Equip your Year 7 learners with the essential foundations of music notation through this complete 6‑lesson Scheme of Work: Sound With Symbol. Designed with trainee teachers and busy departments in mind, this unit provides everything needed to confidently teach pitch, rhythm, rests, bass clef, and performance skills through accessible, practical keyboard work. This SOW builds musical understanding from the ground up, using clear Big Questions, structured modelling, scaffolded tasks, and high‑quality success criteria to develop both literacy and performance confidence. Students learn how sound becomes symbol—and how to read, interpret, and perform music with accuracy and expression. What’s included: A fully sequenced 6‑lesson unit (including a 2‑lesson performance assessment block) Trainee‑friendly lesson plans with clear modelling, guided practice, and differentiated tasks A complete progression from treble clef pitch reading to bass clef fluency Practical keyboard pieces: Twinkle Twinkle, Star Wars, Yankee Doodle, Happy Birthday Rehearsal frameworks, peer‑feedback systems and WWW/EBI templates A robust performance assessment rubric covering fluency, pitch, rhythm, technique & expression Sentence starters and literacy scaffolds for musical analysis and self‑evaluation Behaviour expectations and routines to support consistent practice Ideal for KS3 music teachers who want a clear, structured approach to notation, or for departments standardising their curriculum. Perfect for trainees, early career teachers, non‑specialists, and any teacher looking to strengthen musicianship through hands‑on, student‑centred learning.