Curriculum Overview
Point in Year
Unit of Work Title
Starting Point
Curriculum Content
Core Knowledge
Curriculum Content
Core Skills
Mid-term and Final Assessments
Autumn Term 1
Introduction to
music
sequencing
- ICT based music production.
- Tracks
- Loops
- Audio
- BPM
- Audio recording
- Editing Audio
- Multi track recording
- Downloading to MP3
Test sheet on editing / using a DAW
Autumn Term 2
Music Theory
- Editing tools
- Quantize
- Composition in
- Binary form
- Ternary form
- Rondo form
- Song form
Teacher and self assessment of composition
Spring Term 1
The Blues
- History and origin of the Blues
- 12 Bar blues sequence
- Blues scale
- Triads I, IV & V
- Blues scale related chords.
- Creating solo improvisation
Test sheet on the Blues
Spring Term 2
The Blues
- 12 bar blues composition
- Performance skills
- Create blues composition
- Perform composition
Self & Peer assessment
Summer Term 1
Dance Music
- Introduction to Dance music
- Galliard
- Pavane
- Disco
- Listening skills
- Instrumentation
Test sheet on Dance Music
Summer Term 2
Dance Music
- Dance Music Composition
- Create Dance music composition applying all/most of prior learning
- Share composition
Peer and self assessment of composition.