Music: Blog items
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 10:21am
Science day ! First we listened to Gustav Holst- The Planets, Full Suite. We thought about how the song was structure and what ‘personality’ it gave us of the planets. Then we listened to Muse- Starlight.
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 3:01pm
In Music, we have been improving to the song 'You're a Shining Star' using the notes GABCD. We worked in beats of 5 and performed to the rest of the class. We worked hard to stay in time with the music.
Date: 21st Feb 2023 @ 8:05pm
Earlier in the term we did some music around Chinese New Year, we selected the instruments from the percussion trolley to represent the animals and played them loudly and softly.
We have been doing lots of singing of a variety of nursery rhymes including Hey Diddle Diddle, Pop goes the Weasel, Have you ever seen a Penguin come to tea and Baa Baa Black sheep. We have been learning the names of the percussion instruments and learning the vocabulary of beat, tempo (fast and slow) and dynamics (loud and soft).
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 7:01pm
In Music this week we have focussed on using Chrome Music Lab to create our own piece of music. We had to create something that fits in with the theme of disco as this is what we have been listening to.
Date: 17th Jan 2023 @ 1:30pm
We had a great morning learning without pens or writing! We talked about how the music made us feel for the song 'Freedom is Coming', using the vocabulary for the listening mats. We played the glockenspiels and percussion instruments, and performed the accompaniment to the song.
In French we sang and recapped the months of the Year. We cut/stuck the months of the year in order. We spoke in french and started to put together the phrase, 'Mon Anniversaire est...' using the days and months.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 3:50pm
Today we started our new music topic. We began by revisiting the elements of music, including tempo, dymnamics, texture, pulse etc. Then we listened to the song 'Disco Fever' and discussed it together. We broke down the song into how it was arranged (structure) and which instruments were used to create the song. At the end of sesison we began to sing the song - we will continue with learning it next week.
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 10:23am
Nursery put on a super performance at out annual Christmas Sing-along. The children worked so hard to learn a selection of Christmas songs, learnt how to sign along to "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and used a variety of instruments to accompany the songs. It was lovely to see so many parents and grandparents at the sing-along and they even enjoyed a tasty mince pie at the end of the performance.
Date: 2nd Dec 2022 @ 1:33pm
During Music in Year 5 we have been learning lots about the musical vocabulary and how to use it to describe the pieces of music we listen to. We have been composing on Charanga as well as on the musical score using crotchets, minims and quavers. We did a Menti quiz to see what we had learned and began to practise playing Deck the Halls for Christmas on the Glockenspiels.
Year 3 Listening and performing in Music
Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 4:24pm
In Year 3 we have been doing lots of listening and describing with our new Musical Vocabulary mats. We have discussed the key vocabulary and thought about how we can use it to describe the pieces of music that we have listened to. We have improved our use of sentence starters because we now have examples. We have started to think about our Christmas songs and have begun to learn about the musical score, treble clef and time signature. We started to play the glockenspeil to Jingle Bells!
Year 1 Musical Listening and Composing
Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 4:06pm
In Year 1 we have been doing lots of listening to different types of music. We used our new Musical Listening Mats to think about the tempo, pitch and how the music made us feel. We also started composing using Chrome Music Lab and understood that different patterns and marks represent different notes and sounds. We made our own ostinato patterns which repeat. We have been playing percussion instruments in time to the music and learning the names of other common instruments.
Date: 29th Nov 2022 @ 9:40am
Year 6 - Using Music Notepad to Compose
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 7:11pm
We had a great music lesson today. We listened and appraised 'Fanfare for the Common Man' using the vocabulary on our new Music Listening Mats to describe the piece. We then went on to begin composing using the song 'Do What You Want To' as inspiration. We used the Music Notepad on Charanga to drag notes onto the stave. We listened to each other's compositions and provided feedback. We are looking forward to improving our compositions in the next lesson.
Date: 11th Nov 2022 @ 4:04pm
Today in Music, Year 2 focused on their listening and composing skills. We began the lesson by listening to what different instruments sounded like and listened to a variety of songs to try and identify the instruments we could hear, songs included We Will Rock You and Count on Me. Then, we began to compose, playing around with notes to create a sequence to play on the glokenspiels.
Year 6 Playing 'Do What You Want To'
Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 5:57pm
In this week's music lesson we moved on to playing the glockenspeils. After a quick recap of musical notation, we completed an understanding music warm up, which involved listening to and then copying back riffs. We then went on to learn how to play 'Do What You Want To', which is a song we have previously listened to, appraised and learned how to sing. The piece of music was quite fast so we slowed down the tempo to allow us to accurately play the first part of the song.
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 2:03pm
Today we have listened again to the Ghost Parade track and kept time to the beat by moving our bodies. We then used the percussion and xylophones to play a short melody before we began improvising our own patterns using CGE. We also began to learn some of the vocabulary for musical transcription, including sharpes, flats, stave, treble clef and time signature. Next week we will continue to develop our compositions!
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 1:54pm
Today we have studied poppies and use our observational drawing skills to draw poppies, shading them with pencil crayons carefully. The aim is that we make a repeating pattern that can be used as part of our Remembrance display Soldier. We have taken great care and concentrated, whilst listening to music that would typically be played and performed at the cenotaph, including Abide with me and Elgar's Nimrod played by the orchestra. This allowed us to reflect on the soldiers who have fought or died for our country.
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 2:56pm
This week we listen to and appraised Martin Luther King. The children participated well and listened carefully. Then we got the glockenspiels out and tried play and perform.
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 7:47am
Bracken class have been lucky enough to have samba lessons this half term. We have been learning about a variety of instruments and learning to play in time with each other.
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 2:51pm
Nursery have been reading the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" By Michael Rosen and have been having such a good time! The story has a repetitive text which is great for encouraging children to join in with stories. From the story we have had so many wonderful experiences including adding music to the story, making binoculars, making bears and making some delicious biscuits. To finish of the week we even went on our very own Bear Hunt and found the bear hiding in the woods with a delicious treat for us.
If you would like to share the story with your child here is a link to the author reading the story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iou5LV9dRP0
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 12:47pm
We are very fortunate to have experience Peripatetic teachers who come into our school and support our extra learning. We have KS1 Singing Club, KS2 Choir and Schools Alive Club running this year, as well as Drumming and Guitar for pupils who have chosen to learn these instruments.
Year 6 Creative Movement & Performance Festival
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 9:22am
On Thursday morning 10 pupils from Year 6 took part in a Creative Movement & Performance Festival at Blackpool Sixth Form. They were taken through a series of workshops, looking at acting, singing and dancing all based around the production "The Greatest Showman". This was held by Active Blackpool, using Sixth Form Leaders who taught the children lots of different performing arts skills.
The children worked hard putting on their best performances of clowns, strongmen and acrobats in their acting workshop. They then learned the lyrics to This Is Me in the singing workshop showing fantastic confidence, before moving onto a dance to the same song at the end.
The event was rounded off with a fantastic show from the Sports Leaders with a compilation from The Greatest Showman which the children thoroughly enjoyed.
Date: 10th Oct 2022 @ 10:09pm
To help develop their listening and attention skills, the nursery children have been enjoying some exciting music sessions. During the sessions they have the opportunity to play some instruments including maraquitas and tambourines and have to listen carefully so they can copy a beat. Music time is also great for developing early phonics skills as the children learn songs and rhymes, listen to how sounds can be changed and tap simple beats.
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 7:37pm
This week we began our new art pathway, which is all about spirals! We started by looking at different examples of spirals, including those in nature. We then drew 'whole body' spirals outside before bringing this learning inside to create our own spiral drawings using chalk and pastels. We focussed on drawing our spiral from a centre point and creating clear lines that curve round.
Date: 27th Sep 2022 @ 7:24pm
As we continue our unit Dancing Through the Ages, we have looked at some common dance moves from the HipHop genre and created our own motifs in time to the music. We tried to work at different levels, in unison and in canon so that we could add some interesting dynamics to the dance routine. We had to negotiate and work together as a team to create our motif and perform it to the rest of the class.
Date: 23rd Sep 2022 @ 4:12pm
Throughout Autumn term, we will be exploring the key question 'How does Music help us to make friends?' So far, we have listened to two contrasting pieces of music- Music is in my Soul and Bolero. We have practised keeping the beat of these songs and thought about what we liked and disliked about them. During our music sessions, we have been learning to sing the song 'Music is in my Soul' and have practised the chorus and first verse trying to keep in time with each other as well as sing in tune. Lastly, we have been improvising to the song using the glokenspiels which has been lots of fun!
