MUSIC
Our big ideas in Music are:
Click here for details on the Big Ideas.
See below for the Music Learning Journey from Year 7 to Year 11 and the overviews for each Learning Cycle. They explain our planned curriculum of what students are expected to learn.
Click HERE to enlarge image
Year 7 Learning Cycle
The Elements of Music
Elements, Music Theory, experimenting
African Music
Music Theory, Elements, refining
Folk Music
Experimenting, Styles
The Blues
Technical skill, History, Understanding
Year 8 Learning Cycle
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Styles, History, Accuracy, Refining
Samba
Styles, History, Refining
Western Classical
Technical skill, History, Understanding
Hip Hop
Styles, History, Experimenting
Year 9 Learning Cycle
Motown
Styles, History, Expression
Reggae
Styles, History, Expression
EDM
Experimenting, Refining, Understanding
Film Music
Styles, Accuracy, Understanding
Year 10 Learning Cycle
Styles and Eras
Bassline Assessments
Theory
Component 1
Styles and History
Component 1
Styles and History
Component 2
Skills, Experimenting, Refining
Year 11 Learning Cycle
Component 2
Skills, Experimenting, Refining
Components 3
Elements, Styles, Understanding
Components 3
Elements, Styles, Understanding
You can find our Music KS3 knowledge organisers and support with KS3 home learning here.
The key contact for this subject is Miss G Curtis - Head of Music (grace.curtis@pcsa.theplt.org.uk)
For more information about KS4 revision and study support visit our pages on revision and Prep for Success / Easter School.
Preparing for KS4 study (GCSE and vocational qualifications in years 10 and 11)? Click here for information about the Year 9 Options Process.
To find out more about our careers provision, visit the careers webpage.