CURRICULUM
Music
Music Curriculum Intent
Music is part of the fabric of everyday life. Through the study of music we develop confidence, resilience and creativity. We teach students to critically analyse and appreciate music; compose their own music; and perform on a variety of instruments. We aim to engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians through creative, practical lessons and a range of extra-curricular opportunities.
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Music Development Plan
Key Strands
Listening
Students will listen to pieces of music in order to learn about different genres and find inspiration for their practical work. They will develop their ear to recognise strengths and weaknesses in their performance and composition work. As students progress from year 7 to 11 they will learn to listen in greater detail, evaluating the stylistic features of different genres of music.
Students develop their performance skills and confidence on keyboards, ukuleles and singing throughout year 7-9. The performances that they work on increase in difficulty as students progress. Through learning to perform music, students also learn to read notation and chord sheets and they evaluate their work in order to further improve. In year 10 and 11 they can choose which instrument they would like to play or sing, before they choose whether they would like to perform or produce music in year 11.
Performance
Composition
Students are introduced to composition through creating their own piece on keyboards in year 7. They develop their skills in year 8, using GarageBand to compose short ideas, before composing a full piece using GarageBand in year 9. In year 10 and 11 students compose full pieces using GarageBand or an instrument, with a focus on a specific genre of music. Students regularly evaluate their work to further improve.
Students are introduced to GarageBand in year 8 to input music, before learning more about skills such as automation and effects in year 9. In year 10 and 11 students develop their production skills further, learning to record and mix music as well as continuing to compose in GarageBand. Students regularly evaluate their work to further improve.