KS4 Curriculum Booklet 2017 - 18

Music Overview 2017 :  KS4  Year 11

Set Compositiuon  Research  Component 3  • Introduction to  exam boards set  genre  •Genre  identification:  •Rhythm  •Structure  •Form,  •Instrumentation  •Development  techniques.  Completed research  document  Melodic ideas &  harmonic  progression  developed 

Set Composition  completion  Component 3 

Exam preparation 

Set listening works  extended writing  preparation  Component 1 section B

Development of  Coursework and   Revision 

Final Examination  Preparations  Component 1  sections A & B 

Year  11 

Component 1 section A

• Using research from  term 10, pupils create  melodic and harmonic  ideas,  structure, and  compose a completed  piece of music  in the  style set by examination  board  • Pupils appraise their  composition in a 150  word document 

 Revision of all  key elements   Tonality   Genres   Structure &  form   Texture   Pitch 

 Listen to set  works   Identify genre   Identify key  harmonic devices  (home key,  modulation, new  key)   Identify structure  Identify form   Identify  orchestration 

 Keyword  revision   Revision of  musical  elements   Structuring  extended  answers   Identifying  tonality   Past papers 

 All Final 

performance  recordings  completed. 

 Final 

composition  edits made and  submitted.   All coursework 

 Dynamics   Harmonic  devices   Melodic 

paperwork  completed

development 

Completion of at least a  2 minute composition  in the sstyle chosen by  examination board 

Sample questions and  past paper mock (2017)

Sample writing exercises  With end of term mock 

All coursework  completed and sent to  moderators 

Sample questions  and past papers

68 marks

28 marks

36 marks

Assessment