Perform & Sing.
Students will start working on the 4 key learning areas, first by identifying their prior attainment and testing their abilities and then by setting specific targets on how to improve on those. They will be introduced to Music technology and learn how to record, play back and edit music, using the latest available resources.
Compose , Listen & Analyse.
Students will work on their confidence levels through a series of singing tasks. They will learn about vocal ranges and will identify their own, before choosing appropriate material to perform in front of a live audience.
Perform Ode to Joy and sing in a solo part within a group performance.
Use of vocal chord to create musical sound.
Students will consider emotions and feelings for different pieces of music. They will think about personal motivation.
Students work in groups to negotiate and create thus developing their ability to communicate and compromise.
Vocal Chords and Vocal Range.
Students will work on their confidence levels through a series of singing tasks. They will learn about vocal ranges and will identify their own, before choosing appropriate material to perform in front of a live audience.
Solo live performance.
Students will work on their confidence levels through a series of singing tasks. They will learn about vocal ranges and will identify their own, before choosing appropriate material to perform in front of a live audience.
Perform solo twice, a song of your choice, focusing and demonstrating understanding of singing techniques.
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Its most common application is within the context of singing, where it is used as a defining characteristic for classifying singing voices into groups known as voice type
Increase confidence levels and promotes self-esteem.
Peer to peer encouraging feedback is given at the end of every performance.
Students will be introduced to Strings, Brass, Woodwind & Percussion instruments.
Students will look at the families of instruments in detail, recognise them by sight and sound and appreciate their characteristics and techniques. They will study orchestral pieces.
Perform String and Woodwind parts of a classical piece of music and Perform simple Brass and Percussion parts of a classical piece of music.
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including string instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass,as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments.
Develops appreciation for older styles of music which have influenced current musical trends.
Shows how large musical ensembles need a conductor to coordinate them.
Students will be introduced to the process of composition.
The students will first listen and analyse a composition by Benjamin Britten, called Dawn Interlude. They will aim to discover how the composer used specific elements of music to represent the elements in nature.
Students will compose a morning mood piece, describing the sun rising over the sea, in 3 contrasting parts.
The process of creating new music
Students will develop their understanding on how sound can create mental images in the mind of the listener
Students will learn that composing is a process which can shape views and demonstrates elements of the culture and how people perceive the world.