Music: The Cup Song!
Key Stage Two enjoyed the sun this week during our outdoor music lesson! The children worked in groups to learn and perform the famous cup song from Pitch Perfect! They showed real perseverance and love to their peers during the process. Fantastic Key Stage Two!
Making Motifs!
Class Two and Three had a great music lesson where they worked in groups to create motifs. Well done!
Music
This week in music Class Two and Three explored ballads together. They listened to well-known examples, identified features and investigated how emotions can be heard through music. By working together, the children performed Space Oddity by David Bowie based on a given emotion and their…
Music - Ballads
In Music this week, Class Three joined Class Two to learn about ballads in music. They considered emotions within the lesson and how different feelings can be shown through the same piece of music. The children performed their pieces to the class and guessed the emotions correctly of their…
Drumming workshop
We were very lucky to have a visit from Rhythm City and took part in a drumming workshop with a range of percussion instruments.
Music - Johann Pachelbel
In Music this week, Class Three continued their learning about Baroque. The children learned about the famous German composer, Johann Pachelbel and his development of the musical form, the canon. We practiced playing the parts of the canon using glockenspiels (part 1 was particularly challenging!)…
Live Music Performance!
This week, we were very lucky to be joined by Entrust for a live music performance! The children were extremely happy to see Mr Moon back. The theme this year was a journey into space. We learned about how each of the instruments worked and what family each instrument belongs to. We listened to…
Music - Using the Pentatonic Scale
Class 2 have been writing and performing their own music, using the pentatonic scale.
Music - listening to Fingal’s Cave
In Music this week, Class Three appraised a classical composer (Felix Mendelssohn) and created a dramatic reading, using the words and phrases that came to mind when listening to Fingal’s Cave. After that, we learned more about dynamics and pitch along with the role of the conductor in an…
