COURSE OUTLINES YEAR 2012-2013
SUBJECT:
Music
YEAR GROUP:
P6
FIRST TERM
Marching Rhythms & Melodic Phrasing
Understand the function and importance of beat in music
Study music related to the “Seven Years’ War” (Un-tuned Percussion)
Learn to layer one or many rhythms over a beat and double beat background
Develop instrument-specific skills on the percussion equipment and keyboards
Develop a rhythm piece using music from the “Seven Years’ War” as stimuli, which
will function as background music for a educational CD Rom called “Ancient
Battles”
6. Use co-ffee/tea notation as well as percussion line notation
7. Understand how a simple song melody is structured around phrases
8. Study music related to the “Christmas” (Voice, Organ & Brass)
9. Develop vocal skills with the assistance of keyboards
10. Learn to recognise aurally the structure of some famous Christmas carols
11. Develop a song melody (the words and rhythm are already given) using music
related to “Christmas” as stimuli, which will be performed during the school
Christmas Concert
12. Use percussion line notation to begin with, then transfer their work onto traditional
stave notation
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SECOND TERM
Harmonising Melodies
1. Understand how to add harmony to simple melodies using the Primary & Secondary
Triads of C major
2. Study the left-hand parts of beginner piano music (Keyboard)
3. Develop instrument-specific skills on keyboards
4. Learn to recognise aurally the most suitable time to change chord by listening only
to the melody
5. Harmonise a number of simple melodies using music provided by the teacher, which
will appear in a student-teacher beginner duet book
6. Use traditional stave notation
Infant dept.
Rubén Darío, 4 - 35005
Tlf: 928 240094
Junior & Senior depts. & Office
Lomo el diviso s/n. - 35018
Tlf: 928 439810 - Fax.: 928 439819 – Móvil: 609 080302
E-Mail: [email protected]
http://www.canterburyschool.com
Maspalomas dept.
Ctra. a Palmitos Park, 8 - 35100
Tlf: 928 142889
THIRD TERM
The Major & Minor Scales
1. Understand how to construct a major and minor scale and what ternary form is
2. Study music in ternary form (Woodwind & Pizzicato Strings)
3. Develop instrument-specific skills on keyboards e.g. using the single-finger style
accompaniment on keyboards
4. Learn to recognise aurally the musical differences between the two sections e.g.
tonality, use of intervals/harmony, melodic movement
5. Compose the melody to a ternary form piece (the harmony is already given) using
the piano music studied previously as stimuli, which will feature as background
music heard during a computer game
6. Use traditional stave notation
Infant dept.
Rubén Darío, 4 - 35005
Tlf: 928 240094
Junior & Senior depts. & Office
Lomo el diviso s/n. - 35018
Tlf: 928 439810 - Fax.: 928 439819 – Móvil: 609 080302
E-Mail: [email protected]
http://www.canterburyschool.com
Maspalomas dept.
Ctra. a Palmitos Park, 8 - 35100
Tlf: 928 142889