During the Spring Term, Year 5 have had an exciting opportunity to learn how to play the cornet with the fantastic support of the Rochdale Music Service. Each week, the class took part in engaging music lessons where they explored the basics of brass instruments and began their journey as Read more
The children had their first brass lesson last week with Mr Lewis. The children are learning to play a cornet and had their introductory session. They really enjoyed it and are already looking forward to their next session! We have some fantastic musicians ready to flourish in these lessons! Well Read more
This week in our violin lessons we have been practising playing E and E1 on our violins. We worked hard to read the music notation, keep in time and play the correct notes.
Our music topic this half term is looking at Blues music. In our first lesson last week, we discovered blues music and were able to listen to a few different examples, learn where blues music originated from and the instruments used. Today, in lesson 2, we were able to begin Read more
This term Year 6 have had a music teacher from Rochdale Music Service delivering our lessons on Boomwhackers. The children have been looking at key vocabulary, focusing on a new word each lesson. The children have been looking at how to play the Boomwhackers, where you can hit them, how Read more
In our Art lessons, we have been learning about the artist Romare Bearden. We explored a variety of his artistic styles and then created our own picture of a guitar, inspired by his connection to jazz music. Afterwards, we made an artist page all about Romare Bearden, including interesting facts Read more
Today, Year 5 Juniper and Pine took part in a music masterclass with Miss Fisher. The children warmed up together by singing songs and dancing the relevant actions. The classes then split into smaller groups and travelled round different stations. They were able to use the iPads and headphones to Read more
This morning year 1 enjoyed a musical master class with Miss Fisher in the hall looking at rhythm and speed of sound. The children were able to create their own music using a range of equipment. The first produced different rhythms with their bodies and voices and then moved onto Read more
Pine have been ‘hearing music in colour’! We’ve learnt about a condition called ‘Synthesia’ in which people can see colour when they hear music. We listened to numerous pieces of music, holding up colour cards to say what colour we thought of when we heard it. We then learnt about Read more
During Music lessons, Year 4 have been looking at Rock n Roll. So far we have looked at different rock and rock artists such as Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. We have learnt how to perform the hand jive and are currently learning how to ‘ walk the baseline’ using Read more