GFS Music Medium Term Plan Year 8 AUTUMN Skills/Themes/Strand: Basic ensemble performance Topics: Descriptive music Fertile question: How can the musical elements be used to alter the mood of a piece? Key Constructs: 1.1 Accurate keyboard performance of Disney melodies 1.2 Understand how musical elements are altered to create different moods 1.3 Able to compose a melody for a specific character and make justified choices 1.4 Perform a part within an ensemble composition, showing ensemble awareness 1.5 Compose a piece of descriptive music with a given stimulus 1.6 Demonstrate composition using an ostinato compositions 1.7 Demonstrate an awareness of texture within compositions Early Growth Further Growth Opportunities for Scholarship Initial keyboard Disney music (3 lessons) Simple right hand performances using the main notes of the theme Understand that the musical elements are altered to create different moods Pupils performing the melodies of Supercalafragalisticexpedalidocious, Jungle book and Let it go on the keyboard Analysis of the musical elements of the piece that represent the narrative Simple score analysis Listening and responding to partners in mini ensemble performances Assessment: Peer performances / class performances /questioning / show and play Notated versions of scores using both hands Individual performances Extended score analysis Lion King performances (3 lessons + 1 assessment) Contribute to group Singing the melody in time as a whole class in time performances by adding Singing the melody in a small group in time with each other and in tune percussion and keeping Performing the melody of Wimboweh accurately on keyboard Pupils performing with two hands on the keyboard and adding
time through the performances. Show some awareness of ensemble communication Performance assessment recorded and marked Film Music leitmotif (1 lesson) Pupils can analyse the simple musical elements of a given motif Pupils can perform a basic version of a motif and compose a simple motif for a given character Film Music genres (1 lesson) Pupils can explain three elements of a genre of music (stab chords, chromatic, ostinato) Group composition (2 lessons) Playing the chords of Wimboweh accurately on the keyboard Playing the riff of Wimboweh accurately on keyboard Ensemble performances showing communicating, with members showing communication through listening to other members in the group and producing a finished performance piece which is fluent and performed confidently to the rest of the class Pupils analyse the melodic features of a leitmotif and the elements of music used in that piece of descriptive music Pupils perform the leitmotif accurately, taking into account articulation markings and expression Pupils compose their own leitmotif, aware of to represent a specific character Pupils analyse the genre of a given piece of film music and explain why those musical elements were chosen to depict a specific piece of descriptive music Pupils are given a stimulus and compose using three elements given to them in groups with the understanding that they must have a beginning, climax and an ending. Students perform with an awareness of changing textures and duration their own improvised section Students notate a motif and justify their Students compose a continuous piece of music using two hands on the keyboard and come up with a narrative and explain Pupils participate in group composition through holding an individual line and can explain compositional choices Pupils listen to an example(such as the Planets) and analyse the use of elements. Pupils compose a piece of music to a given stimulus and demonstrate the use of an ostinato, chromatic notes, dynamic changes, timbre and texture Compositions have an awareness of time and rhythm Students can justify
Group compositions recorded Summative listening assessment testing analysis skills from the term
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