Welcome to Music

Exploring Sound

Nursery Rhymes

Environmental Sounds

Pitch and Pulse

Exploring Sound

Cultural songs: Christmas carols

Pitch and Pulse

Exploring Instruments

Instruments and songs from different cultures

Exploring Instruments

Instruments and songs from different cultures

Exploring Composition

Composing, performing, recording and listening to music

Exploring Composition

Composing, performing, recording and listening to music

Establishing Musicianship Skills:

pulse, rhythm & pitch by participating in a range of musical games, activities

Establishing Musicianship Skills:

pulse, rhythm & pitch by participating in a range of musical games, activities

Exploring musicianship:

Rhythm: recognise and distinguish between different rhythm patterns, improvise rhythms.

Exploring musicianship:

Pitch: recognise and distinguish between high and low pitch, demonstrating the two pitches using body signs and solfa hand signs.

The Queen’s Handbag Composition

learning to use rhythm, pulse and pitch in the creation of their own class composition.

Rehearsing and Performing composition

preparing their performance of their compositions

Establishing Musicianship Skills:

improve their sense of rhythm, pulse and their ability to pitch accurately

Exploring musicianship: 

recognise and distinguish between different rhythm patterns, improvise rhythms.

Exploring musicianship

Pitch: recognise and distinguish between high and low pitch, demonstrating the two pitches using body signs and solfa hand signs.

The Twits Composition

learning to use rhythm, pulse and pitch in the creation of their own class composition.

Rehearsing and Performing composition

preparing their performance of their compositions

Developing Musicianship Skills:

Pupils continue developing their musicianship: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics & structure

Exploring musicianship:

Developing Rhythm Pupils continue to engage with rhythm. They learn to read and notate a variety of rhythm patterns

Exploring musicianship:

Developing Pitch Pupils learn to notate and sight-read melodies. They develop the ability to sing in two parts

Aspiration Song

draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song.

Rehearsing and Performing composition

preparing their performance of their compositions

Developing Musicianship Skills:

Pupils continue developing their musicianship: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics & Structure

Exploring musicianship:

Developing Rhythm Pupils continue to engage with rhythm. They learn to read and notate a variety of rhythm patterns

Exploring musicianship:

Developing Pitch Pupils learn to notate and sight-read melodies. They develop the ability to sing in two parts

Aspiration Song

draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song.

Rehearsing and Performing composition

preparing their performance of their compositions

Musicianship in Practice:

Pupils continue to develop singing technique exploring Major and Minor tonalities with a specific focus on the musical elements of harmony, texture and structure

Rhythm Connect It!

Pupils focus on performing Anna Meredith’s ‘Connect It’ as an ensemble, exploring body percussion and rhythmic patterns.

Aspiration Song

draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song.

Rehearsing and Performing composition

preparing their performance of their compositions

Musicianship in Practice:

Pupils continue to develop singing technique exploring Major and Minor tonalities with a specific focus on the musical elements of harmony, texture and structure

Pulse, Rhythm & Pitch in Practice

Pupils read, write and notate rhythms and melodies as they become more independent musicians with a specific focus on the musical elements of rhythm, texture instrumentation.

Aspiration Song

draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song.

Rehearsing and Performing composition

preparing their performance of their compositions

The Voice: 

Pupils develop vocal techniques exploring Beatboxing, Rap and Popular Song genres 

The Keyboard: 

Pupils learn basic hand positions and using the correct fingers for melodies while reading from music notation with a specific focus on technique and expression

Class Band 

Pupils learn to play as a Class Ensemble through learning the Keyboard, Guitar, Drums and Vocal parts preparing for a performance together. 

Djembe Drumming: 

Pupils learn Djembe Drumming techniques exploring Call and Response, Structure and Composing ideas within a Drumming Ensemble

The Keyboard II: 

Pupils learn basic hand positions and using the correct fingers for melodies with added Bass lines and Chords in the Left-Hand part while reading from music notation with a specific focus on co-ordination and timing.

The Ukulele & Guitar: 

Pupils learn basic chord shapes on the Ukulele with a focus on Ensemble skills which then develop onto using basic chords on the Guitar in songs.

Class Band II: 

Pupils continue to develop their Class Band skills across Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar and Drums with a specific focus on song structure and the balance of parts

Composing using ‘Logic’ Software: 

Pupils learn how to record using ‘Logic’ software on the iMacs with a focus on arrangements and song structure. ‘Live’ instrumental parts are added to Loops via a connected MIDI Keyboard and associated instruments. 

Class Band III: 

Pupils continue to develop their Class Band skills across Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar and Drums with a specific focus on performing in smaller bands within the class

OCR GCSE Music 

Solo Performing: 

Pupils learn to play specific pieces on their chosen instrument or voice, learning harder pieces and developing their technique as they progress. 

Listening - General Music Theory: 

An introductory Theory course, covering Instruments of the Orchestra, instrumental techniques and effects and music notation. 

Solo Performing: 

Pupils continue learning to play specific pieces on their chosen instrument / voice, learning harder pieces and developing their technique as they progress and record their best versions of their pieces for their NEA. 

Listening - Rhythms of the World: 

Pupils learn the features of 7 musical cultures from around the world with a focus on instruments, the type of music performed and instrumental techniques. Pupils also learn about the cultures surrounding the different musical styles. 

Free Choice Composition: 

Pupils compose an original piece in a style of their own choosing and develop initial ideas using ‘Logic ’or ‘Sibelius’ software programmes.

Ensemble Performing: 

Pupils learn to play specific pieces on their chosen instrument as a member of a chosen ensemble / vocal group, learning different pieces and developing their technique as they progress. 

Listening - Conventions of Pop: 

Pupils learn about Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rock Anthems of the 1970s and 1980s plus the Popular Song from the 1990s and early 2000s. Pupils learn the key features of each genre and the main performers.  

Free Choice Composition: 

Pupils continue to compose an original piece in a style of their own choosing and develop all ideas into a completed piece of NEA for assessment.

OCR GCSE Music 

Ensemble Performing: 

Pupils continue learning to play specific pieces on their chosen instrument as a member of a chosen ensemble learning harder pieces and developing their technique as they progress and record their best versions of their pieces for their NEA. 

Listening - The Concerto Through Time: 

Pupils learn about how the Orchestra has developed over time through Baroque, Classical and Romantic Eras. Main composers and key features of the Concerto are compared across each period of music. 

Set Composition: 

Pupils compose an original piece from a range of starting stimuli in a style to match one of the given events. Pupils develop their ideas using ‘Logic ’or ‘Sibelius’ software programmes

Listening - Film & Video Game Music: 

Pupils learn about the key features of Film Music and how it needs to be appropriate for each film genre. Pupils also learn the key features in relation to the Elements of Music. The Area of Study also traces the development of Video Game music and how orchestral scores are included in modern games. 

Set Composition: 

Pupils continue to compose an original piece from a range of starting stimuli in a style to match one of the given events. Pupils develop their initial ideas using ‘Logic ’or ‘Sibelius’ software programmes and produce a score and recording of their completed piece that is appropriate for the chosen NEA task.

Listening Paper Revision & Final Examination: 

Pupils recap the 4 Areas of Study learnt during the course with a focus on Past Paper questions to learn how to answer each of the 8 set questions – 2 from each Area of Study in the Listening Paper sat in the Summer Term in June.