Year 9 Music

Year 9 MUSIC

Term of Study

Topic Covered

Assessments

Autumn Term 1

Reggae

Exploring Reggae & Syncopation

Rhythm, Pitch, Texture,

Melody & Harmony

Calypso

Bass Line

Offbeat Chords

Syncopation

Reggae

Texture

• Listening
• Performing

Autumn Term 2

Musical Variations

Developing Musical Ideas

Texture, Timbre & Dynamics, Melody & Harmony, Structure & Form

The Elements of Music

Varying Melodies

Ground Bass

Major/Minor

Sequence

Ornamentation

• Composition

Spring Term 1

Rock ‘n’ Roll

Exploring Chords & Bass Lines

Pitch, Texture,

Melody & Harmony

Chords & Triads

Root, Third, Fifth

Bass Lines/Walking Bass Line

Chords & Chord Progressions

Twelve-bar Blues

Scat Singing

Lyrics

• Performing

Spring Term 2

& Summer Term 1

Popular Song

Exploring Songs & Arrangements

Texture, Melody & Harmony, Structure & Form

Musical Arrangements

Cover Songs Popular Songs

Song Structure

Textures & Layers

Recording a Song

Music Technology

Digital Effects

• Listening
• Composition
• Performing

Summer Term 2

Start of iGCSE Music

• Listening, Performing and Composition