PERFORMING ARTS

 

Music is taught by:

Ms S Probett

Curriculum Team Leader (Performing Arts) 

Ms I Biserova

 Music Teacher & ITT Coordinator

Ms C Whysall

Music Teacher

 

"I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys of learning."

Plato

"…It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery (the theory of relativity) was the result of musical perception."

Albert Einstein

 

Curriculum Overview - KS3 & KS4  

Key Stage 3

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 7

Introduction to Performance

 

Performing as a whole class (singing or musician)

 

Keyboard Skills 

 

Playing a simple melody with one or two hands.

Performance: Band 1

 

Performing a verse and chorus as a band

 

Production: Introduction to Logic 

 

Using a DAW to create a short 10 - 20 second track

Performance: Ghanaian Drumming

 

Performing a verse and chorus as a band

 

Production: Music for Video games 

 

Using a DAW to recreate the music/sound for a 30 second videogame clip.

Year 8

Performance: Blues Band

 

Performing a blues song as a group or class on different instruments

 

Production: Blues Keyboard

 

Performing a blues walking bassline and chords in pairs

Performance: Band 2

 

Performing a verse and chorus as a band

 

Production: Drum Programming

 

Using a DAW to learn how to input and replicate drum patterns.

Performance: Samba Band

 

Performing in groups or as a class as a samba group

 

Production: Music for TV 

 

Using a DAW to recreate the music/sound for a 30 second TV theme tune.

Year 9

Performance: Reggae Band

 

Performing a reggae song as a group or class on different instruments

 

Production: Reggae Remix 

 

Remixing a track of your choice to fit the conventions of reggae using a DAW

Performance: Band 3

 

Performing a verse and chorus as a band

 

Production: Songwriting and Production

 

Using a DAW to create their own track. 

Performance: Minimalism

 

Composing and performing a minimalist piece on instruments as a group. 

 

Production: Music for film 

 

Using a DAW to recreate the music/sound for up to 1 minute of a film score.

Key Stage 4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

BTEC Music Practice (Level 1 or 2) 

Pearson

Component 1: Exploring Music Products and Styles (30% IA, EM)

Exploring different genres of music through time. 

Students produce 4 outcomes:

  1. A written portfolio
  2. 3 production outcomes (1 x performance, 2 x production)

 

Component 2: Music Skills development (30% IA, EM))

Students have to complete two disciplines

Discipline 1: Composition

Discipline 2: Performance OR Production

 

Component 3: Responding to a Commercial Music Brief (40% EA)

Students have to respond to a brief set by the exam board. This has 3 activities:

  1. Activity 1: Planning - written task (exam conditions)
  2. Activity 2: Their response to the brief (a project using DAW)
  3. Activity 3: Written evaluation (exam conditions)

End of April Year 10

 

 

 

 

 

December Year 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

May Year 11

ASDAN Expressive Arts

ASDAN

Module 3: Arts In Action

Students work for 60 hours on a piece. 

They take part in workshops and produce a portfolio of evidence.

Undertaken and assessed in Summer Year 10 OR Autumn Year 11

 

Awarded in Year 11

 

Music Development Plan

Home Learning (frequency and expectations)

Home learning assignments will be published on Satchel One

Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will have one homework every 6 weeks

Students in Years 10 and 11 will be expected to do one homework per week. In edition to this students will also be expected to practice their instrument for at least 20 minutes a day. Students without the ability to practice at home can use the department which is open for practice every morning from 8.00 - 8.20am, at lunchtime and after school. Students can also borrow smaller instruments during the holidays.

How parents/carers can support their child

Encourage your child to listen to music from different genres, periods in time and cultures. They can do this on Spotify, YouTube or other music streaming platforms. In addition to this, BBC Four has many good musical programmes. Take an interest in their instrumental studies, remind them to practice and support them if they perform at school concerts. If there are opportunities for your children to see live music in the community or at concerts, then do take them.

 

"God respects me when I work, but He loves me when I sing."

Rabindranath Tagore

 

Instrumental

We offer free lessons to pupils who wish to learn learn an instrument. We currently offer the following instruments:

  • Guitar - Mr Barquilla

  • Saxophone - Mr Jacobson

  • Clarinet - Mr Jacobson

  • Flute - Mr Jacobson

  • Piano - Mr Cross

  • Bass Guitar - Mr Barquilla

  • Drum Kit - Mr Osbourne

  • Tabla - Mr Surjeet

  • Dohl - Mr Surjeet

 

Careers in Music

Composer, Music Artist, Session Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer, Film Music, Library Music, Artist Management, DJ, Sound Engineer, Musical Director, A&R Coordinator, Music Journalist, Booking Agent, Broadcasting, Record Companies/Labels, Music & Entertainment Law.

The music industry is the fourth biggest employer in the UK.

Useful websites:

Spotify Playlist - GCSE Set Works

GCSE Bitesize