African Drumming

Bluebells have had a fantastic afternoon taking part in an African drumming Workshop. We learnt all about Djembe drums. We learnt that they come from Mali and are traditionally made from wood. Everyone had a go at playing different rhythms on the drums and played along to some African music.

African Drumming workshop

Rowan have enjoyed playing the Djembe – a goblet drum from Africa. Mr Genty from the Rochdale Music Service told the children all about the drums history and how the African people used to gather, sing and dance to the drums. The children really enjoyed beating the drums to a Read more

African Drumming

Juniper have enjoyed playing the Djembe – a goblet drum from Africa. Mr Genty from the Rochdale Music Service told the children all about the drums history and how the African people used to gather, sing and dance to the drums. The children really enjoyed beating the drums to a Read more

African Drumming Workshop

This afternoon we have had the most amazing time joining in with the African drumming Workshop. We learnt all about Djembe drums. We learnt that they come from Mali and are traditionally made from wood. We had a go at playing different rhythms on the drums and played along to Read more

Musical notes

On Wednesday afternoon, Juniper enjoyed listening to a song called Make You Feel My Love, originally by Bob Dylan and then re-recorded by Adele. They learnt some of the lyrics and had a go at singing along. In addition to this, they also played some notes from the song on Read more

Music 🎵

Bluebells are really enjoying their music sessions with Miss Taylor on a Friday afternoon. As we are learning about Superheroes this half term, we have been talking about our favourite superhero. We then sang superhero songs whilst practising our high and low notes. The children have enjoyed playing different musical Read more

French Day in Willows

Willows had a tres bon French Day! We all enjoyed a French breakfast of pain au chocolat and du jus d’orange. We learnt lots of facts about the Country of France and a famous French Artist called Matisse. We enjoyed recreating some of his artwork using collage. We learnt about Read more

French day

Year 2 has had a fantastic day today for French day.  We started the day with a French breakfast while watching a French episode of Bluey.  We have been listening to French songs and learning and saying different French phrases throughout the day. In the afternoon we looked at where Read more

Music

  This afternoon during our music session with Miss Taylor, we have been playing the instruments to form a band. The children had to listen carefully to know when it was their turn to play and what pitch to play at.