Music

Staffing

Mr I Mann Head of Department 
Ms C Savage Teacher of Music, Head of Year 7

 

Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Key Stage 5
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 BTEC Music Level 2 BTEC Music Level 3
1x 50 min per week 1x 50 min per week On a Carrousel  with Art and Drama 6 Units of BTEC 1st Diploma taught with 6x 50 min per week 12 Units of BTEC National taught with 12x 50 min per week
Assessed at  Levels 1-8 of National Curriculum Assessed by Edexcel BTEC and is Equivalent of 4 GCSE’s Assessed by Edexcel BTEC and is Equivalent of 2 A Levels’s
Notation Skills Blues Composition to a Given Brief (Dance Music) Unit 1
Creating a Music Product
 
Rhythm Rap Music DJ-ing Unit 2
Exploring the Music Profession
 
Programme Music Reggae Music Radio Interviews Unit 7
An Introduction to DJ-ing
 
Performance and Keyboard Skills African Drumming Indian Music Unit 9
Making a musical recording
 
Gamelan Use of Music Technology   Unit 11
Composing using music computer systems
 
Instruments of the Orchestra     Unit 14
Exploring an area of music
 

Extra Curricular Activities

Choir
Supporting of Assemblies and House Feast Days
Blast Beat Competition
Trip to the Southbank Centre to visit the Gamelan Instruments