Objectives

 By the end of key stage 3 all pupils should be able to:

• Compose using sounds of various kinds, both acoustic and electric.
• Recognise various instruments, both orchestral and classroom, by their visual appearance and their timbre.
• Have a general knowledge of the history of music, both ‘Classical and ‘pop’ idioms and be able to recognise different styles.
• Sing individually and in a group. To maintain a simple part while others are singing or playing, to take part in a round or canon.
• Perform in a range of styles, interpreting signs, symbols and musical instructions.
• Perform a solo part with fluency and expression.
• Perform in a group maintaining a part independently of other individuals/groups.
• Compose, arrange and improvise music, developing ideas within musical structure.
• Revise their compositions and notate them appropriately for subsequent performance.
• Listen with understanding to a wide variety of music with increasing complexity, identifying and discriminating within musical elements and demonstrate knowledge of different forms of notation.
• Show knowledge of the historical development of music and an understanding of a range of musical traditions from different periods and cultures.
• Show a knowledge and understanding of a range of individual musical works and appraise particular performances, live or recorded.