MUSIC - Key Stage 3
All pupils study Music for 1 hour each week in line with the National Curriculum. Pupils learn to develop their natural musical skills and ability through a structured but varied programme of performing, composing and listening tasks. Assessment at KS3 is based on continual teacher assessment of these three musical strands in addition to End of Topic Final Tasks.
Current Schemes of Work at KS3 are as follows:
Year 7
- The Elements of Music
- Medieval / Renaissance Music
- Baroque Music
- Classical Music
- Programme Music
- Songwriting
Year 8
- Irish Music
- Chords / Seasonal Composition
- Ragtime
- Calypso
- Musicals
- Introduction to Film Music / Free Composition
Year 9
- Blues & Jazz
- Popular Song
- Minimalism
- Music in Advertising
- Reggae
- Film Music
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