Year Group: 9 Subject: Music Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Topic Skills Unit Film Music Jazz and Blues Jazz and Blues Minimalism Group Projects continued Summary of Elements of Music revision Leitmotifs (Jaws and James Bond 12 bar blues / the Three Chord Ragtime listening Clapping Music / Motifs Students will be guided into performing) Trick choosing an appropriate Content option for them based on the Keyboard Skills The Entertainer performing Tubular Bells performing following: Themes (Goldfinger singing, Walking bass lines project James Bond developed) Theory revision Minimalist techniques: phase Group performance Boogie-woogie improvisation All That Jazz listening and shifting, polyrhythms, Research project Action / Thriller soundtracks singing repetition and looping (This is a catch up unit to enable on own musical (Moby listening) the new year 9 intake from other 7th chords and Honky Tonk Blues interests schools access to our curriculum. performing All That Jazz - keyboard Minimalist composition in Music Tech project Progression onto Film Music may Western themes (The Good, the performing pairs using minimalist Future GCSE occur before half term Bad and The Ugly) techniques using Logic or students or those In the Mood performance project depending on progress. Sibelius working on an Jazz improvisations in groups ABRSM exam will Horror Music have coaching on Concords and dischords repertoire / aural Psycho listening skills. Storyboards and group compositions Film music listening Assessment Continuous informal Continuous informal Continuous informal 4. Ragtime listening test Continuous Individual assessment assessment assessment 5. The Entertainer performing informal evaluation Theory prep Theory prep Theory prep 6. All That Jazz performing assessment James Bond performing In the Mood 7. Jazz improvisation Theory prep (solo) performing Tubular Bells Horror music composing performance Film music listening Music Tech assessment minimalist composition Theory written paper
Year Group: 9 Subject: Music Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Topic Skills Unit Film Music Jazz and Blues Jazz and Blues continued Minimalism Group Projects Summary of Content Elements of Music revision Keyboard Skills Theory revision (This is a catch up unit to enable the new year 9 intake from other schools access to our curriculum. Progression onto Film Music may occur before half term depending on progress. Leitmotifs (Jaws and James Bond performing) Themes (Goldfinger singing, James Bond developed) Action / Thriller soundtracks (Moby listening) Western themes (The Good, the Bad and The Ugly) Horror Music Concords and dischords Psycho listening Storyboards and group compositions Film music listening 12 bar blues / the Three Chord Trick Walking bass lines Boogie-woogie improvisation 7th chords and Honky Tonk Blues performing In the Mood performance project Ragtime listening The Entertainer performing project All That Jazz listening and singing All That Jazz - keyboard performing Jazz improvisations in groups Clapping Music / Motifs Tubular Bells performing Minimalist techniques: phase shifting, polyrhythms, repetition and looping Minimalist composition in pairs using minimalist techniques using Logic or Sibelius Students will be guided into choosing an appropriate option for them based on the following: Group performance Research project on own musical interests Music Tech project Future GCSE students or those working on an ABRSM exam will have coaching on repertoire / aural skills. Assessment Continuous informal assessment Theory prep Continuous informal assessment Theory prep James Bond performing (solo) Horror music composing Film music listening assessment Continuous informal assessment Theory prep In the Mood performing 4. Ragtime listening test 5. The Entertainer performing 6. All That Jazz performing 7. Jazz improvisation Continuous informal assessment Theory prep Tubular Bells performance Music Tech minimalist composition Theory written paper Individual evaluation
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