Our aims
At Ark Kings Academy, our Music curriculum strives towards the following aims:
- Pupils become proficient musicians and vocalists through singing, creating and composing, performing, listening to, reviewing and evaluating music
- Pupils study a broad and balanced range of artists, composers, genres and styles, allowing them to explore how music is created, produced and communicated
Nursery
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Exploring Sound Nursery Rhymes Environmental Sounds Pitch and Pulse |
Exploring Sound Cultural songs: Christmas carols Pitch and Pulse |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Exploring Instruments Percussion instruments |
Exploring Instruments Instruments from different cultures |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Exploring Movement to Music Rhythm within musical genres |
Exploring Composition Composing, performing, recording and listening to music |
Reception
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Exploring Sound Nursery Rhymes Environmental Sounds Pitch and Pulse |
Exploring Sound Cultural songs: Christmas carols Pitch and Pulse |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Exploring Instruments Instruments and songs from different cultures |
Exploring Instruments Instruments and songs from different cultures |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Exploring Composition Composing, performing, recording and listening to music |
Exploring Composition Composing, performing, recording and listening to music |
Year 1
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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 |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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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. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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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 |
Year 2
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Establishing Musicianship Skills: improve their sense of rhythm, pulse and their ability to pitch accurately |
Establishing Musicianship Skills: improve their sense of rhythm, pulse and their ability to pitch accurately |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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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. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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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 |
Year 3
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Developing Musicianship Skills: Pupils continue developing their musicianship: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics & Structure |
Developing Musicianship Skills: Pupils continue developing their musicianship: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics & Structure |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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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 |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Aspiration Song draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song. |
Rehearsing and Performing composition preparing their performance of their compositions |
Year 4
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Developing Musicianship Skills: Pupils continue developing their musicianship: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics & Structure |
Developing Musicianship Skills: Pupils continue developing their musicianship: pulse, rhythm, pitch, tempo, dynamics & Structure |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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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 |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Aspiration Song draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song. |
Rehearsing and Performing composition preparing their performance of their compositions |
Year 5
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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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 |
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 |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Rhythm Connect It! Pupils focus on performing Anna Meredith’s ‘Connect It’ as an ensemble, exploring body percussion and rhythmic patterns. |
Rhythm Connect It! Pupils focus on performing Anna Meredith’s ‘Connect It’ as an ensemble, exploring body percussion and rhythmic patterns. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Aspiration Song draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song. |
Rehearsing and Performing composition preparing their performance of their compositions |
Year 6
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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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 |
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 |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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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. |
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. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Aspiration Song draw upon knowledge of different musical styles to write a class song. |
Rehearsing and Performing composition preparing their performance of their compositions |
Year 7
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Band Musicianship – Introduction to the Band. Rotation of instruments. |
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Band Musicianship – Forming a Band |
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Band Musicianship – Performing in a Band |
Year 8
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Band Musicianship – Development of your band |
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Band Musicianship – Composing a song as a band and using music technology |
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Band Musicianship – Performing to an audience |
Year 9
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Class Band and Music Research Project Pupils develop skills in their specialist instrument and ensemble awareness |
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| Music Technology – Composing using Logic |
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Class Band Pupils develop skills in their specialist instrument and ensemble awareness |
All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Art
Year 10
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Performance – Solo performance Composition – Free composition Theory 1– Popular and orchestral instruments Theory 2 – Rhythm, Tempo and Metre |
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Performance – Solo performance Composition – Free composition Theory – Melody & Harmony |
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Performance – Solo performance Composition – Free composition Theory – Conventions of Pop |
Year 11
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Performance – Solo performance final recording. Ensemble performance Composition – Final free composition recording Guided composition Theory – Concerto Through Time & Rhythms of the World |
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Performance – Ensemble performance recording Composition – Final guided composition recording Theory - Film Music |
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Revision of all areas of study: Rhythms of the world Conventions of pop Concerto Through Time Film Music Listening Exam – Early June |
All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Art
