Home Learning Guide: KS3
SUBJECT: Music
Year
Group
Term and
Topic(s)
7
Autumn:
Underground
rhythms
Details of main assessed pieces
of work / tests needing input at
home with approximate date
Pupils will be asked to put
together a rhythm piece using
the names of underground
stations.
Suggestions of how parents / carers could support
this work
1. Pupils will be asked to learn note values
(written in books as appropriate) and also
be able to link words to rhythm. Examples
will be covered in class before the
homework.
Assessed work is a final
performance of underground
rhythm piece in groups.
Pupils will be tested on the
following criteria:
Use of rehearsal time
Ensemble awareness
Imaginative use of ideas
Confidence
Evaluation
Evaluation work:
understanding assessed through
test/ written evaluation.
7
Spring:
Music of
Pupils will learn the how the
music of China is often derived
through pictures. They will
perform using the pentatonic
1. Pupils will be asked to investigate a
musical instrument from China.
Other
information
(if applicable)
China
scale based on C.
A good web-site to visit:
They will put together a piece
using a drone, ostinato and
improvisation.
They will work in three’s on the
keyboards.
www.philmultic.com/home/instruments
Pupils will be tested on the
following criteria:
Use of rehearsal time
Ensemble awareness
Imaginative use of ideas
Confidence
Evaluation
Evaluation work:
understanding assessed through
test/ written evaluation.
This provides excellent musical examples
of Chinese instruments and descriptions.
Pupils should use this as a first point of
reference only and should then investigate
a Chinese instrument independently.
8
Autumn:
Pupils will learn how to create
Music of India a piece of music through
improvising using a Raga scale
and using tempo and dynamics
to create a sense of ‘mood’.
Pupils will compose a short
piece using an improvisation,
drone and ‘tintal’ drum
pattern.
They will work in groups of four
using keyboards and drums.
Pupils will be tested on the
following criteria:
Use of rehearsal time
Ensemble awareness
Imaginative use of ideas
Confidence
Evaluation
Evaluation work:
understanding assessed through
test/ written evaluation.
To research Classical Indian instruments
i) pictures of at least three different instruments.
ii) names of these instruments
iii)descriptions of what their function is in Indian
CLASSICAL music.
Parents can help pupils by visiting this web-site
and looking through the information on Indian
instruments here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/musi
c/world_music/music_india4.shtml
8
Chords
Pupils are taught the basic
elements of harmony and how
to compose a short melody
using the building blocks of
‘primary chords’
There are various music theory web-site that will help
The majority of the work is
completed on Sibelius on the
Mac computers.
http://www.themightymaestro.com/
Pupils are then assessed
through:
Imaginative use of ideas
Confidence
Evaluation
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/music/musictheory.ht
pupils to further understand the basic elements
music theory.
http://makingmusicfun.net/htm/printit_notename.htm
ml
There are also some web-sites to visit for the practical
piano work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSb0qKWuvU&safe=ac
tive
http://www.ultimateguitar.com/search.php?value=how+to+save+a+life
+the+fray&search_type=title
9
Autumn:
Music and
Media
Pupils work on creating the
music and SFX for a short
excerpt from Wallace and
Gromit ‘The Wrong Trousers’.
Pupils will use Garage band to
create their film music.
Pupils will be tested on the
following criteria:
Use of rehearsal time
Ensemble awareness
Imaginative use of ideas
Confidence
Evaluation
Evaluation work:
understanding assessed through
test/ written evaluation.
A useful web-site for looking at SFX and film music.
http://scitechie.com/02/how-sound-effects-in-modernmovies-work-video/
http://www.soundsvisualmusic.co.uk/