Year 9 Music

What our students will learn in Year 9

Our termly overview

Term	Topic	Content Overview	Vocabulary
1, 3 & 5	Introduction to Music Performance	Students will develop their rehearsal and performance skills across three terms, each focusing on different pieces of music that increase in challenge. What attributes do I need for an effective and efficient rehearsal? What are good rehearsal ‘habits’? What are ‘ensemble skills’ and why are these important? How can we interpret and communicate musical ideas with technical control and with expression? How can I apply phrasing and dynamics appropriate to the style and mood of the music? How can I apply the elements of music in rehearsals? Why is it important to consider the purpose and intention of their piece of music, considering the audience, time and place of the performance?	Tab Concentration Co-operation Ensemble Practice Technique Critique Constructive Evaluate Expression Interpret Communicate Stage Presence Fluency Audience
2	Remix	What are the features of ‘Remix’? What is are MIDI and ‘audio’, and what are the differences between them? What is a MIDI sample, and how can I use it? How can I use loops, riffs and ostinato in Remix? How can I add and loop a sample? Why are texture and layering so important in Remic music? Why is structure so important in Remix music? How can I use editing techniques to manipulate my audio/MIDI sample?	A Capella Remix Context Trimming Drum Programming Drop Breakdown Wobble Bass
4	Film Music	Why is music so important in a film? How/why is it used? How and why do we use film music techniques such as leitmotifs and foley? What are the different approaches to creating music for film? How can the elements of music be used in film music? How can we create mood and atmosphere in a film, using music? What is an ‘interval’, and how/why might it be used?	Genre Foley Effects Sound Effects Effects Processing Dynamic Processing Leitmotif Dischord Timelin

Term

Topic

Content Overview

Vocabulary

1, 3 & 5

Introduction to

Music Performance

Students will develop their rehearsal and performance skills across three terms, each focusing on different pieces of music that increase in challenge.
What attributes do I need for an effective and efficient rehearsal?
What are good rehearsal ‘habits’?
What are ‘ensemble skills’ and why are these important?
How can we interpret and communicate musical ideas with technical control and with expression?
How can I apply phrasing and dynamics appropriate to the style and mood of the music?
How can I apply the elements of music in rehearsals?
Why is it important to consider the purpose and intention of their piece of music, considering the audience, time and place of the performance?

Tab
Concentration
Co-operation
Ensemble
Practice
Technique
Critique
Constructive
Evaluate
Expression
Interpret
Communicate
Stage Presence
Fluency
Audience

Remix