Grade Term Unit no Unit name Period Date Date

8.1.1 National anthem and school anthem 03

1.1 Sounds of nature and man made 04
1.2 Events that associate music 02
6.1 Key board 02
6.2.1 Name the signs and symbols 01
1st term

6.2.2 The Great staff 02

6.2.3 Different clefs in the staff 02
6.2.4 The notes of the treble clef 02
6.2.5 The notes of the bass clef 02
8.2.2 Singing children songs 03
4.1.1 Learning the correct technique of playing instrument (Recorder) 02
4.1.2 Play G, A, B on the recorder 04

7.1.1 Respond to different rhythm 02

7.2.1 Make improvise instruments 02
7.3.1 Respond to different rhythm using improvise instruments 02
3.1.1 Music of the great masters and the present day (jazz and pop) 02
3.1.2 Old songs and new songs 02
2nd term

6.3.1 Note values (time name) and corresponding rests from semi breve to quaver 03
Grade 6

6.4.1 Simple time signature / clap simple duple and triple 04

4.1.3 Play simple melodies (Recorder) 01
4.2.1 Play finger exercise 03
4.2.2 Play short melodies in piano 04
2.1.1 Sri Lankan drums 02
2.2.1 Sound production of getaberaya 02

3.2.1 Different between waltz and march 01

3.2.2 React appropriately 03
5.1.1 Name the main section of the orchestra 02
5.2.1 Maintain the recorder and melodica hygienic conditions. 01
5.3.1 High and low sound demonstrate 02
8.2.2 Singing children songs 03
3rd term

6.5.1 Describe what a scale is dummy key board 04

6.6.1 Singing interval 3rd 5th 01
6.7.1 Happy sad sound major minor 03
6.8.1 Italian terms (singing dynamics) 01
6.8.2 Legato and staccato 02
4.1.3 Play simple melodies (Recorder) 01
Grade Term Unit no Unit name Period Date Date
8.1.1 Vocal exercise 03
8.2.1 Singing familiar songs 03
1.1 Music related to different religions 02
1.1.2 Music at place of worship 01
1.2.1 High and low sound 02
6.1.1 Notes up to one ledger line above and below the clef 01
1st term

6.1.2 Notation 01
6.2.1 Tone and semitone 02
6.2.2 Inflection of notes 02
8.2.2 Singing rounds 03
4.1.1a Play simple melodies G – D on recorder 01
4.1.1b Play simple melodies G - E 01
4.1.2 Melodies on the piano G – G 02

7.1.1 Respond to music with movement 01

7.1.2 Percussion and band performance 02
2.1.1 Folk songs, Bila and virindu 03
2nd term

3.1.1 Baroque Period 04

3.3.1 Minuet, solo, duet, trio 06
6.10.1 Terms and signs 02
Grade 7

6.3.1 Value names notes and rests Breve to quaver 03

6.4.1 Simple time signatures 04
6.12.1 Pitch and loudness of sound 03

3.2.1 Composition of baroque period 03

5.1.1 Different section of the orchestra 02
5.2.1 Percussion instruments in band 04
8.2.3 Sight singing 03
6.5.1 Simple duple and triple 04
6.6.1 Major scales 03
6.6.2 Degrees of scales technical names 02
6.7.1 Simple intervals 2nd, 3rd, 4th , 5th and 8ves 02
3rd term

6.7.2 Harmonic and melodic intervals 02

6.8.1 Short and long phrases, binary forms 05
6.9.1 Tonic triads C , G, F majors 04
6.11.1 Transpose octave higher or lower same clef 01
Grade Term Unit no Unit name Period Date Date
8.1.3 Singing
8.1.4 Singing
1.1.1 Environmental Sound - Naming and identifying singing of birds and music related to Nature 03
2.1.1 Sri Lankan Music - Getaberaya, Davula, Udakkiya, Thammattama, Rabana, Bummadiya (kala bera) 02
4.1.1a Recorder - Playing notes from M.C to 4th space E including F sharp on a recorder. 03
4.1.1b Playing simple melodies 03
1st term

3.1.1 History of Music - Classical Period / L.V. Beethoven (Detail), F.J. Haydn (Detail), W.A. Mozart (Detail) 02
3.2.1 Compositions of the Classical Period Composers 02
4.2.1 Playing simple melodies on the piano 02
6.1.1 Notes up to 2 ledger lines above and below the clefs 02
8.1.1 Singing scales and intervals 01
8.1.2 Sight singing 01
5.2.1 Basic structure and chords of a guitar. 03

8.1.1 Singing scales and intervals 01

8.1.2 Sight singing 01
8.1.3 Vocal exercises 02
8.1.4 Singing old favorite and calypso songs 01
6.2.1 Inflection of notes, Enharmonic equivalents. 04
2nd term

6.3.1 Chromatic and diatonic semi tones 02

Grade 8

6.4.1 The dot and tie 02

6.5.1a All simple time signatures including triplet 06
6.5.1b Simple duple and compound duple 04
6.6.1 Major scales – C G D A E B F Bb Eb Ab Db with and without key signature. Play A Bb B C D Scales 12
6.7.1 Major minor perfect intervals 04
6.10.1 Transposes a phrase an octave higher or lower from treble to bass and vice versa 04

8.1.1 Singing scales and intervals 02

8.1.2 Sight singing 03
8.1.3 Vocal exercises 02
8.1.4 Singing old favorite and calypso songs 01
5.1.1 The instruments of the string section of the orchestra 04
3.3.1 Chamber music compositions - Solo to Quintet 04
3rd term

6.8.1 Major and minor triads in specific scales 03

6.9.1 Ternary form 03
6.9.2 Terms 01
6.11.1 Pitch and power in sound 02
4.1.2 Playing simple melodies on the piano 01
7.1.1 React to music 03
Grade Term Unit no Unit name Period Date Date
8.1.3 Popular song singing 01
1.1.1 Programme music based on environment 03
2.1.1 Conversion of oriental notation to western notation 03
2.2.1 Folk music 04
2.3.1 Light songs of sri lanka 02
4.1.1 Recorder – play simple melodies 06
1st term

4.2.1 Piano – play simple melodies 08

6.1.1 Notes up to three ledger lines/ transposing octave higher and lower to different clefs 02
7.1.1 React to music - clapping 06
7.1.2 React to music – recognizing time signature 02
7.1.3 React to music – clapping by reading 03
8.1.1 Singing intervals 02
8.1.3 Popular song singing 01

6.2.1 All simple time signatures 02

6.2.2 Compound duple time signatures including duplet 02
6.4.1 The harmonic minor scales up to five sharps 04
6.5.1 Concordant intervals 03
2nd term

8.1.2 Singing scales 02

6.6.1 Primary triads of major and minor keys in root positions and inversions 05
Grade 9

3.1.1 The Romantic period 01

3.1.2 Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Verdi 06
3.1.3 Compositions of composers 01
8.1.4 Popular song singing 01

3.2.1 Ballet, Concerto and Overture 03

5.1.1 Instruments of orchestra – wood wind section 04
5.2.1 The mechanism of the piano 03
6.3.1 Ornaments (Appoggiatura, Mordent) 04
6.7.1 Simple rondo form 04
6.8.1 Terms and signs 03
7.2.1 Writing rhythmic patterns known and unknown 02
7.2.2 Composing melody of four bars 03
3rd term

8.1.4 Popular song singing 01

Grade Term Unit no Unit name Period Date Date
1.1 Compositions based on programme music 02
6.1 Write alto and tenor clefs 02
6.2 Transpose treble – alto, Bass – tenor and vice versa 02
4.1 Recorder 03
3.1 Mendelssohn, Wagner, Brahms, Debussy and Ravel and their compositions 03
8.3 Singing musical songs 01
6.9 Variation form 03
1st term

2.1 Nadagam, Nurthi 02

2.2 Difference between Nadagam and nurthi 01
2.3 Identify and sing songs of nurthi nadagam 01
7.3 Aural test, clapping and singing by hearing 02
7.4 Beating time in all simple times and compound duple time 01
7.5 Clapping rhythm by reading score 02
6.5 Melodic minor scales with and without key signatures 02
4.2 Piano 03

6.6 Intervals and their inversions/ recognize intervals hearing 04

6.8.1 Triads, inversions 01
6.8.2 Triads listening 01
6.3 Turn and invert turn 02
Grade 10

2nd term

6.4 Adding rest, bar lines doubling and halfling the value, convert compound to simple and vice versa 02
8.3 Singing musical songs 01
6.10.1 Introduce four-part harmony 02
6.10.2 Chords in close score 01
6.11 Perfect and imperfect cadences 02
6.12 Duplets and triplet exercise 02
8.2 Sings vocal exercise 01

5.1 Name the instruments of brass section of the orchestra 01

5.2 Describe the tone production of the brass instruments 02
5.3 The Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba (sound recognizing) 02
5.4 Name the instruments of drum kit 01
5.5 Attending live orchestral concert and discuss 03
3.2 Symphony, Opera, Oratorio, Lieder 04
3rd term

4.3 Play triads 03

8.1 Sight sing from score 02
8.2 Sings vocal exercise 01
8.3 Singing musical songs 01
7.1 Writing rhythm patterns of familiar common songs 04
7.2 Writing mono tone to given words 02
Grade Term Unit no Unit name Period Date Date
1.1.1 Effects of music – Environmental music 01
1.2.1 Compositions based on environment – Sri lankan songs 03
2.1.1 Vannam, Prashashthi , Raga ( Bilawal, Bhupali) 02
2.3.1 Name of vannam , Gajaga , Thuranga and Ukussa Vannam 02
3.1.1 Modern period – Gershwin, Britten , Stravinsky , Bartok 06
3.2 Listens and identifies Jazz music, Jazz composers 03
1st term

3.2.2 Computer music , digital keyboard and midi 01

3.3.1 Preludes and fugue sonata 01
5.1.1 Name instrument in each section 01
5.1.2 Describe the instruments in words 01
5.2.1 Jazz band, Brass band , wind band, pop and folk group oriental bands(instruments and hearing) 04
6.2.1 Pentatonic scale 01
8.1.1 Singing scales/ sight singing 03

6.4.1 The resolution of dominant 7th chords 04

6.5.1 Plagal and interrupted cadences 05
Grade 11

6.6.1 Terms and signs 03

7.1.1 Setting the rhythm on a monotone to the given words 02
2nd term

7.2.1 Adding answering phrase to given words 02

7.4.1 Beating time in simple duple, triple, quadruple and compound duple time 02
8.3.1 Singing local and foreign songs 03
4.1.1 Recorder – play melodies and sight read 03
4.2.1 Piano – play melodies and sight read 02
8.2.1 Vocal exercise 01

6.1.1 Trill, Acciaccatura and Arpeggio 03

7.3.1 Aural exercises singing and clapping these melodies 03
7.4.1 Beating time in simple duple, triple, quadruple and compound duple time 01
7.2.1 Adding answering phrase to given words 02
3rd term

4.2.2 Sight read the music in simple and compound time 01

6.3.1 All intervals and inversions 02
8.1.1 Singing scales/ sight singing 03
8.2.1 Vocal exercise 02
8.3.1 Singing local and foreign songs 03