Key Stage 3 Music
All pupils receive a broad and balanced curriculum which is closely linked to the National Curriculum for Music. They develop their skills and knowledge through the main areas of performing, composing, listening and appraising.
The Schemes of work currently being followed are:
Year 7
• The Elements of Music, Time Values and Notation
• Pentatonic music and ostinato
• Spooky music
• Music from Latin America
• The Blues
• Instruments of the Orchestra
Year 8
• Theme and Variations
• Music from India and China
• The Beatles/Writing for ensembles
• How chords progress
• Renaissance music
• Radio Show
Year 9
• Big Band, Swing and Glen Miller
• Reggae and the music of Bob Marley
• Dance music of the late 20th Century
Our results at Key Stage 3 are above average, with the majority of pupils achieving level 4 or 5, and many of them achieving level 6.