exam Practice

Personalised Revision Plans for

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 Topics: Continuing AOS 5, Programme Music: Symphonic poem: Smetana, Liszt, Strauss and composers for piano

Choosing Board set brief composition (set by OCR) and beginning a first draft

Refining the full solo performance recital

grade performance recital

Topics: AOS 6: Innovations in Music: Late Romanticism, Impressionism, Expressionism.

Developing Board set brief composition Improving an developing performance recital.

Revision of AOS 3

Assessment 1: Essay question on Programme Music

Assessment 3: A Level Listening paper 2018 - MOCK

composition 3.24 Developing learner set brief composition 3.25 Preparing recital for exam

Topics: Continue to study “Innovations in Music”: Minimalism, Modernism Continue to develop both compositions Detailed revision on AOS 1-5 with exam preparation/class test/exam questions

Assessment 2: First draft of Board set brief composition Performance recital

End Points: Be able to understand all key features, composers and styles of Programme music.

Assessment 4: Board set brief composition Full performance recital

End Points: Be able to produce a high grade

3.28 preparing for the recital exam.

Topics: Completing BOTH compositions for submission on May 1st Preparing and refining performance recital for Exam on April 21st (approx. date)

Revising all areas of study and completing range of examination related essays, questions and aural perception tests for the Listening paper.

Assessment 5: Presentation on Minimalism/Moderni sm Revision presentations on AOS 1, 2 and 3

Students.

Assessment 7 & 8: WHOLE SCHOOL March assessments: A Level Listening Paper 2019

Assessment: Complete another full listening paper. Complete a range of timed essay questions/mindma ps and examination questions (Listening paper takes place in June)

End Points: Ability to complete a full Listening paper to a high standard.

All revision completed and each question type revised. All areas of study also revised in depth.

THE CRYPT SCHOOL: PROGRAMME OF STUDY: MUSIC, 2025-2026 Completed first draft on Board set brief composition High level performance recital completed

performance

Assessment 6:

End Points:

Completed first draft of Board set brief composition

Essay questions (25 mark) on AOS 3-5.

Short 10 mark questions on AOS 1,2 and aural perception tests.

Both compositions submitted to a high standard.

Be able to complete a full Listening paper to a high standard.

End Points: Strategic Thinking, Constructing a reasoned argument, Calculating Key Numerical Data and applying in Context

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Performance recital completed All areas of study revised Robust revision for the listening paper completed.

Students studying Music develop rich knowledge and a love of music developing a diverse range of performing, composing and appraising skills. Students utilise their skills in an applied context, which develops a love for learning through problem solving and achieving a wealth of transferable skills such as perseverance, resilience, confidence and tolerance through practice and regular classroom and concert performance opportunities. The discipline promotes critical thinking and evaluative skills that enables our Musicians to flourish, achieving outstanding, influential posts within School and society. Musical skills and a breadth of knowledge is the gatekeeper to a life of success as a performer, composer, teacher amongst many other influential professions. Music brings students together. They share the joy of making music together, respect and tolerance for each other’s opinions and abilities, supporting and appraising each other’s work, appraising music from around the world, improving mental health, confidence and a range of cross curricular benefits. Studying music from diverse cultures helps students to understand the role of music around the world.