Icknield Community College: Year 9 Music A Specialist College in the Humanities

TERM T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6

Unit Title & Location

T1 Songwriting T2 Reggae

Soundscapes and working with Logic Pro

Music and Politics Intro to Classical

SOW Description

T1

This unit develops pupils’ ability to create and perform their own songs, inspired by the fingerprints and conventions of popular four chord songwriting.

T2 Pupils use the skills they have learnt in T1 to work in groups to recreate either “Three Little Birds” or “Buffalo Soldier”. Pupils will learn about the musical features and history of Reggae music.

This unit provides students a platform to create their own soundscapes using Music technology. Students will create a narrative and then compose music to match the narrative.

This unit is designed to explore the role of music in society and builds on contextual elements covered in the previous Reggae Unit. Students will explore; Protest Songs and Spirituals Nationalism Music and repression Students will be encouraged to reflect on the role music plays in their own lives

This unit is designed to introduce students to the rich and varied world of classical music, explaining key terminology and de-mystifying the genre. Students will focus on a series of great composers and learn to perform their works while exploring contextual elements.

Key Concepts

Chord progressions Instrumental skills Creating melodies and rhythmic patterns Meaningful lyric writing Vocal techniques

Recording music Using MIDI Recording MIDI parts in time with student’s own project Editing MIDI: timing Editing MIDI: pitch Using loops Editing:

Historical and sociological contexts Performance Discussion Essay writing

Classical Timelines Lives of some great composers Performing ‘Fur Elise’ by Beethoven

Icknield Community College: Year 9 Music A Specialist College in the Humanities

Handel’s ‘Water Music’ among others

Assessment Type

Formative feedback at regular points during every lesson, group and individual performance.

Formative feedback at regular points during the lesson Soundscape project

Guidance and formative assessment of performance Marking and feedback for essay

Formative feedback at regular points during every lesson, group and individual performance.

ICT Demand/Resources

13 Apple Macs Keyboards Classroom Instruments

13 Apple Macs 13 Apple Macs Keyboards Classroom Instruments

Recording Studio Keyboards Classroom Instruments

(Approx.) % of GCSE

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