Year 7 Music
Year 7 students will work to develop performance, music technology & composition skills in class, whilst acquiring new musical knowledge through ‘do it now’ starter tasks & homework.
Elements & History of Music (Part 1)
Students will learn about the elements & history of music through keyboard performances & singing.
Musicals (Part 1)
Students will learn about musicals and how to input & edit (sequence) music using a DAW (GarageBand).
Elements & History of Music (Part 2)
Students will learn about the elements & history of music through keyboard performances & singing.
Musicals (Part 2)
Students will learn about musicals and how to input & edit (sequence) music using a DAW (GarageBand).
Ensembles
Develop keyboard, guitar, bass, ukulele & singing performance skills whilst developing ensemble skills.
Video Games
Learn about video game music and how to compose your own music in GarageBand.
Year 8 Music
Year 8 students will continue to develop performance, music technology & composition skills in class, whilst acquiring new & recalling past musical knowledge through ‘do it now’ starter tasks & homework.
World Music (Part 1)
Students will continue to develop keyboard performance skills and learn about music traditions from all over the world.
Classical Music (Part 1)
Students will continue to develop music technology skills whilst learning about a variety of classical music traditions.
World Music (Part 2)
Students will continue to develop keyboard performance skills and learn about music traditions from all over the world.
Classical Music (Part 2)
Students will continue to develop music technology skills whilst learning about a variety of classical music traditions.
Ensembles
Students will continue to develop keyboard, guitar, bass, ukulele & singing performance skills whilst developing ensemble skills.
Programme Music
Students will continue to develop composition skills whilst learning about programme music (instrumental music that tells a story).
Year 9 Music
Year 9 students will continue to develop performance, music technology & composition skills in class, whilst acquiring new & recalling past musical knowledge through ‘do it now’ starter tasks & homework.
Rock & Pop (Part 1)
Students will continue to develop keyboard performance skills and learn about influential musicians across various decades & styles.
21st Century Music (Part 1)
Students will continue to develop music technology skills whilst learning about a variety of 21st century popular music.
Rock & Pop (Part 2)
Students will continue to develop keyboard performance skills and learn about influential musicians across various decades & styles.
21st Century Music (Part 2)
Students will continue to develop music technology skills whilst learning about a variety of 21st century popular music.
Ensembles
Students will continue to develop keyboard, guitar, bass, ukulele & singing performance skills whilst developing ensemble skills.
Film & TV
Students will continue to develop composition skills whilst learning about a variety of Film & TV music.
Rewards
The Music Department encourages all students to work hard, and each term, reward students with stickers for Effort, Behaviour, Performance, Homework and Presentation.
When students have collected one of each sticker they are rewarded with a pin badge and a postcard for their efforts. When all stickers have been collected across the year, an additional certificate is awarded.
Useful links to resources
The links below will take you to Google Forms to help guide you through the units of work. Please make sure you use Google Chrome (click here to download Google Chrome) and sign in using your school email or you may not be able to access them.