| Year 7 |
Topic 1: The Elements of Music
•Pitch, rhythm, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.
•Composition (through voice, classroom percussion, keyboards)
•Basic musical structures
•Performance
Topic 2: Introduction to Keyboards, the Orchestra and Singing
•Keyboard skills
•Pitch and traditional notation (note reading)
•Basic chords
•Instruments of the orchestra
•Appraising music
•Vocals and whole class singing
•Performance
•Evaluation
•Assessment
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Topic 3: Ukulele
•Instrumental skills
•Appraising music
•Chord progressions
•Performance
Topic 4: The Blues
(mutual respect & tolerance, cultural)
•Historical and musical context
•Keyboard skills
•Instrumental skills
•12 bar blues structure
•12 bar blues chord progression
•Blues scale
•Improvisatory melody
•Appraising music
•Performance
•Evaluation
•Assessment
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Topic 5: Form and Structure through Music Technology
•Understanding the following structures in music – binary, ternary, rondo
•Composing using Garage Band
•Elements of music
•Appraising music
•Performance
•Evaluation
•Assessment
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| Year 8 |
Topic 1: Exploring Rhythm through ‘Stomp’ and World Music (African drumming, Samba)
(mutual respect & tolerance, cultural)
•Rhythm
•Duration
•Composition (percussion)
•Musical structures
•Different cultures and associated music
•Performance
•Evaluation
•Assessment
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Topic 2: Reggae
(mutual respect & tolerance, cultural)
•Historical and musical context
•Stylistic features of Reggae
•Keyboard skills
•Chords and melody
•Band skills
•Appraising music
•Performance
•Evaluation
•Assessment
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Topic 3: The Beatles and Band Skills
(social, moral, spiritual, mutual respect & tolerance, cultural)
•Historical and musical context
•Keyboard skills
•Chords and melody
•Band skills
•Appraising music
•Performance
•Evaluation
•Assessment
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