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Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview


Key Stage 3 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Year 7
Big Picture
Junk Percussion

How can recycled
instruments be
used to compose
rhythm?
West African
Rhythm

What is the djembe
and how can it be
played?
Music Theory and
Melody

How can I compose
a melody on the
treble clef?
Keyboard Studies

How can a
keyboard be used
for composition
and performance?
Ukulele Studies

How can a ukulele
be used for
composition and
performance?
Structure and Form

What are examples
of musical structure
and form?
Year 8
Big Picture
Music Technology

How can I use
technology to make

music?
Theme and
Variation

How can theme
and variation be
used to develop
musical ideas?
Jazz and Blues

What is jazz and
blues and how can
it be imitated?
The Orchestra

What are the
instruments of the
orchestra?
Music for Modern
Media

How can music be
composed for
modern media?
World Music

What are some of
the different
musical traditions
and cultures?
Year 9
Big Picture
Popular Music

What is the popular
music of the 20th
century?
Counterpoint

What is
counterpoint and
how can it be used
to compose
melody?
Rap & Hip Hop

What is rap & hip
hop and how can it
be used to express
yourself?
The ‘Great
Composers’ of
Western Classical

Who are the ‘great
composers’ and
why are they
important?
Music and Worship

Why is music
important in the
act of worship in
different
traditions?
Covers

What is a cover and
how can I perform
my own?