Year 07 Music
Curriculum:
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Rhythm of Life
Key Concepts
- Understand and recognise the Elements of Music: PITCH, TEMPO, DYNAMICS, DURATION, TEXTURE, TIMBRE or SONORITY, RHYTHM, SILENCE
- What are the Elements of Music
- How to read rhythmic notation
- To be able to perform basic rhythmic patterns on percussion instruments
- What different stimuli do composers use when creating and composing music
Key Vocabulary
Pitch, Tempo, Dynamics (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, cresc., dim., <, >), Duration, Texture, Timbre, Sonority, Rhythm, Silence, Pulse, Notation
West African Music
Key Concepts
- What are the main drums and percussive instruments used in West African Music?
- How are West African pieces performed and what is their significance?
- How to compose using rhythmic notation.
- The key elements of West African Music.
- How is it taught and performed?
Key Vocabulary
Djembe, Talking Drum, Dun-Dun, A Capella, Call and Response, Harmony, Aural Tradition, Community, Ensemble, Composition, Performance
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Keyboard Skills
Key Concepts
- To be able to confidently understand and recognise the Elements of Music: PITCH, TEMPO, DYNAMICS, DURATION, TEXTURE, TIMBRE or SONORITY, RHYTHM, SILENCE.
- What are the notes on the stave?
- How to identify notes on the keyboard.
- To be able to perform basic melodies on the keyboard with correct finger positions.
- To start to analyse listening pieces by ear with more detail.
Key Vocabulary
Pitch, Treble Clef, Stave, Notation, Melody, Rhythm, Dynamics, Accompaniment
Rondo Form
Key Concepts
- What is structure in music?
- To be able to describe what ternary, binary and rondo form is.
- What is the pentatonic scale?
- To know what the difference is between a them and an episode.
- To start to develop their compositional skills and performance skills on the keyboard.
Key Vocabulary
Structure, Binary Form, Ternary Form, Rondo Form, Theme, Episode, Pentatonic Scale, Melody
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Programme Music
Key Concepts
- To be able to confidently understand and recognise the Elements of Music: PITCH, TEMPO, DYNAMICS, DURATION, TEXTURE, TIMBRE or SONORITY, RHYTHM, SILENCE.
- What is programme music?
- To know some examples of programme music and be able to describe the music confidently.
- To be able to compose a piece of programme music with little compositional rules and restrictions.
Key Vocabulary
Programme Music, Cluster Chord, Pentatonic Scale, Chromatic Scale, Whole Tone Scale, Arpeggio
4 Chord Song
Key Concepts
- What is a chord? What are the different types of chords? What is a traid?
- What components make up a pop song?
- How to work in an ensemble and balance parts?
- To look at what makes a good performance and a good audience.
Key Vocabulary
Chord, Arpeggio, Block Chord, Triad, Sequence, Ensemble
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 7 have 1 Music lesson each week.
In Year 7, students have 1 piece of homework set every 2 weeks.
This homework is set according to the homework timetable.
Assessments:
Students in Year 7 sit a baseline assessment at the the start of the Autumn Term.
Students sit a listening and practical assessment at the end of each half term.
