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MUSIC G6 – Curriculum map
Time
4 weeks
3 weeks
5 weeks
Content
Introduction to elements of
music: rhythm, melody,
texture, harmony, form,
dynamics, tempo, tone
colour.
First music instruments
invented – history of
musical instruments and
beginnings of human
culture. Human voice as the
first musical instrument.
Orchestral instruments Making a book of
instruments.
Skills
- Identyfying, playing, clapping
rhythms.
- Drawing melody lines,
recognising major, minor,
pentatonic.
- Recognising thick or thin
texture.
- Consonans harmonies and
discords.
- Composing different form
patterns, rondo or variations.
- Listening to first musical
instruments.
- Giving examples and names of
first musical instruments.
Assessment
Crossword: Define Elements of
music
Performance: Group
composition in a chosen form.
Testing knowledge:
In-class discussion about
instruments.
- Recognising instrument families,
its shapes and sounds.
The book of instruments:
Checking students work.
4 weeks
The role of a composer and
conductor.
- Describing the roles and
characteristic of artists and
composers.
- Listening to classical music
concerts (conductor of the day –
an activity for listening to the
music).
- Concert manners.
Homework: Writing a silhuette
of a composer or conductor.
6 weeks
Understanding an
instrument – percussion
instruments, recorder,
boomwhackers and
xylophone.
- Using the recorder to play
different songs solo and with
piano accompaniment.
- Using finger numbers for playing
the recorder.
- Reading music written in
standard notation.
Performance: Playing solo or in
pairs, with teachers
accompaniment, a chosen song.
4 weeks
Singing a variety of songs,
Holiday songs and christmas
carols
- Singing alone and with peers
different songs and christmas
carols.
Solo/ Group singing
5 weeks
Ancient music - Prehistoric
and Early Civilization Music.
Ancient Musical
Instruments.
Presentation: Presenting group
work.
3 weeks
History of music in video
games.
- Understanding of the ancient
Egyptian, Greek and Rome music.
- Finding information about
historical background of Ancient
civilizations.
- Giving examples of ancient
musical instruments: aerophones,
idiophones, membranophones
and chordophones.
- Understanding music in video
games and multimedia, from the
1980's to the present day.
- Gaining knowledge about
technology and major composers.
In-class discussion: answering
questions.
MUSIC G7 – Curriculum map
Time
4 weeks
Content
Music and chant in the
Baroque Era 1600 – 1750 A.D.
Skills
- Understanding of the world
history, philosophy, religion
and musical theoretical
practices.
- Finding information about
major composers, including
J.S. Bach and G. F. Handel.
- Giving examples of baroque
instruments.
Assessment
Homework:
„Meet the composer” writing
a job application form of a
chosen composer.
Presenting his/her own
listening map
Testing knowledge: Multiple
choice test
4 weeks
Drawing music - Listening
maps
- Active listening to the
classical/contemporary music
by drawing listening maps.
5 weeks
Performing music
- Introducing students to
historical composers by
playing their music with
boomwhackers and
percussion instruments.
4 weeks
Singing a variety of songs,
Holiday songs and christmas
carols
- Singing alone and with peers
different songs and christmas
carols.
Self assessment: Solo/ Group
singing
4 weeks
Music in the Classical Era
1750-1825 A.D.
- Understanding of the world
history, philosophy, religion
and musical theoretical
practices.
- Finding information about
major composers, including
J.Haydn, W.A.Mozart and L.
van Beethoven.
- Giving examples of Classical
Era instruments.
- Active listening to the
classical music.
- Using the recorder to play
different songs solo and with
piano accompaniment.
- Using finger numbers for
playing the recorder.
- Reading music written in
standard notation.
Presentation: Presenting
group work.
- Giving examples of musical
styles include pop, rock, R&B,
soul, country, techno, hiphop, rap and many more.
- Artist Profiles - American
Popular Music
In-class discussion: answering
questions.
6 weeks
Understanding an instrument
– percussion instruments,
recorder, boomwhackers and
xylophone.
6 weeks
History of popular music and
its transformation from folk
music of various cultures.
Multiple genres of the 21st
century.
Music response sheets
William Tell ouverture –
Playing on rhythm sticks and
boomwhackers
Class performance: Haydn’s
Surprise Symphony on Orff’s
percussion instruments.
Performance: Playing solo or
in pairs, with teachers
accompaniment, a chosen
song.
Presentation: Presenting
group work on musical styles.
MUSIC G8 – Curriculum map
Time
5 weeks
Content
Music in the Romantic Era
1825-1900
5 weeks
Music from around the world
– Exploring Caribbean music
4 weeks
Music in the Twentieth
Century
4 weeks
Singing a variety of songs,
Holiday songs and Christmas
carols
Artists in Jazz Collection
4 weeks
6 weeks
Understanding an instrument
– percussion instruments,
keyboard, recorder,
boomwhackers and
xylophone.
6 weeks
Music in Film
Skills
- Understanding of the world
history, philosophy, religion
and musical theoretical
practices.
- Finding information about
major composers, including F.
Liszt, R. Wagner, R.
Schumann, and
P.I.Tchaikovsky.
- Giving examples of romantic
instruments.
- Learning about Caribbean
history, exploring the social
and cultural context of
Calypso music.
- Identifying musical elements,
including instrumentation,
rhythmic patterns, call and
response forms, and
improvisation.
- Performing a Calypso
rhythmic pattern on
classroom instruments.
- Understanding of the world
history, philosophy, religion
and musical theoretical
practices.
- Finding information about
major composers, including
Polish classical music
contemporary composers.
- Active listening to the
classical music.
- Singing alone and with peers
different songs and christmas
carols.
- Desribing the history of
American jazz, including its
major styles and genres,
contributors, and its
connection with American
history.
- Active listening to the jazz
music
- Using the instruments to
play different songs solo and
with accompaniment.
- Using finger numbers for
playing the recorder.
- Reading music written in
standard notation.
- Discussing about the most
famous film composers and
their work.
- Finding interesting
information from film
composers biographies.
Assessment
Testing knowledge: In-class test
Jeopardy game based on historical
facts and composer’s biographies
Active listening to the classical
music.
Performing: percussion ensemble
Testing knowledge: Multiple choice
test
Self assessment: Solo/ Group
singing
Playing information cards game
(based on the history of jazz)
Performance: Playing solo or in
groups
In-class discussion: answering
questions.
Homework: Writing a silhuette of a
composer.