At Key Stage 3 (KS3) students can expect to be challenged in their performance skills from the very beginning using a number of instruments including voice, ukuleles, keyboards and drums. They are introduced to a variety of music and given opportunities to listen, compose and create.
Year 7 | Year 8 | |
---|---|---|
Half term 1 | Baseline assessment: Mahler Symphony No. 1 | Film Music |
Half term 2 | The Voice and Christmas Concert | Baroque Music |
Half term 3 | Chromatics: Flight of the Bumblebee | Blues |
Half term 4 | African Drumming 1 | African Drumming 2 |
Half term 5 | Counting Songs | Pop Music: Decades |
Half term 6 | Ukulele | Pop Music: Decades & Songwriting |
Students will study Music for one hour per week at Key Stage 3.
You can listen to Year 7’s Performance classwork which they completed in autumn 2018:
And here’s an example of some Year 8 film music work on Batman:
At Key Stage 4 (KS4) our students follow the AQA GCSE Music course. The specification can be found here: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/music/gcse/music-8271
The course provides an opportunity to develop and apply musical knowledge and skills through a wide variety of genres with an emphasis on practical music-making.
The subject content is divided into three components:
Post-16, students will be able to move on to A-Level Music and/or Music Technology. From there they can access a plethora of degree courses relating to everything from classical music to jazz, pop, folk, studio engineering and electronic music. Both music and music technology are useful in many career pathways and this GCSE course is an ideal starting point for those considering a career in music.
York Music Service is the primary provider of tuition at Vale of York Academy offering instrumental and vocal lessons for all ages and abilities on a wide range of instruments including voice. Lessons take place during the school day on a rotation and can be differing lengths dependent on need. Students in receipt of Pupil Premium funding, Free School Meals or are looked after children can receive a bursary from the York Music Hub to pay for lessons. Mrs Brady can assist with this.
All students studying Music at GCSE level are advised to seek instrumental or vocal tuition to assist with the 30% performance coursework.
Please speak to Mrs Brady for further information or visit http://www.yorkmusicservice.co.uk/
At present we have Super-8s on a Monday after-school which is a targeted group for keen year 8 musicians. Thursdays is Open music club where students can come and use the music department to practice, play in groups, work on their classwork, complete coursework and share ideas.
A programme of concerts and a whole-school Musical are planned for 2019-20 (see school calendar for further details).
Subject Lead for Music is Mrs Pip Brady who can be contacted by email at p.brady@valeofyorkacademy.org
Mr Eastaugh has another video message for parents, carers and students. Take a look here buff.ly/3bUjAdR
It's Suhsi time! Great skills shown by a Y7 student. Well done Lewis. Really impressed. pic.twitter.com/BNaH…
It is really good to see that some students manage to keep up with the cooking skills. Please send pictures in of your delicious food. House points will be awarded for every entry! pic.twitter.com/1pzm…
Just want to say a massive Thank you to all the Teachers @ValeYorkAcademy for all the hard work they have and are putting in, getting all the lessons together for our Children. Thank you 😊
Join us on Weds 13 Jan for a whistle-stop online tour through some of @UniOfYork's most inspirational and innovative research. ALL WELCOME. YorkTalks - york.ac.uk/yorktalks #YorkIdeas #yorktalks #yorkresearch Pls RT pic.twitter.com/mX93…
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.