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Level 1 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will participate in activities related to sound and music.

1.1 I can recognise and explore how sounds can be made and changed [1]

1.2 I can use my voice in different ways such as speaking, singing and chanting [2]

1.3 I can perform with awareness of others [3]

1.4 I can repeat short rhythmic and melodic patterns [4]

1.5 I can create and choose sounds in response to given starting points [5]

1.6 I can respond to different moods in music [6]

1.7 I can recognise well-defined changes in sounds [7]

1.8 I can identify simple repeated patterns [8]

1.9 I can take account of musical instructions [9]

Level 2 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will organise sounds musically improving their own work.

1.1 I can explore the organisation of sounds [11]

1.2 I can sing with a sense of the shape of the melody [12]

1.3 I can perform simple patterns and accompaniments keeping to a steady pulse [13]

1.4 I can choose carefully and order sounds within simple structures such as beginning, middle and end [14]

1.5 I can choose and order sounds in response to given starting points [15]

1.6 I can represent sounds with symbols [16]

1.7 I can identify how musical elements can be used to create different moods and effects [17]

1.8 I can improve my own work [18]

Level 3 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will recognise and explore the ways sounds can be combined and used expressively.

1.1 I can sing in tune and with expression [20]

1.2 I can perform rhythmically simple parts that use a limited range of notes [21]

1.3 I can improvise repeated patterns [22]

1.4 I can combine several layers of sound with awareness of the combined effect [23]

1.5 I can identify how different musical elements are combined and used expressively [24]

1.6 I can make improvements to my own work, commenting on the intended effect [25]

Level 4 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will identify and explore the relationship between sounds and how music reflects different intentions.

1.1 I can perform by ear and from simple notations [27]

1.2 I can maintain my own part with awareness of how different parts fit together to achieve an overall effect [28]

1.3 I can improvise melodic and rhythmic phrases as part of a group performance [29]

1.4 I can compose by developing ideas within musical structures [30]

1.5 I can describe, compare and evaluate different kinds of music [31]

1.6 I can use appropriate musical vocabulary [32]

1.7 I can suggest improvements to my own and others’ work [33]

1.8 I can comment on how musical intentions have been achieved [34]

Level 5 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will put their music into context including performance, composition and appreciation.

1.1 I can identify and explore a range of musical devices [36]

1.2 I can identify how music reflects time, place and culture [37]

1.3 I can perform significant parts from memory and from notations [38]

1.4 I can lead others, take a solo part or provide rhythmic support [39]

1.5 I can improvise melodic and rhythmic material within given structures [40]

1.6 I can use a variety of notations to compose music for different occasions using appropriate musical devices [41]

1.7 I can analyse and compare musical features [42]

1.8 I can evaluate how venue, occasion and purpose affect the way music is created, performed and heard [43]

1.9 I can refine and improve my work [44]

Level 6 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will contribute to making music expressively, cooperating with others across a range of styles.

1.1 I can identify and explore the different processes and contexts of selected musical styles, genres and traditions [46]

1.2 I can select and make expressive use of tempo, dynamics, phrasing and timbre [47]

1.3 I can make subtle adjustments to fit my own part within a group performance [48]

1.4 I can improvise and compose in different styles and genres [49]

1.5 I can sustain and develop musical ideas using harmonic and non-harmonic devices [50]

1.6 I can plan and achieve a range of musical effects [51]

1.7 I can plan, revise and refine material using relevant notation [52]

1.8 I can analyse, compare and evaluate how music reflects the contexts in which it is created, performed and heard [53]

1.9 I can make improvements to my own and others’ work in the light of the chosen style [54]

Level 7 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will demonstrate a discrinating approach to identifying, selectiing and making music.

1.1 I can discriminate between musical conventions in, and influences on, selected styles, genres and traditions [56]

1.2 I can perform in different styles, making significant contributions to the ensemble and using relevant notations [57]

1.3 I can create coherent compositions drawing on internalised sounds [58]

1.4 I can adapt, improvise, develop, extend and discard musical ideas within given and chosen musical structures, styles, genres and traditions [59]

1.5 I can evaluate, and make critical judgements about, the use of musical conventions and other characteristics and how different contexts are reflected in their own and others’ work [60]

Level 8 Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will exploit the characteristics and expressive potential of music, by performing, improvising and composing to good effect.

1.1 I can select musical resources on the basis of style, genre and tradition [62]

1.2 I can perform, improvise and compose extended works with a sense of direction and shape, both within melodic and rhythmic phrases and overall form [63]

1.3 I can explore different styles, genres and traditions, working by ear and by making accurate use of appropriate notations [64]

1.4 I can follow and challenge musical conventions [65]

1.5 I can discriminate between musical styles, genres and traditions, commenting on the relationship between the music and its cultural context, justifying my judgements [66]

Level 9 Exceptional Performance Unit 1 - Music

1. The learner will demonstrate a mature and discriminating approach to music, confidently expressing their own ideas and feelings through composition, performance and appreciation.

1.1 I can discriminate between and develop different interpretations of music [68]

1.2 I can express my own ideas and feelings in a developing personal style [69]

1.3 I can exploit instrumental and vocal possibilities [70]

1.4 I can give convincing performances demonstrating empathy with other performers [71]

1.5 I can compose music that demonstrates a coherent development of ideas, consistency of style and a degree of individuality [72]

1.6 I can comment on how and why changes occur within selected traditions, including the particular contribution of significant performers and composers [73]