Music

During key stage 3, pupils deepen and extend their own musical interests and skills, performing and composing in different styles. They work individually and in groups, and learn to become aware of the different contributions and roles of each member of the group.

Children are taught to:

• perform and compose music in different styles
• work on their own and in groups of different sizes
• explore music in different styles and traditions
• listen critically, working out:
• how and why the music was composed
• what other types of music might have influenced it

At the end of Key Stage 3 (age 14), most children are able to:

• pick out the characteristics of different styles of music
• recognise how one type of music can influence another
• re-create, compose and improvise music in different styles
• use suitable musical notation when planning or revising compositions
• use musical features (such as tempo and timbre) confidently and expressively in their performances
• make changes to their own performance to fit in better with a group performance
• explore how venue, occasion and performance affect the way music is created, performed and heard
• improve their own and others' work