Music

At Key Stage 3 (KS3) students can expect to be challenged in their performance skills from the very beginning using a number of instruments including voice, ukuleles, keyboards and drums. They are introduced to a variety of music and given opportunities to listen, compose and create.

Students will study Music for one hour per week at Key Stage 3.

You can listen to Year 7’s Performance classwork which they completed in autumn 2018:

And here’s an example of some Year 8 film music work on Batman:

At Key Stage 4 (KS4) our students follow the WJEC Eduqas GCSE Music course. The specification can be found here: https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/music-gcse/#tab_overview

The course provides an opportunity to develop and apply musical knowledge and skills through a wide variety of genres with an emphasis on practical music-making.

The subject content is divided into three components:

• Appraising Music (40%)
• Performing Music (30%)
• Composing Music (30%)

• BBC Bitesize website (Music): http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zpf3cdm
• General Music revision/quiz: https://yacapaca.com/resources/gcse-music/aqa-gcse-music/0/
• General Music Listening Tests: https://www.youtube.com/user/QKSMusic
• Relevant selected works for listening and analysis: https://www.youtube.com/user/RhinegoldEducation
• Eduqas Resources https://resources.eduqas.co.uk/Pages/ResourceSingle.aspx?rIid=1570

Post-16, students will be able to move on to A-Level Music and/or Music Technology. From there they can access a plethora of degree courses relating to everything from classical music to jazz, pop, folk, studio engineering and electronic music. Both music and music technology are useful in many career pathways and this GCSE course is an ideal starting point for those considering a career in music.

All students studying Music at GCSE level are advised to seek instrumental or vocal tuition to assist with the 30% performance coursework.

Please contact Mrs Brady for further information p.brady@voy.hlt.academy

Subject Lead for Music is Mrs Pip Brady who can be contacted by email at p.brady@voy.hlt.academy