KS3 Music (Yr 8) Curriculum Overview Point in Year Unit of Work Title Starting Point Curriculum ContentCore Knowledge Curriculum ContentCore Skills Mid-term and FinalĀ Assessments Autumn Term 1 Introduction tomusicsequencing ICT based music production.TracksLoopsAudioBPM Audio recordingEditing AudioMulti track recordingDownloading to MP3 Test sheet on editing / using a DAW Autumn Term 2 Music Theory Editing toolsQuantize Composition inBinary formTernary formRondo formSong form Teacher and self assessment of composition Spring Term 1 The Blues History and origin of the Blues12 Bar blues sequenceBlues scale Triads I, IV & VBlues scale related chords.Creating solo improvisation Test sheet on the Blues Spring Term 2 The Blues 12 bar blues compositionPerformance skills Create blues compositionPerform composition Self & Peer assessment Summer Term 1 Dance Music Introduction to Dance musicGalliardPavaneDisco Listening skillsInstrumentation Test sheet on Dance Music Summer Term 2 Dance Music Dance Music Composition Create Dance music composition applying all/most of prior learningShare composition Peer and self assessment of composition.