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The Music Department provides the beat which drives King Henry VIII College forward. Music is an integral cultural offering for our school community and we aim to provide as many platforms and opportunities for performance as possible. In the classroom, our lessons provide academic and creative challenge, suitable for all students.
“To play without passion is inexcusable.”
Ludwig van Beethoven
TERm 1
TERm 1
Film Music: Listening and Appraising music from different Film Genres. How do composers use the Elements of Music to create different responses in the listener?
Theory: Time and pitch (ABRSM Grade 1). Notes names on the stave. Note values.
African Drumming: Recognise, perform and create African music with an understanding of musical conventions and processes. Explore different rhythmic processes used in African music – cyclic rhythms, polyrhythms, syncopation, call and response.
Theory: Rhythm and metre. Dots, ties and rests. Composing an answering rhythm.
Term 2
Term 2
Instruments of the orchestra: Students should recognise orchestral instruments both visually and aurally and understand the families of instruments.
Composing a melody for a film score. Sibelius notation software. Pitch, notation, creating.
Instrument Carousel and keyboard focus: Students try out different rock band instruments and improve their keyboard skills.
Theory: Accidentals, key signatures up to one sharp and flat. Tones and semitones.
Term 3
Term 3
Pop Song Practical: Applying the skills from the Instrumental Carousel to a simple pop song. Group work in rock band ensembles.
Theory: Intervals (diatonic) and degrees of the scale (numerical)
Musical Theatre: Oliver! The genre, the song types, the voice types. Class singing.
Music Tech: Watermelon Sugar using Logic Pro. The song is deconstructed. Students reconstruct the song in a sequencer an learn the basics of music technology programming.
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