Music

Exam board: Edexcel

 

Year 9

	Topic taught
Term 1	Composition - Basic elements mini composition task. Performance - Ensembles Pop Band Performance. Listening & Analysing - Elements of Music 101.
Term 2	Composition - Percussion Composition. Performance- Solos. Listening & Analysing - Harmony and Tonality.
Term 3	Composition - GarageBand Sequencing project. Performance - Ensembles. Listening & Analysing - Harmony and Tonality.
Term 4	Composition - GarageBand Sequencing project. Performance - Ensembles. Listening & Analysing - Harmony and Tonality.
Term 5	Composition - World Music Group Comp. Performance - Solos. Listening & Analysing - Melody and Texture
Term 6	Composition - Acoustic Pop Song. Performance - Ensembles. Listening & Analysing - Fusions (Afro Celt Soundsystem).

 

Year 10

	Topic taught
Term 1	Composition - Composing an Electronic Pop Song (Logic Pro X). Performance - Solo. Listening & Analysing - Fusions (Esperanza Spalding).
Term 2	Composition - Composing for Film Apocalypse (Logic Pro X). Performance - Ensembles. Listening & Analysing - Music for Stage and Screen (Star Wars).
Term 3	Composition - Free Composition. Performance - Solos. Listening & Analysing - Music for Stage and Screen
Term 4	Composition - Free Composition. Performance - Ensembles. Listening & Analysing - Vocal Music (Music for a While).
Term 5	Composition - Free Composition. Performance - Ensembles. Listening & Analysing - Vocal Music (Killer Queen).
Term 6	Composition - Free Composition (Recording Week). Performance - Solos. Listening & Analysing - Unfamiliar Listening and Exam Prep.

 

Year 11

	Topic taught
Term 1	Composition - Set Brief. Performance - Solo/ensemble. Listening & Analysing - Instrumental Music (Bach Brandenburg).
Term 2	Composition - Set Brief. Performance - Solo/ensemble. Listening & Analysing - Instrumental Music (Beethoven Pathetique).
Term 3	Composition - Set Brief  Performance - Solo/ensemble. Listening & Analysing - Unfamiliar Listening/ Musical Dictation.
Term 4	Composition - Set Brief. Recording Week mid March (record solos and groups). Performance - Solo/ensemble. Recording Week mid March (record solos and groups). Listening & Analysing - Unfamiliar Listening/ Musical Dictation.
Term 5	Finishing coursework and final exam prep.