MUSIC

Our big ideas in Music are:

Performing
Composing
Appraising
 
Exploring
Developing

Click here for details on the Big Ideas.

See below for the Music Learning Journey from Year 7 to Year 11 and the overviews for each Learning Cycle. They explain our planned curriculum of what students are expected to learn.

Music Curriculum and Assessment Calendar - Year 10

Music Curriculum and Assessment Calendar - Year 11


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You can find our Music KS3 knowledge organisers and support with KS3 home learning here.

The key contact for this subject is Miss G Curtis - Head of Music (grace.curtis@pcsa.theplt.org.uk)

For more information about KS4 revision and study support visit our pages on revision and Prep for Success.   

Preparing for KS4 study (GCSE and vocational qualifications in years 10 and 11)? Click here for information about the Year 9 Options Process.  

To find out more about our careers provision, visit the careers webpage.

Year 7 Learning Cycle

The Elements of Music

Elements, Music Theory, experimenting

African Music

Music Theory, Elements, refining

Folk Music

Experimenting, Styles

The Blues

Technical skill, History, Understanding

Year 8 Learning Cycle

Rock ‘n’ Roll

Styles, History, Accuracy, Refining

Samba

Styles, History, Refining

Western Classical

Technical skill, History, Understanding

Hip Hop

Styles, History, Experimenting

Year 9 Learning Cycle

Motown

Styles, History, Expression

Reggae

Styles, History, Expression

EDM

Experimenting, Refining, Understanding

Film Music

Styles, Accuracy, Understanding

Year 10 Learning Cycle

Styles and Eras

Bassline Assessments

Theory

Component 1

Styles and History

Component 1

Styles and History

Component 2

Skills, Experimenting, Refining

Year 11 Learning Cycle

 

Component 2

Skills, Experimenting, Refining

Components 3

Elements, Styles, Understanding

Components 3

Elements, Styles, Understanding