Subject: Music

Year group Topics and resources Year 7 Sonority City! – Instruments of the Orchestra

This unit develops pupils’ knowledge and understanding about orchestral instruments and families/sections of orchestral instruments. Pupils learn about the construction, sound production and timbres/sonorities of different orchestral instruments, the layout, grouping and the instruments which belong to each section of a modern symphony orchestra. Key to this unit is pupil’s understanding of the terms: TIMBRE AND SONORITY with a general introduction to the orchestra followed by exploring one orchestral section or family per lesson.

BBC Orchestras & Singers Classics for Kids SFS Kids Fun with Music DSO Learn by instrument

Year 8 Black Musical Heritage

In this unit of work students will be looking at the progression of music within the African-American culture. Starting off with the origins of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues moving through the decades right up to the modern day.

1. Protest songs - BLM 2. Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and Soul 3. Funk and Disco 4. Hip hop and Rap 5. Afrobeat and fusion music 6. Protest songs – closing the circle

Year 9 What makes a good song?

This unit begins by exploring ‘What Makes a Good Song?’ through practical musical investigation of two ‘good’ songs as case studies: “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran and “Shotgun” by George Ezra. Pupils explore Hooks/Riffs, Structure, Melody and Lyrics through listening and analysis and performing parts of each song as short musical arrangements. Pupils learn about the importance of Hooks and Riffs, Popular Song Structure and the various difference components/sections within, Melodic Motion (Conjunct and Disjunct Motion) and Lyrics within both these case studies and a range of other popular songs. Lead Sheet notation is used throughout the unit and pupils are encouraged to confidently navigate around lead sheets evaluating what musical information is, and is not, included in this form of notation.

Year Topic and Revision resources (Revision Guides, PPTs etc) group resources Year Unit 1 Exam Unit 1 Revision guide: O:\Music RMR\Unit 1_ The Music Industry Revision Guide.pdf 10 https://www.soundtrap.com/edu/ Unit 1 workbook: O:\Music RMR\Unit 1_ The Music Industry Workbook.pdf

https://quizlet.com/113766820/btec-the-music-industry-exam-revision-flash-cards/

Year Unit 2 Managing a Music Product 11 https://www.soundtrap.com/edu/