Course overview - Half term 1 - What is music?
This is the first music experience for Cohort 7 learners, which has a focus on gaining instrumental skills which will be used and developed throughout C7 & C8. The DFL is designed to enable all learners to play an instrument so that all learners have an opportunity to learn the instrumental skills that will open the joy of playing an instrument and GCSE music (and beyond) as an option for them in the future.
Key Concept:
Relationships, Time, Influence and Evolution
Assessment Points:
A summative practical performance at the end of the unit.
A formative and summative assessment of vocabulary and knowledge.
Guidance:
Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom.
Key Vocabulary:
Performance
Chord
Keyboard
Triad
Fluency
Practise
Musical Elements
Dynamics
Rhythm
Structure
Melody
Instruments
Tempo
Texture
Timbre
Harmony