Welcome to Music

What will we be doing in Year 7?

All of the music lessons at RMS at practical, you will be playing instruments every lesson. We want you to get really confident at playing music as part of a group performance. We will look at he following topics:


  1. Rhythm and Melody - In this unit you will learn how to read musical notation. Using this knowledge you will play African djembe drums and famous tunes on the keyboard.

  2. Just Play - In this unit you will learn to play simple chords and basslines on keyboard, guitar,bass guitar and ukulele. You will play some pop songs in group performances.

  3. Songwriting - In this unit you will learn the musical building blocks that are needed to create a song. How to compose a chord pattern and bass line, how to write lyrics, how to compose a suitable vocal melody and recording using Garageband on ipads.

  4. Musicals - In this unit you will perform a scene from Bugsy Malone and another musical of students own choice. Your performances will include solos, harmony singing and appropriate actions


Music Clubs

The following music clubs will be available for you to join:

Chamber Choir; Acapella Group; Chamber Orchestra; Jazz Band; Percussion Group; Rock Band Club;Folk Group; Boys’ Choir; Musical Theatre Group

Instrumental Lessons

We also run instrumental lessons on the following instruments:

Guitar

Drums

Brass

Woodwind

Strings

Voice

There is a charge for these lessons. Ask your parents to contact school for more details if you are interested in learning a specific instrument.

Below are a list of games, puzzles, websites and activities that you could engage with, if possible, to develop your subject knowledge on topics you will cover in Year 7.

Watch

Any musicals

Listen to lots of different types of music