At Haywood Academy we aspire for students to experience different forms of music, which will develop their skill, interest and imagination. Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, play and to listen within a wider range of musical styles.
| MUSIC CURRICULUM | |||
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| Year 7 | The Elements of Music (Halloween Composition Develop the understanding of elements of music technical (tempo, pitch, dynamics, texture and timbre). | Keyboards Skills and Black Note March Develop the understanding of reading notation (treble and bass clef). Students will be rehearsing for a duet piano performance playing film music classics. | African Drumming Develop understanding of how is music used around the world? Learning music through aural tradition. Develop understanding of different form and structures. Learn how to play D’jembe |
| Year 8 | Guitars/Ukuleles rock and roll/pop Understand how to read ukulele & guitar chord grids. Skills Being able to play basic/advance chords on ukulele/guitar. Strumming patterns Band skills Major/minor chords Improvised solo (advanced) Class ensemble Small ensemble/solo | Blues. Historical overview of the Blues. Skills Exploring the musical elements and constructs typically found within Blues. Chord Progression. Call and response. Blues Scales. Walking Bass. Bass Clef. Ensemble performance. Improvisation. | Club Music Further development of production skills. Skills Sampling Production Incredibox (use of technology) Garageband (use of technology) Listening tasks (technical and expressive) Mixing tasks (technology) Main assessment (Blue da be dee) Peer feedback Solo/Duet performances |
| Year 9 | School of Rock To further develop understanding of Musicals. Skills Types of repertoires in a musical: solo song, ensemble songs and chorus songs. Listening tasks (technical) Piano notation, guitar TAB and drum TAB. Peer performance Using the elements of music to change original song Band ensemble Creation of Game Sounds Explore the production of sounds in the game industry. Skills Within groups record range of sounds that will be used in composition. Effective way of using sounds to enhance the image on the screen. Develop a range of composition skills. Introduction to music in computer games. | Film Music To further develop understanding of music in films. Skills Composition skills Listening tasks Piano notation, guitar TAB and drum TAB. Peer performance Using the elements of music to write a original song Rap Music Explore the production of sounds/lyrics in rap music and develop historical background on the genre. Skills Write your own lyrics Create your own backing track using Garagaband Listening skills Duet performance | Professional Musicianship Skills part 1: Solo Music Theory: Introducing fluent notation reading and writing. Solo project: Own Choice Solo project. Skills Audits. Practice diaries. Efficient practice techniques. Aural Skills. Research project. Professional Musicianship Skills part 1: Ensemble. Music Theory: Exploring fluent notation reading and writing. Ensemble project: Own Choice Ensemble project. Skills Audits. Practice diaries. Efficient practice techniques. Aural Skills. Research project. |
| Year 10 | Component 1- Exploring Music Products and Styles You will take part in many different music-making workshops over several months to explore a wide range of different styles and iconic performers. Throughout this you will produce a portfolio of your work. This portfolio will include many forms of work such as: AudioTextAnnotated photosVideos | Component 2- Musical Skills Development You will SPECIALISE from two out of these three areas Performing (on your chosen instrument. Remember your voice is an instrument too!) Composing (writing your own music) Producing (using technology to create music) | Component 2- Musical Skills Development You will SPECIALISE from two out of these three areas Performing (on your chosen instrument. Remember your voice is an instrument too!) Composing (writing your own music) Producing (using technology to create music) |
| Year 11 | Component 3- Responding to a Commercial Brief You will be given a brief from the exam board to work on. You will then develop and present an ORIGINAL creation, choosing one of the four styles the exam board has selected for that year. You can present this as a solo or group performance, an audio recording or a project using Cubase/music technology. | Component 3- Responding to a Commercial Brief You will be given a brief from the exam board to work on. You will then develop and present an ORIGINAL creation, choosing one of the four styles the exam board has selected for that year. You can present this as a solo or group performance, an audio recording or a project using Cubase/music technology. | Component 3- Responding to a Commercial Brief You will be given a brief from the exam board to work on. You will then develop and present an ORIGINAL creation, choosing one of the four styles the exam board has selected for that year. You can present this as a solo or group performance, an audio recording or a project using Cubase/music technology. |
