Selecting content - musical repertoire

The interrelated skills of performing, composing and appraising are developed within all units.

Year 6
21 Bridging unit 		Ongoing skills
in all units 		Melodic skills, rhythmic skills,
descriptive skills in all units 		Class performance

Year 7
Unit 1
Bridging unit
Unit 2
Form and structure
Unit 5
Musical cliches
Unit 4
Musical cycles
Unit 3
Soundscapes 		Unit 6
Shanty time
Year 8 Unit 7
Variations 		Unit 11
The overture 		Unit 9
Music for dance 		Unit 10
Hooks and riffs 		Unit 8
Jazz improvisation
Year 9 Unit 14
The concerto 		Unit 13
Music and media 		Unit 12
Bhajan/ qawwali 		Unit 15
Song

Tradition
Most units include examples of Western classical music and compare music across time and place 		Western classical Other world traditions Popular, folk and jazz

Each unit also develops listening skills and the application of musical knowledge and understanding of how music is:

  • constructed, eg the use of elements, devices, tonalities and structures;
  • produced, eg the use of resources, conventions, processes and procedures, including the use of relevant notations;
  • influenced, eg the effect of intention, use, venue, occasion, resources, including ICT, the culture and significant individuals.