Welcome to the Music Department
Introduction
St. Peter’s has an inclusive, vibrant and active department that aims to provide pupils with a practical and well rounded music education. At key stage 3 Music is taught as a separate subject to Years 7, 8 and 9. Pupils in Year 7 receive two 50 minute lessons each week and in Year 8 and 9 they have one lesson per week.
The Department runs a number of extra-curricular activities that currently include KS4 Choir, Karaoke Club, Ukulele Club, & School Band. Pupils of all ages and abilities are encouraged to take part in clubs, performance evenings and productions.
Peripatetic music tuition is provided for a range of instruments in the department by Wigan ITP
Staff:
- Mr D. Costello (Head of Music)
- Ms N. Phillips
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Map
Year 7
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Y7 Baseline test |
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Dance Music (Mac suite) |
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Keyboard Skills/Basic theory |
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Chinese Garden (Mac suite) |
Term 2 |
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Medieval Music/Keyboard Skills |
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Singing Assessment |
Term 3 |
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Rhythm Project |
Year 8
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Baseline |
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Red Riding Hood (Programme music) (Mac suite) |
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My Heart Will Go On (Keyboard skills) |
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Samba (Class performance room) |
Term 2 |
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Mixing project (Mac suite) |
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Ukulele (Class performance room) |
Term 3 |
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Singing Assessment |
Year 9
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Baseline |
Term 1 |
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Blues Music |
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KIWI (Mac Suite) |
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Ragtime Music |
Term 2 |
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Protest Song |
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Performance Assessment |
Term 3 |
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Musical Futures Project |
Assessment Map
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
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Year 8 |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
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Year 9 |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
1 x formative assessment 1x summative assessment |
Key Stage 4 Curriculum Map
GCSE Curriculum Map
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Year 10 |
Performance and basic music theory |
Performance, composition (1) and set piece work (exam) preparation |
Performance & set piece work (exam) preparation |
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Year 11 |
Set piece (exam) preparation & Solo Performance |
Composition (2) , set piece work exam & Ensemble Performance |
Set piece (exam) preparation |
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GCSE Assessment Map
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BTEC Curriculum Map
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BTEC Assessment Map
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The exam board for both GCSE & BTEC is Pearson/Edexcel
Link to specifications
Where does it lead
GCSE Music & BTEC courses at level 2 can lead on to a number of level 3 courses, such as A-Level music, A Level Music technology & level 3 BTEC qualifications.