Year 7 Scheme of Work Ensemble Performance Objective To perform as part of a small group.
Outcome To be able to read, compose and perform rhythms using staff notation.
5R Focus Resilience
Film Music Objective To understand how music can be written for a specific purpose.
Outcome To be able to analyse the use of musical elements. To perform a piece of film music. Ukulele and Harmony
5R Focus Resilience Reflectiveness
Objective To perform as a soloist and as a member of a group. Understand the role of Harmony in music.
Outcome To perform chords with confidence on the Ukulele. Identify, describe and analyse the use of chords in music.
5R Focus Resilience Resourcefulness
Film music - Composition Objective To compose music for a specific purpose.
Outcome Effective use of the musical elements to create and perform a musical composition. Musical Fusion
5R Focus Reflectiveness
Objective Understand how musical styles can influence each other.
Outcome To perform/improvise a piece of Bhangra music. Analyse musical fusion and identify and describe the influences on the music. Instruments of the Orchestra
Objective To improve musical listening skills.
Outcome Students are able identify, describe and compare different instruments and their sounds. To successfully perform on a number of different musical instruments. Programme Music
5R Focus
Objective To compose music for a specific purpose or set brief.
Outcome To compose a piece of programme music making effective use of the musical elements. Students will perform their compositions.
5R Focus
5R Focus Resilience Responsibility
Riffs Melody Writing
Improvisation
Year 8
Minima lism
African Music
Music for Dance
Musical Fusion
Year 8 Scheme of Work Riffs Objective To understand how repetition can be used effectively in music.
Outcome Be able to perform a number of different riffs on the guitar. To compose a number of different riffs for the guitar. Improvisation
5R Focus Resilience Reflectiveness
Objective To improvise fluently and with confidence.
Outcome Perform a piece of Blues music as part of a group. Improvise extended passages of music using the Blues scale. Musical Theatre
5R Focus Resilience Resourcefulness
Objective To be able to identify, describe and compare and contrast different types of musical theatre.
Outcome Develop listening skills with a focus on the musical elements. Perform music from several different musicals. Minimalism
5R Focus
Objective
Outcome
Readiness Resilience
5R Focus
To be able to identify and apply the key features of Minimalism.
To perform a number of pieces of minimalism. To compose pieces of minimalism using the pentatonic scale. Music for Dance
Readiness Reflectiveness
Objective To understand the role dance music plays in different societies.
Outcome To compose a piece of dance music using the programme Dance Ejay. To be able to compare and contrast different pieces of dance music from across the world. Melody Writing
5R Focus Readiness Reflectiveness
Objective To be able to identify and apply the features of successful melody writing.
Outcome To arrange and compose a number of different melodies using the programme Sibelius.
5R Focus Resilience Reflectiveness
KS4 Music Year 9 In Year 9 Students will begin to follow the Edexcel Specification for GCSE Music. Terms one and two will be used as a bridging unit before delivering the full contents of the new GCSE specification. The main focus of the bridging units will be: 1. Individual Performing Skills on their chosen instruments. 2. A focus on the musical elements through listening and appraising and composition. The musical elements that will be focused are:
Pitch Tempo Structure Harmony Melody Texture Instrumentation Rhythm
A basic structure of what is required for GCSE music can be seen below.
The list of set works that will need to be studied in order to successfully complete the exam are also listed below.
