Music
Year 7
Students will be introduced to basic Music Skills and begin to develop a musical ear. In Year 7, students will be focussing on melody, pitch, timbre, structure and form, tempo articulation and texture. Students will develop their skills on the keyboard along with singing at the beginning of every lesson and will understand how the voice works. Students will begin to develop their performance, ICT, composition, knowledge, listening and evaluating skills. In Year 7, students are introduced to a variety of different music which will prepare their journey toward a BTEC in Music. Students will learn how to evaluate performances and self assess their own music and compositions. As our department grows they will have a wider opportunity to use different instruments within the department. Students will go into year 8 with a deeper understanding and knowledge of different styles of music along with the basic skills used to perform and compose.
Year 7 Curriculum Overview - Music
Year 8
Students will continue to develop their music skills and continue to develop a musical ear. In Year 8, students will be focussing on melody, pitch, timbre, structure and form, tempo articulation, texture performance, ensemble awareness and evaluating. Students will continue to develop their skills on the keyboard along with singing at the beginning of every lesson will start to use a variety of different instruments to develop their understanding of ensemble performing. Students will continue to develop their performance, ICT, composition, knowledge, listening and evaluating skills. In Year 8, students are introduced to rhythms of the world and Popular Music, two Areas of study for BTEC Music. Students will learn how to evaluate their own performances and begin to develop a more mature way of using music vocabulary when answering listening questions. As our department grows they will have a wider opportunity to use different instruments within the department. Students will be prepared for their BTEC Music course with a rich and knowledgeable curriculum preparing them for their musical journey through to Year 11.
Year 8 Curriculum Overview - Music
Year 9
Students will be continuing to develop their understanding of music and developing the core skills of listening, performing and composing. They will learn about dance music, game and film music, new directions in music, samba music and they will look at what makes a good song.Students will use a variety of instruments including keyboards and percussion to develop their understanding of these styles of music. They will work on their own and in small groups and they will develop their teamwork and communication skills whilst doing that. These skills will help them to develop their understanding of music in preparation for the BTEC course.
Year 9 Curriculum Overview - Music
Year 10 GCSE
Students will be studying BTEC Music through Edexcel Pearson. There are three components: Exploring Music Products and Styles; Music Skills Development and Responding to a Commercial Music Brief. The first two components are internally marked and the third one is marked externally.
Year 10 Curriculum Overview - Music
Year 11 GCSE
Students will be studying BTEC Music through the exam board OCR. 60% of their three year course is made up of four practical elements, where the students have to complete two performances, one solo and one group and two compositions. These pieces of coursework will be built upon throughout the three year course. Students will learn how to practise their instrument effectively alongside having a one to one instrumental lesson with a professional peripatetic instrumental teacher weekly. There will be a cost for these lessons.40% of their course is based on a final listening exam in year 11. This listening exam is made up of four areas of study; AO2 Classical Concerto through time, AOS3 Rhythms of the world, AOS4 Film music and AOS5 Conventions of Pop. Within these areas of study there are multiple styles of music from around the world that the students will have to listen to. There is a vast amount of vocabulary that will be embedded into their lessons. There is an expectation that every student needs to listen to each area of students for 20 minutes each day to get them used to listening and recognising elements of music in each style. Students will need to be able to identify instruments, texture, tempo, dynamics, melody, pitch, tonality and be able to read and notate music. The three year course is based on a theory of repetition. Each year, students will revisit the same styles of music, however they will delve into more detail each time they look at each genre.
