Curriculum Journey

MUSICSubject VisionOur Music curriculum is designed to engage and inspire all pupils to develop a love of music and to nurture their musical talent. Through participation in stimulating musical activities, pupils will increase their self-confidence, creativity, musical skills and knowledge. By exploring a world of music pupils will develop a cultural understanding beyond their own experience.

Aims:

• perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians

• learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence

• understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the interrelated dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations

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P R I M A R Y C A M P U S

Fusion musicincorporatingAfrican and/or

Caribbean music

Contemporary folkmusic of theBritish Isles

The orchestralmusic of Copland

Study pieces – 3songs from ‘Graceland’

Music of Broadway1950s to 1990s

The Requiem of thelate Romantic period

Study piece – 3rd

movement MozartClarinet Concerto

ContemporaryLatin music

Film and computergaming music

1990s to presentBritish music of Arnold,Britten, Maxwell-Davies

and Tavener

Hey! You’rein the Groove

I Wanna Playin the Band

Bringing usTogether

Flying HighDancing inthe Street

SyncopatedSamba

Music and Me Pitch Perfect

I’ve gotRhythm

Ready,Player One!

I’m in the Band

Rock Music of60s and 70s

Blues musicfrom 1920–1950

Minimalist music ofJohn Adams, Steve

Reich and Terry Riley

The orchestral musicof Kodály and Bartók

Study piece –3rd movement Mozart

Clarinet Concerto

Four tothe Floor

I’ve gotthe BluesPlay it

again, Sam

Being aMusician

I Write the Songs

Repeated patterns (Riffs,sequences, melodic motifs,

ostinati, grooves) in Rock andPop, Film music, Minimalism

Western ClassicalMusic and Samba

Pop music1990s to present

The Coronation Anthemsand Oratorios of Handel

The orchestra musicof Haydn, Mozartand Beethoven

The pianomusic of Chopinand Schumann

Set works:The Marriage of Figaro and

The Romantic Pianomusic of Chopin,

Brahms and Grieg

Areas of study:1 – The Western Classical Tradition

Two from: 2 – Pop music, 4 – Music for Theatre or 5 – Jazz music