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KS3 & KS4 music curriculum

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Composing and improvising

DAW

Drum grooves

Expressive elements

Harmony

Improvisation

Instrumental fluency

Melody

Our singing voice

Rhythm

Year 7

Making music together
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Taiko drumming
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Keyboard fundamentals
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Fundamental drum grooves
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Orchestral melodies
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Minimalist composition
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Folk songs from around the world
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Fills and variation in RnB drum grooves
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Year 8

Atmospheric Music
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Djembe drumming and rhythms from the regions of West Africa
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EDM remixing
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The 12-bar blues
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Minor, major and developing keyboard skills
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Reggaeton: from Puerto Rico to global phenomenon
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Year 8 song guides
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Year 9

Harmonic progressions and bass lines
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Film Music
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Understanding samba
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Working out pop hooks and riffs by ear
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Approaches to contemporary composition
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The sound of 90s grunge
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Year 9 song guides
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Hooks and riffs in Disco and Contemporary Rap
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Year 10

Introduction to film music
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Fundamentals of composition
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Introduction to pop music
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Film music: developing ideas and understanding
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Fundamentals of composition: extended
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Developing understanding of pop music: rock, blues and rock 'n' roll
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Rhythms and conventions of Latin and Caribbean music
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The Western Classical Tradition (1600-1910)
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Extending understanding of pop music: pop ballads and modern pop
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Fusions and Bhangra
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Extending understanding in film music: video game music
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North Indian Classical music and West African drumming
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Free composition: Creative starting points
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The Western Classical Tradition: extended
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Performance and instrument focus: Knowing your instrument
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The concerto through time
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Free Composition: Extending ideas
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Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music
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Year 11

Composing to a brief: Creative starting points
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Listening: long-form writing
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Composing to a brief: Extending ideas
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Listening: dictation
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Performance and instrument focus: Preparing a performance
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Understanding melody and harmony
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Composition exemplars: Solo writing
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Timbre and texture in music around the world
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Composition exemplars: Chamber groups and ensembles
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Understanding metre, rhythm, dynamics and articulation
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Composition exemplars: Genres
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Performance and instrument focus: Analysing performances
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Year 9

Year 9 song guides

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Singing an ostinato accompaniment
Learning the full structure of the song
Performing three independent parts
Creating a performance

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