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Key Stage 3 | Key Stage 4 | BTEC Music Technology

Instrumental Lessons

Staff

• Mr C Petch (Director of Music)
• Mr N Bowden
• Mrs Z Iyoha
• Mrs R Wilson

Courses

Through the disciplines of performance, composition and listening, pupils at KS3 cover a wide variety of interesting topics experiencing many styles of music from different times, countries and cultures. During year 9 pupils may opt to pursue their musical interests by studying either GCSE music or BTEC music technology.

We follow the Edexcel specification for both GCSE and BTEC.

Additional information

Throughout the year various concerts take place which students are encouraged to participate in.

Homework

Homework in music takes a variety of forms. Examples of homework tasks in Key Stage 3 are:

• Writing a self assessment on completion of a project
• Researching and preparing a project on a given topic e.g. Instruments of the Orchestra (year 7) and Indonesian Gamelan (year 8)
• Preparing a powerpoint presentation on a given or chosen topic to present to the class
• Practising music to be performed in class
• Revising for tests

Some homework tasks are short in nature whilst others may be set over a longer period.

In Key Stage 4, homework is set once per week. Examples of homework tasks are:

• Music Theory work
• Continuing composition work begun in class
• Focused listening work
• Research on a given topic
• Practising your instrument/choosing performance repertoire
• Ensemble rehearsals
• Revising for tests