Music
Year 7
Term | Unit | Detail |
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Autumn | Planet Earth 2050 | A new computer game in which players complete tasks in six different zones to save the planet; forms the inspiration for this focus on narrative music that exploits the elements of music to set the scene. |
Spring | High Fives | Focus on rhythm and pitch, through a group ostinato using correct rhythmic notation, then selecting pitch using a pentatonic scale to create a structured ensemble piece with solos and group sections. |
Summer | Sound Pictures | An exploration of Twentieth Century art music and contemporary forms, working with graphic notation though study, composition and performing a solo. |
All Year | Rock Choir | Our ongoing project sees (or hears) all Year 7 singing together once a week, led by Debbie Kent (founder and CEO of Teachers Rock) and Mr Cookson. |
Year 8
Term | Unit | Detail |
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Autumn | The Gallery | Taking composition to a titled stimulus, a second look at expressive use of the elements of music and triads. Titles selected from Debussy 'Preludes' and Mussorgsky 'Pictures at an Exhibition'. |
Spring | Evolution Timelapse | Exploring pattern in music, particularly minimalism. The unit has fixed melody and improvised sections and explains the range of pitch with much room for individualism within the ensemble. |
Summer | Heroes and Villains | A study of Leitmotif with a look at the music of popular superheroes, leading to creating an original character and their theme tune. The context finds the character in three different clips: at work, romantic, in danger! |
Year 9
Term | Unit | Detail |
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Autumn | Music at The Movies | Film music takes the spotlight, with production of a live soundtrack to a chosen film clip. Choices range from a genuine silent comedy from 1907, to contemporary action movies. |
Spring | Song Without Words | A study of the development of popular musical styles, and the common elements that make up the harmony and structure of popular songs, and a remarkable common thread. |
Summer | Ready, Steady, Compose | A study of taste and preference in 'popular' music, followed by a creative practical task to combine selected elements of different units covered in Key Stage 3. |