YEAR 9 UNIT 1 – MUSICAL STRUCTURES

TIMESCALE: 14 - 15 Lessons (September - December)

Classwork to be covered:

• Ground Bass – Performance of “Time Lapse” by Michael Nyman
• Listening based activities on this piece and others in the style
• Instrumental skills, reading of notation
• Study of popular song forms/styles from 1960 – present day

Homework

• Research and presentation of a given decade of pop music – paired or individual work

Work to be assessed:

• Ensemble and solo performance skills
• Presentations. Marks for quality of information, presentation skills, effort and use of ICT. Overall grade A – E, comment based feedback.

Classwork to be covered:

• Listening work – making comparisons between different versions/covers of pop songs.
• Ensemble performance of such songs e.g. “Ain’t no Sunshine”, “Sway”, “Mambo No. 5”
• Improvisation where appropriate
• Listening to orchestral music from the Romantic era.
• Music and the Media – activities using “Sound2Game” software.
• Creating an original radio advertisement

Homework

• Research a composer from the Romantic era.

WORK TO BE ASSESSED:

• Ensemble and solo performance skills
• End of KS3 Music Examination (theory, vocabulary and listening skills)