Eduqas (KS4)
KS3 & KS4 Music
Unit sequence
Units that make up our curricula are fully sequenced, and aligned to the national curriculum.
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Threads are groups of units across the curriculum that build a common body of knowledge
Year group
Year 7
1
Singing fundamentals
2
Keyboard fundamentals
3
Fundamental drum grooves
4
Extending keyboard skills
5
Unison and harmony in Nigerian choral singing
6
Fills and variation in RnB drum grooves
7
Syncopation and pentatonic melodies
8
Two-part harmony in pop style singing
9
Simple chords and basslines with a drum groove
10
Composing for melody and accompaniment (optional)
11
Wider Listening: European music, rock'n'roll, influence of Windrush (optional)
Year 8
1
Major and minor keys and dotted rhythms
2
Extended textures (and major and minor scales) in group singing
3
Swing rhythm, chords and bass in pop music
4
Extending keyboard technique
5
Polyphony, pulse and vocal articulation in singing
6
Harmonic rhythm, off-beats and idiomatic timbre in EDM
7
Performing with changing accidentals and rhythmic drive
8
Finnish chordal singing and developing independent lines
9
Recreating the sound of 90s Grunge
10
Wider listening: French art music, Funk, Disco and south Asian music (optional)
Year 9
1
Orchestral Melodies
2
Singing the blues scale in 20th century song
3
Hooks and riffs in Disco and Contemporary Rap
4
Developing understanding of phrasing, melody and harmony in the WCT
5
A cappella singing
6
The bass, hooks and grooves of 80s pop
7
Developing quality in homophonic singing
8
The origin and key features of Blues music
9
The role of improvision, harmony and rhythm in blues composition
10
Composing to a brief (optional)
11
Creating contrast in composition (optional)
12
Wider listening: music from the wider world (optional)
Year 10
1
Music theory for GCSE
2
Intro to song writing
3
Intro to writing for melody and accompaniment
4
Baroque solo concerto
5
12 bar blues
6
Baroque concerto grosso
7
Rock anthems
8
The orchestral music of J.S. Bach
9
Film music 1
10
Bhangra
11
Pop ballad
12
Romantic concerto
13
North Indian classical music
14
Film music 2
15
Fusion of Western Classical and Pop music
16
Frozen Planet
17
Samba
18
Toto - Africa
19
Jazz and Blues
20
Solo artists in the 21st century
21
Computer game music
Year 11
1
Solo artists: Rihanna
2
Set works: Wicked, Release, Queen, Pathetique
3
Writing for solo and accompaniment
4
Composition to a brief exemplars
5
Free composition exemplars
6
Long form writing
7
Dictation
8
Listening to musical elements
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