Blog by Tag: Music

Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary.  In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write.  In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…

In Music, Year 5 have been looking at South African music. We've been singing a capella and playing instruments along to the song ‘Shosholoza’, which is a song from those who speak Xhosa.

We've learnt that songs sung in other languages can contain sounds that are unfamiliar to us, like the…

Y6 learnt about the work of ‘Zoltan Kodaly’ and developed an understanding of the Kodaly music method.

We learnt how to strengthen the feeling of pulse when working with rhythmic patterns through collaborative activities (clapping games!)

We used our hands as instruments to explore rhythmic…

Year 3 started December off with a bang where they joined other schools from Ellesmere Port to Sing the Christmas story. Just for the record we sang our own song fantastically to everyone.

Year 3 have been learning about rhythm, pitch, tempo and crescendos in music.

Here we are composing our own melodies. 

Year 3 have been learning about high and low pitch sounds

and long and short notes in music. 

The Nursery children were exploring sounds, and how the instruments can make different sounds when played in different ways.