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Music

Year 9

Subject: Music

 Autumn

During this term students will study:

  • Indonesian Music
  • Film Music

The main assessment task (s) will look at:

  • A research project based on the music, culture, geographical position of Indonesia. There is a particular focus on Gamelan Music which features as a performance after the research presentations.
  • To create the music for a particular scene from a film. The scene will be played without sound and the students will provide the sound track, using departmental instruments of their choice.
 Spring

During this term students will study:

  • Samba Project
  • Impressionist Music

The main assessment task(s) will look at:

  • Performing and composing polyrhythmic pieces using untuned percussion.
  • Creating images and music in the Impressionist style, using relevant techniques.
 Summer

During this term students will study:

  • Variations on a Theme
  • Song Writing

The main assessment task(s) will look at:

  • Composing, performing and notating a theme and then composing further variations upon the theme, using an instrument of own choice.
  • Compose lyrics, melody and chord pattern of a song about own subject choice.





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