Years 7-9 Schemes of Work

Year 7

	Theory	Practical	Listening
Autumn	Pitch and rhythm notation in the treble clef Learning how instruments work The Orchestra	Working in groups to learn tunes Singing: Canons, When I’m 64	Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra Peter and the Wolf
Spring	Clapping rhythms Types of Scale Structure in music Contrast in music	Pentatonic compositions in ABA form	Pieces with ABA structures Pictures at an Exhibition
Summer	More notation and rhythm, instrument recognition Describing things in music	Programme pieces: Moods and Titles	Carnival of the Animals. (Saint Saens) Mars (Planets) Dance of the Knights (Prokofiev)

	Theory	Practical	Listening
Autumn	Playing the Keyboard Improvising (Scales)	Learning tunes on the keyboard	Lieutenant Kije Various Concertos covering Baroque to Modern
Spring	Learning to use Sibelius	Write a fanfare Film Music	Fanfares Film Music examples German Baroque Pachelbel/Bach/Handel
Summer	The scales and structure of INDIAN MUSIC RAGS/TALS/ALAPS	Writing an Indian piece	Indian music examples

	Theory	Practical	Listening
Autumn	The structure of the 12 bar blues Basic TRIADS Fitting Lyrics to music Music structures	Cover version of HOUND DOG Minimalist Composing	Hound Dog and other 12 bar Blues examples Bohemian Rhapsody Musicals
Spring	Triads to melody Ground Basses Musical structures	Begin GROUND BASS compositions	Seventies Music Bohemian Rhapsody
Summer	Song structure Chord progressions	Finish Ground Bass Compositions Write a pop song	Movements from West Side Story