Below you will find an outline of the curriculum content delivered across the year. Please be aware that this is only an outline, and therefore at times content may cut across different half terms or may be moved as required. For a detailed breakdown of what you will be tested on in the assessment windows, please check the year group page.

Year 8 Content
Advent 1Keyboard Module – pitch and rhythm reading skills.
Advent 2Ensemble performance skills
Lent 1Form and Structure of Musical styles
Lent 2Identifying, creating and playing hooks and riffs (repeated patterns) through the keyboard.
Trinity 1All that Jazz – combining rhythms and jazz chord sequences using the keyboard
Trinity 2All that Jazz – combining rhythms and jazz chord sequences