Music

During KS3 students cover a range of musical areas of study:

• theory skills
• keyboard skills
• composition skills
• guitar skills
• vocal skills
• ensemble/band skills

In Year 7 these skills are introduced, with a focus on building knowledge of the elements of music.

In Year 8 the students develop their skills by studying them within the context of specific musical genres.

In Year 9 the curriculum is tailored to create a pathway into KS4. As a result, students cover a number of the Edexcel GCSE set works, start to develop their own compositions, and begin to focus on a specific instrument in order to develop a performance focus.

Students have 1 hour of Music per week.

		Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 7		Rhythm Own composition Composition skills	TV themes Dr. Who theme Keyboard skills	Vocal – The Siyabonga Project Zulu traditional Vocal skills	Scales and Keys Major and minor scales Theory skills	Guitar – Film Themes James Bond theme Guitar skills	Queen ‘We will rock you’ Another one bites the dust Ensemble/band skills
Year 8		Rap Lose Yourself Vocal skills	Film Themes: Hedwig’s theme (Harry Potter) Keyboard skills	Songwriting Own composition Composition skills	Dance music I can’t feel my face Theory skills	Blues Johnny B Goode Guitar skills	Reggae 3 Little Birds Ensemble/band skills
Year 9		Indian Music Improvisation Own composition Composition skills	Orchestral Works & Instrumentation     Devising Theory skills	Film Themes Star Wars (Set work) Keyboard skills	Film Themes Own composition Composition skills	Working in a band Killer Queen (Set work) Ensemble/band skills	Working in a band Covers Ensemble/band skills