Music

Year 7 Music

UNIT 1: Introduction to Music

• Rhythm
• Pitch
• Major and Minor keys
• Texture
• Dynamics

UNIT 2: Michaela Songbook 1: Listening exercises and Whole Class Singing

• Hallelujah
• Your Song
• Let It Be
• The Sound of Silence
• Livin’ On A Prayer
• Stand By Me
• Can’t Help Falling In Love
• Don’t’ Look Back In Anger
• True Colours
• Leaving On A Jet Plane

UNIT 3: The Story of the Orchestra Part 1: Composers and Key Works

• Baroque era: Vivaldi, Bach
• Classical era: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
• Romantic era: Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Brahms, Grieg
• Modern era: Prokofiev, Gershwin, Bernstein

Year 8 Music

UNIT 1: Michaela Songbook 2: Whole Class Singing

• Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
• All Of Me
• Angels
• Bridge Over Troubled Water
• Can You Feel The Love Tonight
• Circle Of Life
• Dancing In The Moonlight
• Don’t Stop Believin’
• Fly Me To The Moon
• I’m A Believer
• Imagine
• Lean On Me
• Make You Feel My Love
• Mamma Mia
• Moon River
• Perfect
• Summer of 69
• Take Me Home, Country Road
• You’re So Vain
• Yesterday

UNIT 2: The Story of the Orchestra Part 2: The Instruments

• Strings: Violin, viola, cello, bass, harp
• Woodwind: Flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone
• Brass: Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba
• Percussion: Timpani, xylophone, cymbals
• Keyboard: Organ, harpsichord, piano

UNIT 3: Stage and Screen: The Sound of Music