Course Outline
Class
Subject :---------------2023-2024
Timeline –
Month/Weeks
Topics
Learning Objectives
Assessment
instruments to be
used
Students will be able to (Learning outcomes):
Concept
AUGUST
Week 1
4 weeks
- Understand the basics of
music theory, including
notes, scales, and key
signatures.
Content
- Understand the basics of
music theory, including
notes, scales, and key
signatures.
Skills
-Understand the basics of - Understand the basics of
music theory, including music theory, including notes,
notes, scales, and key
scales, and key signatures.
signatures.
Week 2
- Explore the elements of
music appreciation,
focusing on melody and
rhythm.
- - Elements of music
- Listening to
- Class discussion and
appreciation: melody,
different musical pieces listening exercise
rhythm, tempo, dynamics and identifying melody
and rhythm patterns
.
Week 3
Week 4
- Introduction to singing
techniques and vocal
warm-ups.
- Breathing
techniques - Vocal
warm-up exercises
- Practicing
breathing
- Participation in vocal
exercises and exercises
vocal warm-ups
- Basics of
instrumental music Introduction to a chosen
instrument (keyboard,
guitar, etc.).
- Parts of the
chosen instrument
- Basic playing
techniques
- Basic handson experience
with the
instrument
- Instrument exploration
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Class
Subject :---------------2023-2024
SEPTEMBER
Week 1
3 weeks
Week 2
Week 3
OCTOBER
Week 1
2 weeks (Classess 8, 9
and 11)
2.5 weeks (Class 10 &
12)
- Deepen the
understanding of scales
and key signatures.
- Major and minor
scales - Circle of
fifths
- Explore different genres
in music and their cultural
significance.
- Musical genres:
classical, jazz, folk,
pop, etc. - Cultural
context of genres
- Develop singing skills
through guided practice
on a chosen song.
- Explore different time
signatures and their
impact on music.
Week 2
- Focus on a
specific musical
era, like the
Baroque or
Romantic
Week 3 (0.5 week)
-period.
Develop
Revision Days for
instrumental
skills
Yr 8, 9 , 10 and 11.
through guided practice
Classes10 & 12
on the chosen instrument.
NOVEMBER
0.5 week /
2.5 weeks (Yr12)
Week 1
Class 12 only
(Yr8, 9, 10, 11
Exams )
Week 2 (0.5 week)
Class 12 only
(Yr8, 9, 10, 11
Exams )
- Learn about intervals
and their role in harmony.
- Dive deeper
into the study of
a specific
composer or
musical work.
- Select a song
appropriate for
vocal practice Focus on pitch,
tone,
and time
- Common
expression
signatures (4/4,
3/4, 6/8, etc.) Rhythmic patterns
and subdivisions
- Characteristics of
the chosen musical
era - Notable
composers and
works
- Basic chords and
chord progressions
- Playing simple
melodies
- Intervals: major,
minor, perfect,
augmented,
diminished
- Biography of the
chosen composer Analysis of a
selected
composition
- Identifying
major and
- Scale identification exercises
minor scales Understanding
circle ofand
-the
Analyzing
fifths
discussing
- Genre analysis presentation
various musical
genres and
culturalthe
-their
Practicing
relevance
chosen song - In-class singing
with emphasis performance
on vocal
techniques
- Practicing
clapping and
- Rhythm identification
counting
exercises
different time
signatures
- Research and
presentation on
- Era presentation
the chosen
musical era
- Practicing
chords, chord
changes, and - Instrumental performance
melodies on
the chosen
-instrument
Identifying
intervals by ear
and on sheet - Interval identification
exercises
music Creating
simple
-harmonies
Research,
analysis, and - Composer/work analysis
presentation on presentation
the chosen
composer or
composition
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Subject :---------------2023-2024
Week 3
For class 12 only
Others exam
feedback Days (0.5
week)
DECEMBER
Week 1
1.5 weeks
Week 2 (0.5 week)
JANUARY
- Practice more
advanced
singing
techniques and
work on a
challenging
-song.
Study different
forms in music, such as
binary and ternary forms.
- Vocal control
exercises Interpretation of
challenging song
- Applying
advanced vocal - Advanced vocal
techniques to performance
the challenging
song
- Binary and
ternary musical
forms - Analysis
of compositions in
different forms
- Analyzing
compositions
- Form analysis exercises
and identifying
their forms
- Explore the concept of
harmony and chord
progressions.
- Harmonic
progression basics
- Creating simple
chord progressions
- Focus on a
specific world
music genre and
its unique
characteristics.
- Study a chosen
world music genre
- Instruments,
rhythms, cultural
significance
- Research and
presentation on
the history and - Popular music genre
presentation
cultural
influence of a
popular music
-genre
Creating
original chord
progressions - Chord progression
composition assignment
and
experimenting
with harmony
- Research and
presentation on
- World music genre
the chosen
presentation
world music
genre
- Develop more
advanced
singing
techniques and
work on
expressive
-singing.
Introduction to
counterpoint Study the basics
of writing
melodies that
harmonize with
each other.
- Expressive
singing techniques
- Interpretation of
emotionally
charged songs
- Applying
advanced
techniques to
emotional
songs
- Species
counterpoint Writing melodies
in parallel and
contrary motion
- Composing
short melodies - Counterpoint composition
using species assignment
counterpoint
- Explore the
evolution of
popular music
and its cultural
impact.
- Historical
overview of
popular music
genres - Impact on
society and culture
Week 1
4 weeks
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
- Expressive singing
performance
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Class
Subject :---------------2023-2024
FEBRUARY
4 weeks
Week 1
Yr 10 Revision
Week
Yr 10/12 (1 week)
Week 2
Yr 12 Revision
Week and Yr 10
Mock exams
Week 3
Yr 10 and 12 Mock
exams
Week 4
Yr 10 Mock exam
feedback
Yr 12 Mock exams
MARCH
2.5 weeks
- Types of musical
texture:
monophonic,
polyphonic,
homophonic
- Analyzing
compositions
- Texture analysis exercises
for different
types of texture
- Explore a
different musical
era, such as the
Classical period.
- Characteristics of
the chosen musical
era - Key
composers and
representative
works
- Research and
presentation on
- Era presentation
the chosen
musical era
- Develop
instrumental
ensemble skills
and focus on
synchronization.
- Ensemble
playing techniques
- Syncing with
other instruments
- Participating
in instrumental
ensembles and
- Ensemble performance
practicing
synchronizatio
n
- Introduction to
more advanced
compositional
techniques, such
as chromaticism.
- Chromaticism in
melody and
harmony - Using
chromatic
elements in
composition
- Composing
short pieces
- Chromatic composition
incorporating assignment
chromaticism
- Study dynamics and
articulation in music.
- Dynamics:
pianissimo to
fortissimo Articulation marks
and their effects
- Analyzing
dynamics and
- Dynamics and articulation
articulation in
exercises
musical
excerpts
- Focus on a
specific
composer's
contributions to
music history.
- Biography of the
chosen composer Impact on music
and style
- Research and
presentation on
- Composer contribution
the chosen
composer's life presentation
and
contributions
- Study musical texture
and its role in shaping
compositions.
Week 1
Week 2
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Subject :---------------2023-2024
Week 3 (0.5 week)
APRIL
4 Weeks
1 week -Yr 10/12
Week 1
form in-depth, including
sonata-allegro and rondo
forms.
Week 2 (0.5 week)
Week 3
Week 4
MAY
2.5 weeks
- Develop
advanced
singing
techniques and
work on
challenging
vocal
runs.
- Study
musical
Week 1
- Explore the
connections
between music
and visual arts or
literature.
- Develop
advanced
ensemble
playing skills
and explore
improvisation.
- Introduction to
more advanced
compositional
techniques, such
as extended
harmonies.
- Study the concept of
musical modes and their
applications.
- Vocal runs and
ornamentation Mastering
challenging vocal
passages
- Applying
advanced vocal
- Advanced vocal
techniques to
performance
vocal runs and
ornamentation
- Sonata-allegro
and rondo forms Analyzing
compositions in
these forms
- Analyzing
and identifying
the structure of - Form analysis exercises
compositions
in different
forms
- Research and
presentation on
- Cross-disciplinary
the
presentation
connections
between music
and another art
-form
Participating
in ensemble
improvisation - Improvisation performance
and
experimenting
with different
musical
ideas
- Composing
- Crossdisciplinary
influences - Art
and literature that
inspired music
- Improvisation
basics - Ensemble
improvisation
techniques
- Extended
harmonies:
seventh chords,
added tones,
suspensions
- Modes: Ionian,
Dorian, Phrygian,
etc. - Creating
melodies in
different modes
pieces using
extended
harmonies
- Creating
melodies and
compositions
in different
modes
- Extended harmony
composition assignment
- Mode-based composition
assignment
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Subject :---------------2023-2024
Week 2
Week 3 (0.5 week)
JUNE
1 week
- Explore the
influence of
music from
different cultures
on contemporary
compositions.
- Incorporating
world music
elements in
compositions Cultural fusion
- Composing a
piece that
blends
- Cross-cultural composition
elements from
assignment
multiple
musical
cultures
- Review and
practice
advanced
singing
techniques with
a focus on
expression.
- Advanced vocal
techniques Emotional
expression in
singing
- Applying
advanced
techniques to
convey
emotions
through
singing
- Course conclusion and
student performances.
- Showcase
students' progress
- Ensemble
performances,
singing,
compositions
- Preparing and
participating in - Final performance and selfthe final class assessment
performance
Week 1 (Mainly
exam feedback)
- Expressive vocal
performance
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Class
Subject :---------------2023-2024
Course Outline
Class
Subject :---------------2023-2024