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Music Implementation

 

Our music curriculum is implemented in the following ways - 

 

Listening and Appraising
Music Skills (instrumental and vocal)
Reading skills (rhythm and stave)
Practice and Performance skills
Composing and Improvising Skills
Theory (Knowledge and understanding - history)
Music Technology (2Sequence, Busy Beats, Charanga)

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Listening and Appraising

  

Learn how to listen to music analytically
identifying musical instruments,
structure,
style,
specific features of the piece,
Find and move (or clap) to the pulse/beat (identify time signature, etc.)
Repeat rhythms present in the music (Make it your own)
Repeat melody phrases (Make it your own) 

Music Skills

 

Instrumental:
how to produce sounds with a music purpose, techniques, repetition and variation, improvising, structure awareness, dynamics, etc.
Vocal:
Sing in tune, diction, interpretation, techniques, structure awareness, improvising, etc.
Ensemble/Band skills:
Playing with others, performing skills, audience awareness and delivery, etc.

Reading Skills

 

Reading symbols (EYFS, KS1) – Rhythms (Stick, spiders, sh…)
Reading music notation (KS2) – Rhythms - Minim, Crochet, Quavers…
Reading Notes (Score reading) – Pitch - C,D,E, etc… Identify on stave
Sight Reading

 

Practice and Performing

 

Individual and Group Practice
Rehearsal
Performing (Confidence, proficiency, audience response…)

Composing and Improvising 

 

Composing and song writing :
techniques,
structure,
collaboration,
decision making,
Use of IT music programs, etc…
 
Improvising
 
Follow model (repetition)
Creating own music on spot

 

Theory

 

 Knowledge and understanding of musical terms (Treble/Bass clef, stave, crochet, Adagio, etc…)
Knowledge of history of music, composers (music periods),
Understanding and identifying genres/styles, musical cultures…
Theory in Practice (Clapping symbols accordingly, singing notes…
Listening, Appraising and answer questions about the music 

 

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