Music

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Faculty: Creative & Technical
Subject: Music
Subject Leader: Miss C Lyons
Staff and Responsibilities: Ms K Kamrowska– Teacher of Music

Subject Overview

Music at Trinity provides students with many opportunities to perform, create, produce and listen & analyse to music through lessons, extra-curricular clubs and the excellent facilities that we have available. We encourage students to be creative when and wherever they can, in an environment where they feel supported. The KS3 curriculum, KS4 and 5 courses and extra-curricular activities available are provided and tailored to the students’ needs and in every aspect are designed to encourage students to develop confidence and creativity.

Course Content:

Key Stage 3

Year 9 music is based around the 3 disciplines of music; performing, creating and producing. This gives our students access to all areas of the music curriculum wherever their musical strengths lie. Over the year they will do this through development of instrumental skills on a variety of live instruments including keyboard, ukulele and drums and develop knowledge on a DAW (digital audio workstation); Ableton Live 12.

KS4 – Btec Tech Award Level 2 in Music Practice

The course available in year 10 and 11 provides opportunities to perform, create and produce through the study of a variety of genres including reggae, house, blues etc.

All students who choose this course must be able to play an instrument or sing. In preparation all students should be practising regularly in their own time and preferably be having lessons on their chosen instrument or voice.

KS5 – RSL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma for Music Practitioners –

In the 6th Form the music course provides students with an opportunity to experience a wide range of skills that would be suitable for many areas careers in the music industry. The course is tailor made to the students individual needs and will cover a variety of skill development including performance, leading music activities, music technology and preparation for a career in the music industry. (examples of units; Planning for a career in music, Music event management, Leading music-making activity, Rehearsal Skills and Live Music Performance)

All students that choose this course must have GCSE music grade 4 or above, RSL or BTEC Level 2 Merit or above.

Students are also required to be grade 4 standard or above on their chosen instrument or voice. It is helpful if students also have a basic knowledge of music theory or can read music.

Extra-Curricular Opportunities:

Trinity Music Department are very proud of the opportunities given to students to allow their love of music to continue beyond the classroom. We have an annual Christmas Concert, Trinity Pyramid Concert and smaller showcases which are open to all students to audition. Every other year the Performing Arts come together for a Performing Arts Showcase or the school production. Our most recent shows have been The Wiz!, High School Musical and Matilda the Musical Jnr.

Trinity Singers are a group of students from all year groups who share a passion for singing and performing. They rehearse weekly and regularly perform inside school and outside of school at events such as the Big Sing, collaborative concerts with the local choir Tarantara and our annual trip to Alexandra Hospital to carol sing for the patients.