Subject Intent Statement:
Music at Ninestiles should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement.
To do this:
- We hope that every student can perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions.
- Have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology, and sing, to create and compose music on their own and with others.
Strengths:
We deliver a broad range of topics that, we hope, inspires students at some point throughout years 7-9.
Our curriculum covers a wide cultural content, as well as allowing students to experience a variety of instruments and technology throughout all year groups.
Our curriculum:
Year 7: Elements of Music, Hip Hop, Rondo structure/Programme music, Singing/Ukulele, The Orchestra
Year 8:Minimalism, Film Music, Reggae, chords/song structure, The Blues
Year 9:Dance Music, Stimulus Composition, Song Arranging, Hooks ‘N’ Riffs, Ground Bass
Students seem to enjoy the topics covered and have a good understanding by the end of each unit.
There is a variety of differentiation in each topic to allow all students to excel as long as they are trying their best.
The curriculum current allows students to be ready for GCSE/BTec music at year 10
We have included more singing in years 7 and 8, hopefully this will continue into year 9 to allow the students to excel further in this area (it has been lacking in previous years)
Students have a good understanding of music software – makes better prepared students in year 10/11.
Key priorities for improvement:
- Reading and writing music is lacking in KS3 covering notation content from year in year 8 & 9 would benefit students choosing Music as an option
- Checking the linear progression from one unit to the next – make sure each one allows for development – This is good for most topics covered.
- Choosing the topics for next academic year. Dance will be included into the curriculum and music will lose 10 hours of teaching time over the course of the academic year. Which topics should not be taught? A Bhangra unit would be good to include in year 8 or 9.
- Greater understanding of keywords and technical language – more emphasis.