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Music Curriculum Intent
- To enable students to develop an appreciation and enjoyment of music
- To develop an understanding of how music can evoke emotion and create a mood
- To enable students to learn simple rhythm through a variety of musical styles and repeat using simple percussion
- To learn about the history of music and how styles have developed throughout the century’s.
Year 7
Year 7 have one session per week.
Students will-
- Identify how music can be used descriptively e.g. Carnival of the Animals
- Be introduced to repeated patterns and perform on simple percussion instruments
- To learn about the pentatonic scale and how it is used in music
- To learn about variety of composers and their styles using BCC 10 pieces
Topic | |
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Autumn 1 | Animal Magic |
Autumn 2 | Play It Again |
Spring 1 | Class Orchestra |
Spring 2 | Dragon Scales |
Summer 1 | Painting With Sound |
Summer 2 | Salt Mustard Vinegar Pepper |
Year 10 & 11 Option
Students choose music as an option in KS4 . The two year rolling programme will develop, consolidate what has been experienced over the last 3 years. It will also introduce AQA Unit awards.
Students will-
- Listen and reflect on various genes of music at a greater depth e.g. Mason Bates- Anthology
- Develop and consolidate musical vocabulary e.g. ostinato, palindrome
- Create music using simple percussion instruments
- Research music styles and build up evidence creating Fact Files ( AQA unit award scheme)
- Continue to develop an ability to listen critically to music and have different musical likes.
Cycle 1 | Topic |
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Autumn | Creating Sound |
Spring | Introduction to Musical Instruments |
Summer | Music Appreciation |
Cycle 2 | Topic |
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Autumn | Listening to Music of Different Tempos |
Spring | Researching a Period of Popular Music |
Summer | Beginners Percussion |