Music and Drama Integration concepts including:

• How music can enhance dramatic scenes
• The relationship between music and narrative
• How musical elements support storytelling
• The importance of timing in dramatic scoring

Compositional Elements including:

• How to create mood through music
• Ways to represent character musically
• Development techniques for musical ideas
• Different approaches to scene underscoring

Musical Development Concepts including:

• How to sustain musical ideas
• Ways to develop initial musical material
• Understanding of tempo changes
• Use of dynamics for dramatic effect

Technical Understanding including:

• Appropriate instrument selection
• Basic texture building
• How to layer musical ideas
• Role of different musical elements in creating mood

Composition Skills:

• Create appropriate musical ideas for specific scenes
• Select suitable instruments for dramatic effect
• Develop initial ideas through tempo/dynamic changes
• Structure music to match dramatic action
• More able: Create complex, multi-layered compositions

Development Skills:

• Sustain musical ideas effectively
• Apply appropriate development techniques
• Modify compositions based on dramatic needs
• Show progression within musical ideas
• More able: Create technically demanding developments

Collaborative Skills:

• Work effectively in composition groups
• Switch between composer and actor roles
• Provide constructive feedback to peers
• Respond to direction and suggestions
• More able: Lead group composition process

Evaluation Skills:

• Analyze effectiveness of musical choices
• Assess how music enhances drama
• Use WWW/EBI format effectively
• Suggest specific improvements
• More able: Evaluate technical and creative elements

Film Music Concepts including:

• What 'Mickey Mousing' technique is and its historical context
• How music enhances visual action in cartoons
• The relationship between music and characterization
• The role of music in storytelling through animation

Character Theme Understanding including:

• How musical elements can represent character traits
• Ways to develop character themes
• How themes can interact musically
• The concept of musical motifs

Musical Elements in Film Music including:

• How dynamics support visual action
• Use of tempo to enhance movement
• Role of pitch in character representation
• How texture can create atmosphere

Historical Context including:

• Early animation music practices
• Development of synchronised sound in cartoons
• Traditional cartoon scoring techniques
• Purpose of music in silent era animation

Composition Skills:

• Create distinctive character themes
• Match musical ideas to specific actions
• Apply 'Mickey Mousing' techniques
• Develop themes appropriate to characters
• More able: Create complex character interactions through music

Development Skills:

• Implement musical elements effectively
• Modify themes to match action
• Create clear musical narratives
• Time music to visual events
• More able: Layer multiple musical ideas simultaneously

Analytical Skills:

• Identify specific uses of music in cartoons
• Use appropriate musical vocabulary
• Evaluate effectiveness of musical choices
• Provide constructive peer feedback
• More able: Analyze complex musical-visual relationships

Performance Skills:

• Perform composed ideas accurately
• Present work to the class
• Participate in singing medley
• Maintain timing with visual elements
• More able: Perform solo sections with confidence

Musical Context including:

• Historical background of Reggae music
• Cultural significance of Reggae
• Origins in Jamaica
• Influence on modern music styles

Musical Features of Reggae including:

• Syncopated rhythmic patterns
• Off-beat chord patterns
• Role of different instruments
• Importance of bass lines
• Characteristic chord progressions

Performance Elements including:

• Understanding of syncopation
• How to create reggae 'feel'
• Role of vocal style in reggae
• Importance of group performance
• How backing vocals work

Technical Understanding including:

• Chord structures used in reggae
• How to adapt songs to reggae style
• Relationship between rhythm and chords
• Role of different instruments in texture

Performance Skills:

• Play syncopated chord patterns
• Maintain steady reggae rhythm
• Perform vocals in appropriate style
• Work with backing tracks
• More able: Perform without backing track support

Instrumental Skills:

• Play basic chord progressions
• Coordinate right and left hands on keyboard
• Add appropriate reggae feel to playing
• Maintain steady rhythm patterns
• More able: Add bass lines or additional instrumental parts

Ensemble Skills:

• Work effectively in groups
• Coordinate between players
• Balance different parts
• Maintain own part independently
• More able: Lead group performances

Musical Understanding Skills:

• Identify reggae characteristics in listening
• Apply reggae style to different songs
• Understand role of different parts
• Make appropriate stylistic choices
• More able: Adapt arrangements showing stylistic awareness

Melodic Construction Concepts including:

• How melodies relate to chord progressions
• The 'play one, miss one' method of chord building
• How to select appropriate notes from chords
• The relationship between melody and lyrics

Song Structure Understanding including:

• What makes a parody song
• How verses and choruses work
• The importance of maintaining themes
• How to develop variations in repeated sections

Musical Theory including:

• Basic chord construction
• How to sustain and develop melodies
• The relationship between bass lines and chords
• Different accompaniment patterns

Lyric Writing Concepts including:

• How to maintain consistent themes
• Relationship between syllables and melody
• Verse/chorus structure in lyrics
• How to adapt existing songs

Composition Skills:

• Create melodies using notes from given chords
• Develop and sustain melodic ideas
• Write lyrics that fit existing melodies
• Create parody versions of known songs
• More able: Integrate melody into chord patterns

Performance Skills:

• Play melodies over backing tracks
• Perform bass lines or chord patterns
• Combine different musical parts in pairs
• Present parody songs to the class
• More able: Play both melody and chords simultaneously

Development Skills:

• Modify melodies to fit new lyrics
• Sustain themes throughout a song
• Create variations on existing melodies
• Work collaboratively in groups
• More able: Create complex arrangements combining multiple elements

Creative Skills:

• Write appropriate lyrics for parodies
• Adapt existing songs creatively
• Maintain consistent themes
• Show originality in approach
• More able: Create sophisticated parodies with musical and lyrical creativity

Blues Context and History including:

• Origins of Blues music
• Cultural significance and links to slave trade
• How Blues influenced modern music
• Key characteristics of Blues style

Blues Musical Elements including:

• 12-bar Blues structure and progression
• Blues scale and note choices
• Walking bass patterns
• Role of improvisation in Blues

Blues Lyrical Conventions including:

• Call and response structure
• AAB lyric pattern
• Traditional Blues themes
• Importance of personal expression

Technical Understanding including:

• Structure of Blues chords
• Blues scale construction
• Chord progression patterns
• Rhythmic characteristics of Blues

Performance Skills:

• Play the 12-bar Blues progression
• Perform Blues walking bass lines
• Create and perform Blues-style melodies
• Work with others in Blues performances
• More able: Improvise within Blues structure

Composition Skills:

• Write lyrics in Blues style
• Create melodic lines using Blues scale
• Develop call and response patterns
• Structure verses using AAB pattern
• More able: Combine original lyrics with Blues improvisation

Analytical Skills:

• Identify Blues characteristics in music
• Recognize 12-bar progression
• Understand cultural context
• Evaluate Blues performances
• More able: Analyze how Blues influences modern music

Technical Skills:

• Play Blues chord progression accurately
• Maintain steady Blues rhythm
• Use Blues scale appropriately
• Coordinate with other performers
• More able: Add stylistic embellishments

• Understanding the purpose and features of BandLab
• Knowing what a MIDI editor is and how it can be used to compose
• Recognising melody structure and how it functions in a piece of music
• Understanding the layout and components of the BandLab interface
• Identifying different instrumental parts in a track (e.g., bassline, vocals)
• Knowing what an audio file is and how it differs from MIDI
• Understanding the basics of track mixing and sonic balance
• Knowing how to structure a full track with different musical layers
• Awareness of musical success criteria (concern to superior above standard)
• Understanding the value of evaluation and reflection in music production

• Logging in and navigating BandLab independently
• Opening and creating a new studio project
• Using the MIDI editor to input and edit melodies
• Using templates to inspire musical ideas
• Listening and appraising peer work
• Constructing a musical arrangement from given loops/samples
• Mixing tracks – adjusting levels, panning, and applying effects
• Mastering a project for a more polished sound
• Selecting and refining a project for assessment
• Giving and receiving peer feedback constructively