This complete KS3 Year 7 Music Foundations Unit provides everything needed to deliver a high-quality, fully sequenced introductory music curriculum, carefully designed to build musical literacy, performance confidence, and compositional understanding. The unit is ideal for specialist and non-specialist teachers, offering clear structure, explicit modelling, retrieval practice, assessment, and progression mapping, ensuring strong musical outcomes for all learners. The scheme develops students’ understanding of: Rhythm & beat Note values (crotchets, minims, quavers, semiquavers) Treble clef & pitch reading Keyboard orientation Dynamics & tempo Musical expression Compositional thinking All lessons are fully planned, resourced and classroom-tested, supporting high engagement, clear progression, and strong musical outcomes.