Year 7
Elements of music
Overview
Students learn about the Elements of music as the building blocks of music, and how we use them to talk about music 'musically'.
Building On
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch live performances of music and comment on the elements used.
Find your voice
Overview
Students learn about their voice and how to use it to sing and to beatbox
Building On
Elements of music
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Pantomime trip
Keyboard skills
Overview
Students learn how to play the keyboard using correct technique (fingers)
Building On
Elements of music
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch a live solo piano performance (could be recorded)
Form and Structure
Overview
Students learn about different forms and structures that are used to organise pieces of music.]
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Harmony
Overview
Students learn about chords and harmony through playing the ukulele
Building On
Elements of music
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch singer songwriters perform solo (E.g. Ed Sheeran)
Instruments (Timbre)
Overview
Students learn about the different instruments in a symphony orchestra, and their timbres.
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch an orchestral performance (Live/Recorded)
Hooks and Riffs
Overview
Students learn about hooks and riffs and their uses in popular music forms
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Listen to rock music from the 70s/80s
Jazz and Blues
Overview
Students learn about blues music, jazz music and their orgins in the transatlantic slave trade
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure; hooks and riffs
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch the movie 'Soul'
Off-beat
Overview
Students learn about syncopation through Reggae and other music from Jamaica
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure; hooks and riffs; Jazz and Blues
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch the BBC documentary 'Reggae, the story of Jamaican Music'
West Africa
Overview
Students learn about how Polyrhythm and Cyclic rhythms are used in traditional drumming music from West Africa
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure; hooks and riffs; Jazz and Blues; Off-beat
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Research a style of 'current' music from an African nation
Film music 1
Overview
Students learn about how music is used in films to enhance the action on screen. They learn about leitmotifs and how they are used.
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; harmony; Form and structure
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch a film scored by John Williams and look out for leitmotifs
Film music 2
Overview
Students learn about how music is used in films to enhance the action on screen. They learn about leitmotifs and how they are used.
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; harmony; Form and structure
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Musical Theatre Trip
Game Music
Overview
Students learn about how music is used in Computer games to enhance the action on screen.
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; harmony; Form and structure; Film music
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Musical Theatre Trip
MOBO
Overview
Students learn about some different genres of Music of Black Origin as well as the history of the awards, and how music is published
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure; hooks and riffs; Jazz and Blues; Off-beat
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Pick an artist that won a MOBO last year and listen to their music
Dance Music
Overview
Students learn about types of dance music from around the world, including EDM
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure; hooks and riffs; Jazz and Blues; Off-beat
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Find your favourite Stictly Come Dancing routine online
Samba
Overview
Students learn about Samba and the music of Brazil
Building On
Elements of music; keyboard skills; Find your voice; harmony; Form and structure; hooks and riffs; Jazz and Blues; Off-beat; Dance music
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Watch videos from Carnival
Songwriting 1
Overview
Students write songs to complete their KS3 music journey.
Building On
All KS3 music modules
New Knowledge
Skills
Cultural Capital
Research a Nottingham singer/songwriter
Songwriting 2
Overview
Students write songs to complete their KS3 music journey.
Building On
All KS3 music modules
