UK Music Curriculum Key Stage 3

Here is a specific guide to the lessons in O-Generator that will help you cover the music curriculum. Developing an understanding of musical composition, organizing and manipulating ideas within a musical structure. The videos illustrate a few of the steps in each lesson.

UNDERSTANDING BASIC MUSICAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS OF RHYTHM

The Drum Kit
Rhythm Tricks & Licks

EXPLORING POLYPHONIC TEXTURES AND COMPLEX RHYTHMS

The Latin Clave
Samba

EXPLORING CHORDS AND MELODY

Major, Minor, Triads
Major Pentatonic
Minor Pentatonic
Primary Chords

THE BASICS IN SONG WRITING

Creating the Music
Music DNA: Triad, Major and Minor Chords
The Modern Rock and Pop Band

MUSIC GENRES

COMPOSING DANCE MUSIC

Creating a Dance Beat

UNDERSTANDING THE 12 BAR BLUES

12 Bar Blues

LATIN SAMBA

Samba

LATIN CLAVE

The Latin Clave

SALSA

Salsa

AFRICAN SONG

Primary Chords

PLAYING & SINGING REGGAE

One Love (Bob Marley) – Singing
One Love (Bob Marley) – Piano

PLAYING RHYTHMS - LATIN AMERICAN

Latin Clave 3/2 Rhythm
Latin Clave 2/3 Rhythm
Samba Agogo
Samba Carnival

PLAYING INSTRUMENTS - PENTATONIC IMPROVISATION

Backing Tracks

KEYBOARD SKILLS

12 Bar Blues

Composing Dance Music – Creating a Dance Beat

Students learn the foundations behind club-dance music and compose a piece in a similar style. They learn the effect of combining rhythms off and on the beat.

Lesson

Compose Lessons – Modern – Blue Level – Tips & Tricks – Creating a Dance Beat