Music

Welcome To King Edward VI Music Department

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, and life to everything.” Plato   

KEVI music department is housed in purpose-built beacon building consisting of three large classrooms (including computer suite), ensemble room, recording studio and 6 practice rooms.

Music tuition letter 2017/2018

Music Staff

Mr. I. Jamieson – Head of Music

Miss E. Bowen – Teacher of Music

(click here to link to our visiting instrumental teachers)

Coursework Information and Deadlines

The Curriculum

Our curriculum philosophy is to provide every child with enjoyable, engaging and “hands-on” musical experiences.

Years 7 – 8

Current curriculum provision is 3 hours of music per fortnight. The scheme of work offers inclusive opportunities for singing, keyboard, percussion, ukulele/guitar playing. Students are taught to compose their own music and how to record and store their ideas using either Casio Multi-tracking keyboards or Gargeband or Reason software. Students follow a rich and diverse programme of study as listed below:

Units of work

Year 7	Year 8
Keyboard skills (continued throughout KS3) Elements of Music (performance at Lichfield Cathedral) The Four Chord Trick (introduction to ukulele playing) Scary Music Fanfares Rap Project (includes library wider learning   project)	The Blues (1)    (performing, improvising and composing your own Blues piece) Guitar Unit 1 Dance Music (1) (group arrangement of an   English Morris dance ) Dance Music (2)  (the 19th Century Viennese   Waltz) Guitar unit 2 Ensemble performance – Britpop

Year 9

Current curriculum provision is one hour per week. Students opt for GCSE music at the end of this course.

Year 9

Reggae   Variations – composition   Variations – performance   Film Music (performing film repertoire, compositional skills)   Film (2 – ICT project: write the film score to a given film clip)

 

Curriculum Photoboard

 

 

 

 

 

KS4 Curriculum

The Edexcel GCSE music specification is made up of 30% performing (one solo and one ensemble), 30% composing (2 compositions linked to Areas of Study) and 40% listening paper (linked to Areas of Study- see below).

AS Music

The Edexcel music specification consists of 30% performing (recital 5-8 mins), 30% composing (one scored composition to a chosen brief including written sleeve note) and 40% written paper (aural, set work essays (Instrumental/Vocal Music) and harmony questions.

Click here to exam board page

Click here to access examples of student work

A2 Music

The Edexcel music specification consists of 30% performing (recital 10-12 mins), 30% composing (one scored composition to a given brief) and 40% written paper (aural, set work essays on Applied Music and Instrumental Music ).

Extra-Curricular

The school’s extra-curricular provision is diverse and exciting. There are over 200 students involved in the extra-curricular music activities listed below:

School Orchestra (grade 4+)

Jazz Band

Senior Choir

Junior Choir (yr 7-9)

Fuse Band (parts written for students of all levels)

Flute Choir

String Group

Percussion Ensemble

Barbershop

Barbieshop

Chamber Choir

Guitar Ensemble

Annual Events

School Dedication Day Service

PTFA Christmas Fayre

Annual Carol Service Lichfield Cathedral

Charity Carolling

Rotary Concert at Garrick Theatre

School Musical Theatre Production with Drama Dept.

Spring Concert (Bader Hall)

Transition Singing Day

Summer Concert

Concert Photo Board (click here)

School Orchestra Annual Carol Service (Lichfield Cathedral) Dec. 2014

G & T Music Students Workshop – Get Caribbean 2014

Cathedral Carol Service – Fanfare Processional

Please see the Music tution letter regarding instrumental tuition.