Year 7

• Night and day – exploring the elements of music such as tempo, pitch, duration and timbre
• Keyboard skills – reading staff notation and practice skills
• The music of China – exploring the pentatonic scale

Year 8

• Music and Space – exploring Gustav Holst’s planet suite
• Remixes – Pachelbel’s Canon
• The Music of India – exploring ragas and mood

Year 9

• Soundtracks – creating the music for the James Bond trailer
• Fanfares – creating music for special occasions
• Popular Music – creating a cover version