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Music	Head of Department: Miss C Hardiment

Throughout Key stage 3, our students follow a programme of study designed to meet the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum.Students are given every opportunity to utilise all three skills of performing, composing and listening within each unit of study. Units of study include:
Year 7
	Form and Structure
	Musical cycles
	Musical clichés
Year 8
	Blues and Jazz
	Hooks and Riffs
	Ternary Form
Year 9
	Song Writing
	Extended composition tasks
	Research project

Throughout Key Stage 4, our students follow the AQA specification for Music. Students work both independently and in groups on listening, performance and composition tasks. The final exam is equally divided into 4 sections as follows: Composition of a piece of Music for a special event Performance of 2 pieces: One solo One ensemble Integrated Assignment – A composition composed from a choice of briefs Listening and Appraising paper – An examination based on excerpts taken from the 5 areas of study – Music for Film, Music for Dance, Orchestral Landmarks, Popular song since 1960 and Music for special occasions.

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