Key Stage 4
Pupils who choose to study music for GCSE follow the EDUQAS syllabus. Within this there are four areas of study, each which contain 2 set works for study. Pupils are expected to complete up to four performances on an instrument of their choice and compose two pieces of original music from scratch. The overview for the three year course is outlined below.
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Year 9
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Performance
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Composition
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Theory
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Autumn 1
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Introduction to performance
Selecting a suitable piece
Completing rehearsal log
Critical analysis and self-reflection
Performance Notes - about the piece
Practicing of pieces
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Introduction to composing
Musescore features and
introduction
Variations Composition
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Introduction to Music and the
course
Elements of music - Basic
listening skills
Timbre
Dynamics
Tempo
Structure
Styles of Music
New knowledge assessment
on Socrative
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Autumn 2
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Piece Practice
Year 9 Performance Piece 1
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Variations Composition
Variations Assessment
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Rhythm and Pitch
Composing Rhythms
Time Signatures - Regular and Irregular
Tonality
Voice Types
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Spring 1
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Practice piece
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Pop Composition
Four chord song
Lyric Writing
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Eras of Music - Baroque -
>20th Century
Music of the World
- African Music
- Indian Music
- Caribbean Music
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Spring 2
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Piece Practice
Year 9 Performance Piece 2
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Pop Composition
Pop Composition Assessment
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Riff/Ostinato - Mini
Compositions to link in with
Pop Comp
Music for Ensemble
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Summer 1
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Practice piece
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Film Music Composition
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Musicals
- History and Analysis
- West Side Story - plot and
libretto
- Writing a short synopsis and a song for a made up musical
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Summer 2
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Piece Practice
Year 9 Performance Piece 3
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Film Music Composition
Film Music Composition
Assessment
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Film Music
- Genres
- Leitmotif
- Setting the scene
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Year 10
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Performance
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Composition
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Theory
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Autumn 1
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Practice piece
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Experimental Music
Composition
- Minimalism
- Serialism
- Programme Music
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Key Signatures
Chord Structures
Inversions
Ground Bass
Basso Continuo
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Autumn 2
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Piece Practice
Year 10 Performance Piece 1
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Experimental Music Composition
Experimental Music
Composition Assessment
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Setwork - Eine Kleine
Nacthmusik analysis
Piece history and
Mozart’s Life
Cadences
Articulation
Instrument Playing
Techniques
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Spring 1
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Practice piece
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12 Bar Blues Composition
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Seatwork - Since you’ve
been gone
Rainbows Background and
Context
Chord Structure
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Spring 2
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Piece Practice
Year 10 Performance Piece 2
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12 Bar Blues Composition
12 Bar Blues Composition
Assessment
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Texture in Music
Melody and Harmony
Extended Writing
(MAD TSHIRTS)
Year 10 MOCKS
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Summer 1
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Practice piece
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Classical Composition
- Binary
- Ternary
- Rondo
Developmental Techniques
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Free Composition
Listening Tests
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Summer 2
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Piece Practice
Year 10 Performance Piece 3
Preparing for Year 11
repertoire
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Classical Composition
Classical Composition
Assessment
Preparing for Year 11
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Free Composition
Listening Tests
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Year 11
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Performance
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Composition
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Theory
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Autumn 1
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Practical Assessments
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Exploring a Brief
Appropriate Listening and
Analysis
Brief Composition - 20 Hours
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Eine Kleine Nachmusik
Since you’ve been gone
Mock Preparation
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Autumn 2
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Practical Assessments
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Brief Composition - 20 Hours
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Mock Exams
Practical Focus (Composition and Practical Performances)
P6 Revisions Sessions
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Spring 1
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Practical Assessments
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Extending existing
compositions - Free
Composition
20 Hours
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Set works
MAD TSHIRTS Theory
Recapping prior knowledge
Exam Style Questions
P6 Revisions Sessions
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Spring 2
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Practical Assessments
EASTER DEADLINE
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Extending existing
compositions -
Free Composition 20 Hours
EASTER DEADLINE
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Set works
MAD TSHIRTS Theory
Recapping prior knowledge
Exam Style Questions
P6 Revisions Sessions
Easter Revision
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Summer 1
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N/A
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N/A
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Coursework Deadline Date -
5th May
Exam Prep Revision
P6 Revisions Sessions
May 1/2 Term Revision
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Summer 2
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N/A
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N/A
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EXAM at the start of Term!
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