Core Knowledge and Skills

• Purcell – Sonata for trumpet and strings in D major Z.850
• Vivaldi – Flute concerto in D Il Gardellino op.10 no.3 RV428
• Bach – Violin concerto in A minor BWV1041

Composition/Performance

• Composition exercises

• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro k.492: Act 1 – overture
• No.1 Duettino (Figaro and Susanna, including following recitative)
• No.3 Cavatina (Figaro, including the previous recitative)
• No.4 Aria (Bartolo)
• No.5 Duettino (Susanna and Marcellina)
• No.6 Aria (Cherubino)
• No.7 Terzetto (Susanna, Basilio, Count)
• No.9 Aria (Figaro)

Composition/Performance

• Composition exercises
• Set brief practice
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Chopin – Ballade no.2 in F major op. 38
• Chopin – Nocturne in E minor op.72 no. 1
• Brahms – Intermezzo in A major op. 118 no. 2
• Brahms – Ballade in G minor op.118 no. 3
• Grieg – Norwegian march op.54 no. 2
• Grieg - Notturno op. 54 no. 4

Composition/Performance

• Free brief coursework completion
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Telemann – Flute and Violin concertos
• Vivaldi – Bassoon and Violoncello concertos

Composition/Performance

• Free brief coursework completion
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Stevie Wonder – For once in my life, Signed, sealed, delivered, Superstition, You are the sunshine of my life, Sir Duke
• Muse – Stockholm Syndrome, Supermassive black hole, Uprising, Supremacy
• Beyonce – Crazy in Love, Listen, Single Ladies, Best Thing I Never Had

Composition/Performance

• Free brief coursework completion
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi, River
• Daft Punk – Around the World, One More Time
• Labrinth – Earthquake, Express Yourself

Composition/Performance

• Free brief coursework deadline
• Mock exam recital

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Hans Zimmer – Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack, Inception, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Rises, Rain Man, The Lion King
• Michael Giacchino – Call of Duty Main Theme, Up Theme, The Incredibles Main Theme, Mission Impossible III
• Bernard Herrmann – Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, Taxi Driver

Composition/Performance

• Set brief composition completion
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Thomas Newman – American Beauty, Skyfall, Spectre, Saving Mr Banks, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo
• Nobuo Uematsu – Final Fantasy Game Themes, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon

Composition/Performance

• Set brief composition completion
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Recaps of Baroque Solo Concerto, The Operas of Mozart and The Piano Music of Chopin, Greig and Brahms
• Aural dictation practice
• Wider listening practice
• Essay practice

Composition/Performance

• Set brief composition completion
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Recaps of Beyonce, Muse and Stevie Wonder.
• Aural dictation practice
• Wider listening practice
• Essay practice

Composition/Performance

• Set brief coursework deadline.
• Performance practice out of lessons

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Recaps of Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino and Bernard Hermann
• Aural dictation practice
• Wider listening practice
• Essay practice