KS3 Curriculum Booklet 2017 -18

Curriculum Overview KS3

Subject: Music Overview effective from[date ]: September 2017

KEY STAGE 3:  MUSIC SCHEME OF WORK  Year 7 

Staff  notation  Rhythm 

Composition  and Group  Performance  Polyrhythms  Ability to read  and maintain  a simple  rhythmic part  within a small  group  ensemble 

Staff  notation  Treble clef

Composition  /  Structure  Binary Form  ABA  Introduction  to musical  structure and  form.  Focus  on Binary.   Pupils  compose a  simple Binary  melody with  two distinct  Pupils  recognise  musical  structure  through  repeated  patterns both  aurally and  visually.  Pupils create  an original  melody using  two musical  melodic  phrases.  phrases or  ideas and  arranges  these into a  variation of  Binary  structure. 

Solo  performance  Piano 

Solo  performance  Piano 

Learn to  recognise,  write and  read 4  rhythmic  notes, and  their  relation to  time  signatures  Completed  rhythmic  compositio n of 8 bars.  Pupils  complete  an  original  8 bar  rhythmic  piece, in  both 4:4  and 3:4  time  signatures  ensuring  understandi ng of  position  and  placement  of notes on  a musical  stave. 

Reading  treble clef  notes  middle C  to top C.   Playing  simple  melodic  phrases  involving  rhythmic  and pitch  elements  Pupils  complete  an   original 8  bar  melody, in  both 4:4  and 3:4  time  signatures  ensuring  understan ding of  notes on  the lines  and  spaces of  the treble  clef. 

Pupils work through two  piano/keyboard performances.  1. Drunken sailor  2. Scarborough Fair.  With gradual one to one  tutorship on playing techniques  and introduction to dynamic  contrasts.  Tests pupils ability to put into  practice the reading skills of  staff notation that were  developed throughout the  year.  Pupils demonstrate their  musicianship and progress on  the keyboard through   dedicate d rehearsal towards a  final performance of two pieces  that challenge individuals to  read both rhythmic and  melodic elements and builds  upon existing knowledge  through the introduction of  Bass clef staff notation

Assessment

Pupils perform  in small  ensembles of  4 – 6 pupils to  create a  polyrhythmic  African  drumming  piece that  includes both  call and  response and  polyrhythmic  elements.