Music
Year 7
Term |
Music Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | Building bricks: the elements of music |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | Instruments of the orchestra |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | Structure and form |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | Rhythm and pulse |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Find your voice: singing skills |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | Musical Futures: whole class ensemble |
Year 8
Term |
Music Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | Chords and harmony |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | Film music |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | Musical Futures: Band skills |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | Musical Futures: Band skills |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Blues and Jazz |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | Rock and Roll |
Year 9
Term |
Music Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | Musical Futures: Band skills |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | Musical Futures: Band skills |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | Musical Recycling: Variations |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | My Music: solo instrumental development |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Popular song composition |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | EDM/Video game music |
Year 10
Term |
Music Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | AOS3: Rhythms of the world/ Compositional devices/ Solo performance |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | AOS4: Film and video game music/ Compositional devices/ Solo performance |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | AOS5: Conventions of Pop/ Free composition/ Solo performance |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | Final free hand in |
Year 11
Term |
Music Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
AOS2: Concerto through Time/ Brief composition/ Ensemble performance Final: solo performance |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | Mock ensemble performance |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Revision all AOS/ Brief composition/ Ensemble performance Final: brief composition hand in |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Revision all AOS Final: ensemble performance |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |