Brockington Performing Arts Key Stage 3 Subject Plan

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1 Subject: Term Topic Description/tasks Skills developed/ Techniques/ Links with Key Stage 4 Autumn Blues Wade in the Water two Ensemble and solo vocal part class ensemble skills. singing. Playing bass lines in time As part of a small ensemble, perform a simple walking bass line with chords for Wade in the Water. Discussion and listening tasks to learn about the influences of spiritual music. Creating simple improvisations based on Wade in the Water. Complete improvisation planning page. Discussion and listening tasks to learn about the influences of blues music. Learn to play 12 bar chord progression and walking bass line together, understanding the relationships between the two. with chords and vice versa. Improvising on simple melodies. Organising musical parts to create a small ensemble performance. Recognising musical features and relating them to styles studied. Understanding the social and cultural influences on styles/genres of music. Assessments (formative and summative) Formative Wade in the Water class ensemble. Improvisation. Playing walking bass line and 12 bar chord sequences. Listening tasks. Mid-term evaluation. Summative 12 bar blues ensemble performance including bass line, chords and improvisation on a melody. Final Evaluation. Musical timeline. Homework Musical timeline.

2 Learn to play Jackass Blues melody, improvising as relevant to pupil s skills. Create a small ensemble performance of 12 bar Blues. Listening compare two versions of the same piece of music, completing a Venn diagram. Answer comparison questions. Listening following the development of music from spirituals to rock and roll. Homework musical timeline relating to the development from spirituals through to soul. Spring Film Music Understanding the purpose of music in films. Writing note names onto notation for James Bond themes. Learning about different musical techniques. Learning to play musical motifs from James Bond and record them into FLStudio. Writing a plan for James Bond performance. Performing simple motifs at the same time as others. Creating arrangements using given motifs. Using musical elements to create a desired effect. Composing original ideas to reflect intentions. Pupils using music software to create compositions. Developing ability to discuss pieces of music Formative James Bond arrangement. Mid-term evaluation. Listening tasks. Composing leitmotifs and variations. Summative Composition that reflects a selected movie short. Comparison listening task. Final evaluation. Comparison of movie themes listening task.

3 Summer Power Ballads Writing musical descriptions onto storyboards to help organise sounds in compositions. Composing Leitmotifs, pedals, ostinato and variations. Arranging musical ideas within a composition. Using music sequencing software to create pieces of music. Focussed listening two movie themes. Listening to a range of music from film. Homework Comparing two movie themes, completing a venn diagram and writing a comparison. Numbering chords, understanding the relationship between scales and chords. Recognition of major and minor chords and keys. Playing extracts from four chord songs. Understand that chords can be played in different orders for different effects. using relevant musical terminology. Developing and understanding of how sounds and melodies work together. Playing different chord sequences. Playing chords and bass lines together solo and with partner. Playing in time with lyrics. Recognising and using staff notation. Playing major and minor chords. Arranging musical parts to create a performance of a song. Formative: Playing four chord song extracts. Ensemble vocal skills. Listening tasks. Mid-term evaluation. Summative: Ensemble performance of Livin On A Prayer. Power Ballad research. Final evaluation. Power Ballad research.

4 Developing understanding of bass lines and the relationship with chords. Playing a given bass line and a root note bass. Playing from a lead sheet. Deciphering staff notation in treble clef and playing melody. Developing large and small ensemble singing. Focussed listening two power ballads. Listening to a range of music from 1980 s. Homework answering questions about Power Ballads. House Sing-off. Performing as part of small and large ensembles. Identifying musical features in listening tasks.

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