Music - Year 9
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
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| Knowledge | Caribbean Music Recapping knowledge of chords, students will study music from the Caribbean music, starting with Calypso and Soca before moving into Reggae and Bob Marley | Song Writing Students will learn the main chord progressions used in pop songs, and the structure of pop songs. They will work in groups in creating and performing a song from scratch. | Classical Music Through Time Stretching and challenging students, this topic will explore famous piece of classical music, and students will learn about the history of classical composers (Beethoven, Mozart & Handel). Students will deepen their music theory understanding | Fusion - Bandlab Composition Linking from the previous topic, students will explore how classical music has been brought into the modern day by fusion with club music. Students will create their own fusion piece using Bandlab | History of Pop Music Starting with the 1950s students will examine a decade a week, looking at the most famous pieces of pop music and exploring the evolution of different pop styles into the present day. | Musical Futures/ EOY Spotlight Performance |
| High frequency vocabulary and grammatical structures taught | Caribbean Reggae Soca Calypso Off-beat Syncopation Dynamics Texture Pitch Rhythm Tempo | Chord Triad Chord Progression/ pattern Phrase Bass Sequence Harmony Rhythm | Fanfare Time signature Orchestra Timpani Choir Flat Sharp Melody Accompaniment Ensemble | Garageband Loop Quantizing Automation Bandlab Reverb Sample | Melody Chord Bassline Riff Hook Arrangement Balance Rhythm Verse Chorus Chords Ukulele | Melody Chord Bassline Riff Hook Arrangement Balance Rhythm Verse Chorus Chords Ukulele |
| Assessment | Caribbean music piano assessment | Group performance of a christmas song composition | Multiple keyboard assessments, fanfare composition, ensemble piece | Bandlab/Garageband composition | Band performance | own choice final performance (compsition or live performance) |
| Cultural Capital Careers Cross Curricular Links | Music from other cultures | Literacy in song writing | History of western classical music, link of historic music with contemporary uses | understanding music industry, music production | performance appreciation and presentation skills | performance appreciation and presentation skills |