Year 7 Music

What our students will learn in Year 7

Our termly overview

Term	Topic	Content Overview	Vocabulary	Vocabulary
1 & 2	Danse Macabre	What are the ‘elements of music’? What is notation and what are its features? Who uses notation, why, and how? What is ‘pitch’ and how can it be used to create an emotion and/or atmosphere? What is ‘rhythm’ and how can it be used to create an emotion and/or atmosphere What is ‘tempo’ and how can it be used to create an emotion and/or atmosphere? What is ‘texture and how can it be used to create an emotion and/or atmosphere? How can we use the elements of music in our own performances? How can we critically evaluate our own work, and the work of our peers?	Emotion Atmosphere Notation Rhythm Pitch Dynamics Composer Notation Texture Theme Pentatonic Improvise Constructive
3 & 4	Instruments of the Orchestra	What is an orchestra and what are its features? How is it arranged and why? What are the features of the string family, and how can it be used to contribute to creating a mood or atmosphere? What are the features of the brass family, and how can it be used to contribute to creating a mood or atmosphere? What are the features of the woodwind family, and how can it be used to contribute to creating a mood or atmosphere? What are the features of the percussion family, and how can it be used to contribute to creating a mood or atmosphere? How can we develop the use of the elements of music in our own performances?	Orchestra Families of the Orchestra Strings Violin Viola Cello Double-Bass Brass Trumpet French Horn Trombone	Tuba Woodwind Flute Oboe Clarinet Saxophone Bassoon Percussion Theme Melody Accompaniment
5 & 6	Rhythm, Pulse and Tempo	What are ‘pulse’, ‘rhythm’ and ‘tempo’? How can pulse, rhythm and tempo be used in Beatboxing? What is structure and how can it be applied to a Beatboxing performance?	Crotchet Quavers Rhythm Pulse Tempo Beatboxer Polyrhythms Percussion	Notation Structure Introduction Main Groove Outro Retrograde Ternary Gumboot Dancing