Performing Arts KS4 overview

Year 9

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6

Music Instrumental Skills Instrumental Skills Music Genre Analysis African Drumming Recording Studio Recording Studio
Ensemble Piano Techniques Keywords and Fusion Pieces Project Project
Performance Solo performance Terminology Composition and Log books Log books
Music Theory and Music Theory and Composition and Songwriting Evaluating good Evaluating good
Notation Notation songwriting studio practice studio practice

Year 10

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6

Music Unit 1 The Music Unit 1 The Music Unit 1 The Music Unit 1 The Music Unit 2 – Managing a Unit 2 – Managing a
Industry Industry Industry – Exam sat Industry & Unit 2 – Music Product Music Product
in this term or term 4 Managing a Music
Product Recording a group Recording a group
Exam content – Exam content – Exam content – song. Recording a song. Recording a
Music Venues, Music Industry Jobs Recording, media Exam Revision solo composition solo composition
Health and Safety, Guide, Performance and other roles, Recording a group Specific Job Roles for Specific Job Roles for
Organisations and and Creative Roles, getting a break, how song. Recording a each student. Create each student. Create
Agencies. Management and artists get paid solo composition log book. log book.
Promotion Roles. Specific Job Roles for Promotional Promotional
each student. Create Material. Evaluation Material. Evaluation
Revision and Exam Revision and Exam Revision and Exam log book.
Prep Prep Prep Promotional
Material. Evaluation
 Year 11

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6

Music Unit 5 - Introducing Unit 5 - Introducing Unit 7 – Introducing Unit 7 – Introducing
Music Performance Music Performance Music Sequencing Music Sequencing

What makes a good Video Diary Exploring Music Use music Tidy up any final bits
performance? Log Book Sequencing sequencing software left to do with the
How to Final Performance Techniques. Not to create music. unit 7.
rehearse/practice. Evaluation input and editing. Recording and
Performance. Quantisation. Editing. Intentions.
Create Video Effects. Mixing. End product
Diary/Log Book. bounced down.
Warm ups.