Music
Waltheof School Music Department
Teachers:-
· Richard Horsfall (Head of Music)
· Guideon Woods (Drums/Percussion)
· John Burton (Woodwind)
· Alf Wileman
We have two designated music rooms which have state of the art music equipment in them. We have keyboards, drum kits, karaoke machines, PA systems, microphones. We also have the ability to record and make CD’s of our work.
Schemes of Work:
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Topic outline: |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9
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Unit 1
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Rock and Pop - Drums |
Blues Music |
Rock and Pop – I will Survive |
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Unit 2
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Rhythm
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Rock and Pop – Little help from my friends |
Composition -Christmas Pop Song |
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Unit 3
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Rock and Pop - Keyboards |
Rock and Pop – Calypso
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Rock and Pop – Swing Music
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Unit 4
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Elements of Music
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Indian Music/Modes
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Samba – La Bamba |
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Unit 5
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Ostinato / Riff – Mustang Sally
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African Drumming
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Advertising Jingle |
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Unit 6
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Rock and Pop – Flashdance |
Rock and pop – Soul (Mowtown) |
Rock and Pop - Reggae
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Year 10 and 11
Students are starting to follow a course of study based on the following topics:-
Music for Film
Music for Dance
Music for Special Events
Orchestral Landmarks
The Popular Song since 1960
This document was last modified by Ian Livingston on 2005-03-01 16:38:17.