Music, Dance & Drama

Curriculum Champion

Miss Hogan

Subject Leader

Mr Beavon

Curriculum Intent

Our Music, Dance & Drama curriculum is designed to offer students engaging and relevant experiences within the creative subjects. The main purpose of the curriculum is to support students in developing a love of learning within Music, Dance & Drama, developing a culturally rich and diverse programme of study which is routed in mutual respect and understanding, whilst preparing students for further studies beyond The Grange Academy.

Curriculum Maps

All Through Music, Drama & Dance

Primary Skills Progression

Learning Journeys

Drama and Dance

Knowledge Organisers

Dance

Key Stage 4 - Component 2: Dance Focus

Drama

Year 7 Half-term 1: Film scripted performances

Year 7 Half-term 2-3: Physical Theatre

Year 7 Half-term 5: Superheroes

Year 8 Half-term 1: Storytelling

Year 8 Half-term 2: Cyberbullying

Year 8 Half-term 3: Physical Theatre

Year 9 Half-term 1-2: 1917

Music

All Years

Instrumental Families

Introducing Notation

Keys, Scales & Chords

Melody, Harmony & Rhythm

Musical Elements

Note lengths & Rests

Time signatures & Meters

Key Stage 3

Year 7

Half -term 1: Find your voice

Half-term 2: Families of the Orchestra

Half-term 2: The Orchestra and Timbre

Half-term 2: Keyboard Skills

Half-term 3: Folk Music

Half-term 3: Folk Music - Jamaican

Half-term 3: Folk Music 2

Half-term 4: Theme & Variation

Half-term 5: Video Game Music

Half-term 5: Video Game Music

Half-term 6: Ensemble

Year 8

Half-term 1: Axis of Awesome

Half-term 2: The Blues

Half-term 2: RnB

Half-term 4: African Music

Half-term 5: Film & Music

Half-term 5: Film & Music 2

Half-term 5: Film & Music 3

Half-term 5: Film & Music 4

Half term 5: Film & Music 5

Half-term 6: Political messages, song writing & homework

Year 9

Half-term 1: Battle of the bands - all about the bass

Half-term 1: Battle of the bands - chords

Half-term 1: Battle of the bands - key signatures

Half-term 2: Political messages - songwriting & homework

Half-term 2: Political messages - hooks & riffs

Half-term 3: Proms

Half-term 3: Proms 2

Half-term 4: EDM

Half-term 5: Samba

Half-term 5 - Samba homework

Half-term 5: Samba 2

Half-term 6: Spotlight - solo performance

Half-term 6: Spotlight - what makes a good song

Key Stage 4

Unit 1: Exam

Exam Knowledge Organisers

Unit 1: Organisations

Unit 1: Companies

Unit 1: Employment

Unit 1: Publishing

Unit 7: Sequencing