KS3 Scheme of Work – 6-8 lessons Objectives • To listen to music, particularly waltzes, in different genres by composers from the Romantic era (1830-1900) • To perform the accompaniment for a waltz on the keyboard • To compose a 16-bar waltz for piano, fitting the melody to chosen four-bar chord sequences Lesson Overview • Lesson 1: Romantic Music • Lesson 2: Oom-pah-pah • Lesson 3: A piano waltz • Lesson 4: An orchestral waltz • Lesson 5: An operatic waltz • Lesson 6: Listening to Programme Music • Lessons 7/8: Composing Programme Music Subject-specific vocabulary • Instruments of the symphony orchestra: violins, viola, ‘cello, double bass, harp, piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion • Romantic Composers: Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss jr, Grieg, Schubert, Berlioz, Wagner, Verdi • Musical Genres: piano music, orchestral music, ballet, opera Assessments • Listening – Romantic Music (Lesson 1) • Performing (keyboard) – ‘Oom-pah-pah’ accompaniment (Lesson 2) • Composing – 16-bar waltz (Lessons 3-6)

5 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus.

9 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis, in .docx (Word) and pdf formats. Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus. Includes a sample A level essay comparing the first movement of ‘The Rite of Spring’ with the first movement of ‘Petrouchka’.

GCSE Music Revision Guide for 9-1 Edexcel Pearson exam

Powerpoint presentation with over 50 slides, including graphics and audio links, giving an overview of the history of jazz, covering major genres and performers. Includes brief analysis of several pieces. Suitable for GCSE/A level wider listening.

Three songs by The Beatles analysed and summarised under musical elements: ‘Love Me Do’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ ‘A Day in the Life’ Useful for wider listening for A level pop/rock set works.

8 copyright-free tunes, using up to five notes CDEFG, with chord symbols. Colour-coded notes which correspond to the pdf of the 'keyboard helper', which can be printed in colour and used as a guide on the keyboard. Sibelius and pdf files included.

50 Traditional Christmas Carols, arranged for four parts on treble and bass staves, with lyrics. Both Sibelius and pdf formats included.

One-page introduction to Secondary Triads for GCSE or KS3 music.

Analysis (divided into elements of music) of the following songs: ‘Eleanor Rigby’ ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ ‘I Want to Tell You’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ These are set works for the current Edexcel Pearson A level music course, but they are equally suitable as wider listening for GCSE/A level.

8-page Word document summarising musical features of this set work for A Level Music (Edexcel/Pearson)