GRADE 6 MUSIC

Music should not be a passive experience. It should be an active ‘hands-on’ experience where students learn through involvement. The Music programme will give students an opportunity to develop a love for and an appreciation of music. Students will study a wide variety of musical styles, musical cultures and musical periods of history. Opportunities are given for both solo and group work.

1. Rhythmic Patterns

• rhythm
  
• rhythmic compositions
  
• duration
  
• regular and irregular patterns
  

2. Keyboard

• basic keyboard skills
  
• keyboard experimentation
  
• music alphabet
  
• simple melodies
  

3. Theory

• music theory basics
  
• note values
  
• naming notes
  
• time signatures
  
• composition
  

4. History of Western Music - Medieval Music

• history
  
• characteristics
  
• instruments
  
• composers
  
• timeline from medieval to modern music
  
• composition of eras
  

5. Instruments of the Orchestra

• the orchestral family
  
• timbre
  
• history
  
• composition