Core content:
My Voice/ The Orchestra/ keyboard Skills/ Ukulele and Singing/ Jazz and Blues/ Fanfares
Key skills:
Performing, composing and listening skills are all covered across the topics. Recognising and analysing different sounds. Recognising different notation methods and being able to use them. Performing confidently in front of an audience.
Grade
Mastery / Timing will be accurate and the performer will be able to adjust their timing to fit with others. Performances will be accurate and wholly stylistic. Compositions will be detailed and varied in their use of musical elements* with accurate notation. Answers to listening tests and in discussions will be more descriptive and make good use of musical vocabulary.
Advanced / Timing will be accurate within the group. Performances will demonstrate a clear understanding of style. Compositions will make good use of musical elements and will be notated accurately. Answers in listening tests will contain some musical vocabulary and recognition of different sounds and elements will be more confident.
Confident / Note lengths and pitches will be clearer in performances and timing will be mostly accurate within an ensemble. Compositions will contain more varied melodies and students can discuss how they composed their pieces. Can use notation to record compositions but this may include some errors. Can recognise different pitched instruments and explain how the sound is made.
Year 8 Music
Core content:
Programme Music/ Singing and Ukulele/ Waltz/ Britpop/ Folk Music/ Reggae
Key skills:
Performing, composing and listening skills are all covered across the topics. Forming critical analysis of sound using musical terminology. Using different notation methods. Performing confidently in front of an audience.
Grade
Mastery / Timing will be accurate and the performer will be able to adjust their timing to fit with others. Performances will be accurate and wholly stylistic including detailed performance directions such as dynamics. Compositions will be detailed and varied in their use of musical elements with accurate notation and extended from the original brief to create contrasts. Answers to listening tests and in discussions will be descriptive and make confident use of musical vocabulary.
Advanced / Timing will be accurate and the performer will be able to adjust their timing to fit with others. Performances will be accurate and wholly stylistic. Compositions will be detailed and varied in their use of musical elements with accurate notation. Answers to listening tests and in discussions will be more descriptive and make good use of musical vocabulary.
Confident / Timing will be accurate within the group. Performances will demonstrate a clear understanding of style. Compositions will make good use of musical elements and will be notated largely accurately. Answers in listening tests will contain some musical vocabulary and recognition of different sounds and other musical elements will be more confident.
Year 9 Music
Core content:
Latin Music/ Baroque Music/ Musicals/ Minimalism/ Music of the 50s/ Free performance
Key skills:
Performing, composing and listening skills are all covered across the topics. Recognising and analysing different styles and analysing their purpose. Increased use of terminology. Compose in a stylistic way using different notation methods. Performing confidently and stylistically in front of an audience.
Grade
Mastery / Performances will be accurate and wholly stylistic including detailed performance directions to alter the musical elements. Compositions will be detailed and varied in their use of musical elements with accurate notation and extended from the original brief showing contrast and an awareness of writing for different instruments. Answers to listening tests and in discussions will be descriptive and make confident use of musical vocabulary. Students will be able to analyse similarities and differences between styles.
Advanced / Performances will be confident and wholly stylistic including detailed performance directions such as dynamics. Compositions will be varied in their use of musical elements with accurate notation and extended from the original brief to create contrasts. Answers to listening tests and in discussions will be descriptive and make confident use of musical vocabulary. Students will be able to use musical vocabulary to discuss their opinions of different styles.
Confident / Timing will be accurate and the performer will be able to adjust their timing to fit with others. Performances will be accurate and generally stylistic. Compositions will be detailed and varied in their use of musical elements with accurate notation. Answers to listening tests and in discussions will be more descriptive and make good use of musical vocabulary.
*Musical elements are melody and organisation of pitch, tonality, structure, Timbre, texture, rhythm and dynamics.