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    Key Stage 3

    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?