Music at St. Anne’s School

In Key Stage 3 we try to build on and consolidate the learning which has taken place in Key Stage 2 as well as introducing pupils to  more complex and challenging musical ideas and experiences.

Pupils undertake, as far as possible, the National Curriculum programmes of study during Years 7, 8 and 9, as well as taking part in musical productions and concerts at least twice during the year.  Pupils are also taken to concerts of live music to support their learning and to widen their musical knowledge. 

Units of work covered during Key Stage 3 are as follows: 

Year 7

On the Way                               An introduction to listening and the elements of music

The Music of Java and Bali         Looking at music from another culture

Major and Minor                         How scales work

Working with Chords                  Performing British and Caribbean selections

Voices in Layers                        Developing vocal techniques

Ragtime Music                           Characteristics and influences of Ragtime

Year 8

Rock and Roll Chords                Music and cultural influences of the 1950s

Using Chords in Songs               Accompanying songs

Musical Structures                     Rondos and other structures

Compound Time                        Irish music and other uses of compound time

The Music of Japan                    Exploring music from another culture

Baroque Concertos                    Characteristics of the Baroque period

Year 9

5 and 7 Time                             Exploring unusual time signatures

Ground Bass Variations              Old and new examples of  ground bass forms

Vocal Chants                             Further exploration of vocal techniques

Samba Batucada                       Making music in unusual ways

What is a motif?                        Identifying musical ideas

Gospel                                      Roots and influences of modern pop and rock 

Pupils continue their study of classroom instruments including the recorder and use their skills to support their learning throughout the above units.

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