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MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, and 12 Bar Blues

Music - Year 8 - Terms 1 and 2 - The Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Students will look to develop their knowledge of The Blues and how it influenced Rock n Roll. They will develop their understanding of the historical context of both Blues and Rock n Roll. Students will learn the main musical characteristics of Blues: 12 Bar blues, Walking bass and Riffs and how they are used in rock n Roll. Students will learn what a chord is and how to play it. They will learn to play 12 Bar blues and Walking bass both in C major. They will attempt to play the two together (either in pairs or individually (Left/Right hand). They will develop an understanding of Tonality (Major/Minor) The Elements of Music will be further developed within a Blues/Rock n roll listening tasks.

UNIT INTENT Lesson Intent Vocabulary – Daily Activities/Assessment (to including Homework/ Retrieval/Teach for the metacognitive/learning verb Literacy memory Map Knowledge Goal Feeds on from… NEW Starter activity: Brief video on the history of blues with Revise key Develop understanding of Tonality, The purpose of this unit is to CHORDS worksheet to complete and focus learning whilst vocabulary Chords. History and context of Blues. develop an understanding of TONALITY watching. Re-enforcing Elements of Music language for quiz/ context within a style of Music: The MAJOR listening task. Blues. Students will learn how this MINOR To introduce Blues and its history (with worksheet)

1) To understand subject music is constructed lesson by KEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnaorRAxhmU specific language and be lesson. They will have developed 12 BAR BLUES able to spell it correctly. their keyboard skills throughout Main Lesson: 2) Use musical language in a Year 7 and some students will be RETRIEVE FROM Explanation of how chords are created. Modelling of the listening task able to play with two hands. We are YEAR 7 chords C, F and G. appropriately. looking to build upon that and show DYNAMICS 3) To develop their them how to construct Chords RHYTHM Play hound Dog understanding of the within a traditional Blues structure TEXTURE impact of the Slave trade (12 bar blues). DYNAMICS Students directed to ‘Hound Dog’ e-book with all activities on the development of INSTRUMENT(ATION) and video demonstrations. Blues. Students will develop their listening TEXTURE 4) To have a clear skills further and use the Elements Students to practice new chords. understanding of how of Music learned from Year 7, in a chords are constructed. Blues listening context. Final Activity: Explanation of Hexagon Self Evaluation. Feeds forward to… Look, Say, Cover: Spelling activity. Students will learn to play these 3 chords within a 12-bar blues structure next week.

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

Develop self-assessment skills

Feeds forward to the BTEC Developing their performance skills for Unit 4 (Composition) particularly with the introduction of chords and structure and Unit 5 (Performance). Knowledge Goal Feeds on from… CHORDS Recap: Tonality, Chords. Revise key Develop understanding of 12 bar Develop contextual information TONALITY vocabulary blues. learned in Lesson 1 and introduce MAJOR Starter activity: for quiz/ ‘Country’ and ‘City’ Blues. Discover MINOR History of rock n Roll part one (with worksheet) History and context of Blues on Rock listening task. n Roll. the musical characteristics that KEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiOxEBMQ3A

differentiate the two. 1) To understand subject Develop their understanding of CITY BLUES Main Lesson: specific language and be appropriate language used last 12 BAR BLUES Introduction of 12 bar blues. able to spell it correctly. lesson within a listening task. CHORDS I,IV,V Students to work on learning to play the 12-bar blues. 2) Use musical language in a Embed use of ‘Elements of Music’ STRUCTURE listening task language used throughout Year 7 in CITY BLUES Modelling: appropriately. a different context: The Blues. COUNTRY BLUES • Teacher demonstration. 3) To develop their • Students to be directed to the ‘Hound dog e- understanding of the Feeds forward to… book’ with audio and video demonstrations to impact of the Slave trade To use the 3 chords learned last RETRIEVE FROM develop independence and resilience on the development of lesson and learn how to play the 12- YEAR 7 Blues. bar blues fluently. This will be used DYNAMICS 4) To have a clear in their final Hound dog RHYTHM Final Activity: understanding of the performance in Week 6. TEXTURE Look, Say, Cover: Spelling activity. differences between ‘City’ DYNAMICS Self-Evaluation Blues hexagon and ‘Country’ blues Students will be encouraged to build INSTRUMENT(ATION) 5) To have a clear on their ‘Independent learning and TEXTURE understanding of how practice’ skills developed in Year 7. chords are constructed. 6) To have a clear Feeds forward to the BTEC understanding of what Developing their performance skills Tonality (Major/Minor) is. for Unit 4 (Composition) particularly

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

7) To develop their keyboard with the introduction of chords and skills playing Chords I, IV, V structure and Unit 5 (Performance). and 12 bar blues.

Knowledge Goal Feeds on from… NEW Recap: Elements of music and 12 bar blues Revise key Develop understanding of Walking To ‘establish’ their understanding of CHORDS vocabulary Bass and history and context of Rock appropriate Blues language used TONALITY Starter activity: for quiz/ last lesson within a listening task. MAJOR History of blues part 2 (with worksheet) n Roll. listening task. To develop performance of 12 bar MINOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGweckD5cmY

blues skills further. Students need to COUNTRY BLUES 1) To understand subject be able to play this chord sequence CITY BLUES Main Lesson: specific language and be fluently. Those that are able will be 12 BAR BLUES Students work on 12 bar blues. able to spell it correctly. introduce to the next Blues musical WALKING BASS Teacher to go round giving verbal feedback and guidance. 2) Use musical language in a characteristic: the ‘Walking Bass’. LYRICS Students encourage to use ebook : Hound dog to develop listening task CHORDS I,IV,V independence and resilience. appropriately. Embed use of ‘Elements of Music’ STRUCTURE 3) To develop their language used throughout Year 7. Extension activity: Walking bass understanding of the impact of the Slave trade Feeds forward to… RETRIEVE FROM Final Activity: on the development of Students who have learned both the YEAR 7 Look, Say, Cover: Spelling activity Blues. Walking Bass and 12 bar Blues will DYNAMICS Self-Evaluation hexagon 4) To have a clear be using both these musical features RHYTHM understanding of the within their group performance of TEXTURE differences between ‘City’ ‘Hound Dog’ in Weeks 5 and 6. DYNAMICS and ‘Country’ blues INSTRUMENT(ATION) 5) To have a clear Students will be encouraged to build TEXTURE understanding of how further on their ‘Independent chords are constructed. learning and practice’ skills 6) To have a clear developed in Year 7 understanding of what Tonality Major/Minor is. Feeds forward to the BTEC

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

7) To develop their keyboard Developing their performance skills skills playing Chords I, IV, V for Units 4 (Composition) and 12 bar blues. particularly with the introduction of 8) Extension Task: To learn chords and structure and Unit 5 what a Walking bass is and (Performance) play one in the key of C major.

Knowledge Goal Feeds on from… NEW Recap: 12 bar blues and Walking bass Revise key Develop understanding of Students to work on the fluency of CHORDS vocabulary Improvisation and Pentatonic Scale. their 12 Bar Blues and walking bass TONALITY Starter activity: for quiz/ parts. MAJOR Blues Listening Activity (Hound dog) using ‘Elements of listening task. Students able to play these two MINOR Music’ key words

1) To understand subject parts fluently will be introduced to COUNTRY BLUES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQ8GDBA8Is specific language and be a new skill: ‘improvising’ using the CITY BLUES able to spell it correctly. Blues pentatonic scale. They will 12 BAR BLUES Main Lesson: 2) Use musical language in a practice improvising with their WALKING BASS Students continue to work on 12 bar blues. Students ready listening task partner over the 12 Bar Blues. LYRICS to be assessed will be and then given Further Extension appropriately. Able students will work on playing CHORDS I,IV,V activity. 3) To develop their the left-hand part walking bass to STRUCTURE understanding of the the chords (Right hand) to those IMPROVISING Final Activity: impact of the Slave trade able students. This will build on the BLUES PENTATONIC Play Hound Dog, learn and sing as a class. on the development of keyboard skills developed Self-Evaluation hexagon Blues. RETRIEVE FROM 4) To have a clear Feeds forward to… YEAR 7 understanding of the Students who have learned both DYNAMICS differences between ‘City’ the walking bass, 12 bar structure, RHYTHM and ‘Country’ blues vocals and improvisation will be TEXTURE 5) To have a clear using all these musical features DYNAMICS understanding of how within their smaller group INSTRUMENT(ATION) chords are constructed. performance of ‘Hound Dog’ in TEXTURE Weeks 5 and 6.

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

6) To have a clear understanding of what Students to listen to Hound Dog, Tonality Major/Minor is. apply aural analysis skills to inform 7) To develop their keyboard their performance task next week skills playing Chords I, IV, V and be able to prepare for it. and 12 bar blues. 8) Extension Task: To learn Develop further understanding of what a Walking bass is and appropriate language in the play one in the key of C listening context. major. 9) Extension Task: To put Develop the students’ ability to self- chords in the right hand assess and act on feedback. and Walking bass in the left hand and play at the same To embed ‘Independent learning’ time. skills.

Feeds forward to the BTEC Developing their performance skills for Unit 4 (Composition) particularly with the introduction of chords and structure and Unit 5 (Performance).

Knowledge Goal Feeds on from… CHORDS Recap: 12 bar blues, Walking bass, Improvisation and Revise key Develop understanding of a Students to use all of the new TONALITY Pentatonic Scale, elements of Music. vocabulary MAJOR . musical characteristics learned in for quiz/ weeks 1-4: 12 Bar Blues, walking MINOR Starter activity: listening task. bass line, vocals and improvising COUNTRY BLUES Look, Say, Cover: Spelling activity 1) To understand subject and implement them into their CITY BLUES specific language and be small groups (4-6 students) 12 BAR BLUES Main Lesson: able to spell it correctly. performance next week of Hound WALKING BASS Students to work in groups to put together 12 bar blues, 2) Use musical language in a Dog. LYRICS walking bass and Hound dog melody ready to be listening task CHORDS I,IV,V performed next lesson. appropriately. STRUCTURE Feeds forward to… 3) To develop their CALL AND RESPONSE Final Activity: understanding of the Students will use group skills developed at the end of Year 7 to IMPROVISING Play Hound dog and sing as a class.

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

impact of the Slave trade ensure that their performance of BLUES PENTATONIC Self-Evaluation hexagon on the development of Hound Dog includes all of those Blues. characteristics: walking bass, 12 Bar 4) To have a clear Blues, vocals and improvisation. RETRIEVE FROM understanding of the Students should consider the YEAR 7 differences between ‘City’ importance of Tempo, rhythm, DYNAMICS and ‘Country’ blues pitch and Dynamics within their RHYTHM 5) To have a clear group performance. TEXTURE understanding of how They are to use their self- DYNAMICS chords are constructed. assessment skills to actively INSTRUMENT(ATION) 6) To have a clear appraise their group’s performance TEXTURE understanding of what so that it can be of the highest Tonality Major/Minor is. standard. 7) To develop their keyboard skills playing Chords I, IV, V Feeds forward to the BTEC and 12 bar blues. Developing their performance skills 8) To do a group performance for Unit 4 (Composition) particularly of hound Dog with 12 bar with the introduction of chords and Blues, walking bass and structure and Unit 5 (Performance). 9) Extension Task: To learn what a Walking bass is and play one in the key of C major. 10) Extension Task: To put chords in the right hand and Walking bass in the left hand and play at the same time.

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

Knowledge Goal Feeds on from… CHORDS Recap: 12 bar blues, Walking bass, Riff, Improvisation and To prepare for a final performance To develop students’ collaborative TONALITY Pentatonic Scale, elements of Music. Revise key skills working in groups for final MAJOR vocabulary 1) To understand subject performance of Hound dog to be MINOR for quiz/ teacher assessed. They must ensure COUNTRY BLUES Starter activity: specific language and be listening task. that their performance of ‘Hound CITY BLUES Look, Say, Cover: Spelling activity able to spell it correctly. Dog’ contains at least two of the 12 BAR BLUES 2) Use musical language in a listening task following elements: 12 Bar Blues, WALKING BASS Main Lesson: walking bass, improvisation and LYRICS They will have 20-30 minutes to rehearse. appropriately. Melody (Vocals). CHORDS I,IV,V 3) To develop their understanding of the STRUCTURE Final group performance of ‘Hound dog’ to be teacher and The more able must aspire to at CALL AND RESPONSE peer assessed. impact of the Slave trade on the development of least 3 or 4 elements. IMPROVISING BLUES PENTATONIC Final Activity: Blues. Students to Peer assess each Self-evaluation Activity 4) To have a clear understanding of the performance. RETRIEVE FROM differences between ‘City’ YEAR 7 and ‘Country’ blues Feeds forward to… DYNAMICS 5) To have a clear This will feed into their next unit RHYTHM understanding of how which will also require them to TEXTURE chords are constructed. collaborate in groups to perform, DYNAMICS 6) To have a clear compose and make use of the INSTRUMENT(ATION) understanding of what Elements of Music in their music TEXTURE Tonality Major/Minor is. making but in a different ‘context’. 7) To develop their keyboard skills playing Chords I, IV, V Feeds forward to the BTEC and 12 bar blues. Developing their performance skills 8) To do a group performance for Unit 4 (Composition) particularly of hound Dog with 12 bar with the introduction of chords and Blues, walking bass and structure and Unit 5 (Performance). singing 9) Extension Task: To learn what a Walking bass is and play one in the key of C major.

MUSIC- YEAR 8 – Terms 1 and 2 – Chords, Blues and 12 Bar Blues

10) Extension Task: To put chords in the right hand and Walking bass in the left hand and play at the same time.