Music
Introduction to subject
Music here at Oasis Academy Media City UK focusses on key skills such as learning to coordinate
reading Music with the ability to enhance fine motor movements in learners’ hands by playing a
variety of instruments. We cover many topics, and learn about the cultural aspects as well as the
physicality of playing a variety of instruments and becoming confident using Music technology.
Students can also pay to have private Music lessons, which the Academy heavily subsidises to
enable all students to have this opportunity. Students who learn an instrument from the Orchestra
also benefit from being able to loan an instrument for the duration of their lessons in school.
Key stage 3 overview
Students in Key Stage 3 receive one music lesson per week. A variety of class and group-based
practical projects are undertaken each year through a range of performing, composing, listening
and appraising activities, as well as whole-class singing and ensemble work. Through class-based
projects, students are also given the opportunity to perform at termly concerts and other school
events. Students learn about the basic elements of Music through targeted schemes of learning
that change every half term. We start off by introducing structured vocal work with students, and
then move onto playing instruments such as the Samba drums, piano and then students learn to
notate their own Music.
Key stage 4 overview
Students at key stage 4 are able to take a BTEC in Music Technology which looks into many
areas of the Music industry, including job prospects, learning to work the recording studio and
performing as a band at termly events within the academy. The units that we frequently run here
include:
Unit 1: The Music Industry Students learn about the job roles within the Music industry and take a
1 hour external exam to demonstrate what they have learned.
Unit 2: Managing a Music Product Students create a CD or develop and implement plans for a
Musical show to demonstrate their ability to work together as a team and their knowledge of job
roles within the Music industry.
Unit 6: Introducing Musical Recording Students learn to use the recording studio and become
sound engineers for a few weeks whilst we record bands and soloists.
Unit 7: Introducing Music Sequencing Students have the opportunity to use our Ableton Live DJing
software to create their own mash-ups of a variety of songs and samples.
Oasis Academy:MediaCityUK Curriculum 2014-15
Music programme of study
Year 7
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Pop Music (Vocal Work)
Keyboard Skills
Graphic Score
Samba Drumming
Reading Traditional Notation
Structure and Form
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Pop Song Writing and
Recording
Dance Music
Electronic Music (DJing)
Rap Music (composing a back
beat and then composing and
recording lyrics)
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Unit 7: Introduction into Music
Sequencing
Dance Music Production
Blues Music
Year 10
Qualification: BTEC Music Technology
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Unit 7: Introduction into Music
Sequencing
Unit 6: Introduction into Music
Recording
Unit 2: Creating a Music
product
Year 11
Qualification: BTEC Music Technology
Term 1 Topics
Term 2 Topics
Term 3 Topics
Unit 2: Creating a Music
product
Unit 6: Introduction into Music
Recording
Unit 1: The Music Industry
Unit 1: The Music Industry
Unit 7: Introduction into Music
Sequencing
Year 8
Year 9