Discovering Musical Theatre in Team Starlings!
This week in Music, we have been learning all about 'Musical Theatre' and the difference between 'Character Songs' and 'Action Songs.' We really enjoyed watching clips from various musicals and deciding what the purpose behind the song was. Over the next few weeks, we will be creating our very own…
Music in Starlings- Looping and Remixing!
This week in Team Starlings, in our music lessons, we have become DJs! We have been learning how to create loops of music and how to layer them to create different sound textures. We have very much enjoyed using various software to produce layered tracks with different effects, listening to…
Starlings Sing 'Shosholoza!'
In music this half term, we have been learning the 'Shosholoza,' a West African song that is traditionally sung in a round. We have enjoyed learning the words, singing different parts, practising chords on the glockenspiels, and even leaning some traditional dance moves to enhance our performance!…
Ukulele in Badgers
This week in our Ukulele lesson, the children have been recapping and practising chord G7. They embedded this learning by playing a song containing this chord. They also worked on moving between different chords a little more quickly. Finally, they practised part singing, by splitting the class in…
Music in Rabbits
In Music we have been practicing for our KS1 christmas concert with Year 2. We are so exctied to sing to all of you and show you what we have been learning! We hope you enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed learning all the songs.
Music in Hedgehogs
TOP SECRET!
In music we have been practicing something very special and festive that we are looking forward to sharing with you all next week.
Playing the Blues in Team Starlings!
We have had so much fun playing 'The Blues' on our glockenspiels this half term! We've played along to 'The Moanin' Lisa Blues,' learnt the 12-bar-blues, and even improvised our own blues pieces with a backing track! We've learnt all about chords, scales, and rhythm, choosing specific notes to…
Unbelievable Ukulele in Team Badgers
This week in our weekly ukulele lesson, children in Team Badgers were practising playing 3 different chords within the same song. This is really tricky and the children had to remember where to place their fingers each time.
Ribbon Dancing in Daisies
Daisies have enjoyed participating in ribbon dancing. This helps the children to develop their fine motor skills and gross motor skills, with their arm movements.
Rhyme Time- 5 Fat Sausages
Daisies have enjoyed participating in Rhyme time. The nursery rhyme of the week is "5 Fat Sausages".