Music
What will students learn?
Year 7
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Creative musical skills – using a wide range of musical instruments and their voices
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Exploring musical key words and the main elements of music such as dynamics, tempo, pitch and structure
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Learning to identify and read rhythms
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Composing music using a variety of timbres
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Ensemble skills - students will create a pop band performance as well as learn to play African Drums in whole class and group performances.
Year 8
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Performance skills – students will use their voice and continue to build skills on the following instruments: keyboard, ukulele, guitars and percussion
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Composing music - students will be introduced to Bandlab where they will learn how to record and sequence music, creating multi-tracked composiitons
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Students will explore Video Game Music using keyboards and music technology to create their own video game themes
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Building on key musical vocabulary to describe music
Year 9
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Performance skills using current popular music as inspiration - students will work in groups and individually to perform their own choice of music
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The study of music from other cultures
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Listening skills relating to all aspects of music - students will build their skills in analysing music by learning and using a range of key vocabulary and developing their listening skills.
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Students will build on their knowledge of music sequencing using Bandlab to create their own Soundtracks using a video stimulus.
How will they be assessed?
Year 7
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Performance tests at the end of every unit of work
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Written tests based on vocabulary, rhythm and pitch
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During each unit students will be given feedback on how to improve their performances. After each unit, targets are set for the next unit
Year 8
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End of unit performances
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Presentations
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During each unit pupils are given feedback on how to improve their performances
Year 9
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Students performances are assessed every lesson but formally assessed at the end of every unit.
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End of unit listening and aural assessments will help us to gauge understanding of the key concepts as well their practical skills
Home Learning
In Year 7 every student will complete an Enrichment Task every half term which will allow students to develop their curiosity in the subject through a performance, presentation or through joining an extracurricular activity.
How can parents support their child?
Year 7
Encourage them to listen to a variety of different styles of music at home
Encourage them to join one of the music clubs – choir, guitar club, keyboard club or steel pans.
If they are already learning an instrument make sure that they are practising regularly and attending their instrumental/vocal lessons each week.
Year 8
Encourage them to listen to a variety of different styles of music at home
Encourage them to join one of the music clubs – choir, keyboard club or steel pans.
If they are already learning an instrument make sure that they are practising regularly and attending their instrumental/vocal lessons each week.
Year 9
Encourage them to listen to a variety of different styles of music at home
Encourage them to join one of the music clubs – choir, keyboard club or steel pans.
If they are already learning an instrument make sure that they are practising regularly and attending their instrumental/vocal lessons each week.
If they are interested in learning to play an instrument, please complete the google form sent out through parentmail. Alternatively you can contact Mrs Webb (Learning Leader for Music) for more details.
