Music

Year 10

Performing: Winter Production

Composing: Brief - Autumn

Appraising
1. Musical Elements
2. Chords 

Explore the musical elements including:
Instruments and timbre
Pitch and melody
Rhythm and metre 
Tempo
Dynamics and articulation
Texture
Harmony and tonality

Year 11

Performing: Winter Production and Solo Performance

Composing: Coursework piece 1

Appraising: Film Music

Study a range of music used for films including:
Music that has been composed specifically for a film 
Music from the Western Classical tradition that has been used within a film
Music that has been composed as a soundtrack for a video game.

Year 10

Performing: Winter Production

Composing: Brief – Winter and/or Christmas 

Appraising
1. Musical Elements
2. Chords and Melody

Explore the musical elements including:
Instruments and timbre
Pitch and melody
Rhythm and metre 
Tempo
Dynamics and articulation
Texture
Harmony and tonality

Year 11

Performing: Winter Production and Solo Performance

Composing: Coursework piece 1

Appraising: Film Music

Study a range of music used for films including:
Music that has been composed specifically for a film 
Music from the Western Classical tradition that has been used within a film
Music that has been composed as a soundtrack for a video game.

Year 10

Performing: Solo Performance 

Composing: Brief – A Musical Postcard 

 Appraising
1. World Rhythms
2. Chords, Melody and Keys

Study the traditional rhythmic roots of:
Indian music
Central and South American music (Calypso and Samba)

Year 11

Performing: Ensemble Performance 

Composing: Coursework piece 2

Appraising: Concerto Across Time

Study The Concerto and its development from 1650 to 1910 through:
The Baroque Solo Concerto
The Baroque Concerto Grosso

Year 10

Performing: Solo Performance

Composing: Brief – A Second Musical Postcard 

Appraising
1. World Rhythms
2. Chords, Melody, Keys and Structures

Study the traditional rhythmic roots of:
Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Music
African music

Year 10

Performing: Ensemble Performance

Composing: Coursework piece 2

Appraising: Concerto Across Time

Concerto continued:
The Classical Concerto
The Romantic Concerto

Year 10

Performing: Summer Production

Composing: Brief – Pop Songs

Appraising
1. Pop Conventions 
2. Chords, Melody, Keys and Structures

Study a range of popular music from the 1950s to the present day:
Rock ‘n’ Roll of the 1950s and 1960s
Rock Anthems of the 1970s and 1980s

Year 11

Performing: Completing Coursework

Composing: Completing Coursework

Appraising: Revision

Year 10

Performing: Summer Production

Composing: Brief – Pop Songs

Appraising
1. Pop Conventions 
2. Chords, Melody, Keys and Structures

Pop music studies continued:
Pop Ballads of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
Solo Artists from 1990 to the present day.