Category Music

Creature Cantata

‘On Monday, some of our talented children in Year 3 are performing  a ‘Creature Cantata’ at Coventry Cathedral. If you would like to come and watch this performance, tickets are priced at £6 and can be purchased through the link…

Listening: Music for special occasions

One of the last official acts of the reign of George I of Great Britain was to both naturalize George Frideric Handel as a British citizen and to commission Handel to write the coronation anthem for King George’s son and…

Year 6 Planet Blue

Kevin Stannard is a Composer. A composer writes Music. Kevin works with a writer of Lyrics named Rebecca. Rebecca wrote the Lyrics (words written to be sung) and Kevin wrote (Composed ) the Music. Da Da Darwin AYoung Charles was…

Year 3 Animal Cantata

Animal Cantata 10 Songs by Kevin (Composer – who writes the music) and Rebecca (Lyricist- who writes the words, designed to be sung).

Year 4 Samba Music

Samba is a type of popular music with roots in Afro-Brazilian traditions. Samba music is distinct for its characteristic rhythmic patterns, emphasis on melody, simple harmonies, use of African percussion instruments, and Portuguese-language lyrics. dark green red purple orange Forward, back…

Year 5 Planet Blue By Kevin Stannard.

Kevin Stannard is a Composer. A composer writes Music. Kevin works with a writer of Lyrics named Rebecca. Rebecca wrote the Lyrics (words written to be sung) and Kevin wrote (Composed ) the Music. Da Da Darwin AYoung Charles was…

Year 5 Planet Blue

What did you notice about the composition? There were many natural sounds as well as instrumental colours. How many can you name/recognise?

Reception Music

Using their voices:• Speak and chant short phases together • Find their singing voice and begin to develop an awareness of pitch over a small range of notes • Make changes in their voices to express different moods /feelings •…

Year 4,5 & 6 Performance to Parents

Friday 17th February 9am Year 4 will play Glockenspiel interval patterns, starting With 4 Red ( they will pass them to 4 Blue) 4 Blue will play the glocks, then pass to 4 White. Year 6 will perform the advanced…

Year 3 Musical Elements

Hello Year 3, Listen to our song for the week. Can you appraise the song discussing the elemenets of music? Using the elements above appraise the piece of music making comments on all of the elemets.

Rhythmic Composing

To write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry). We will be composing short ostinati (plural of ostinato) and IMPROVISE solos. IMPROVISE : to create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

Listening

This week we are listening to members of the String family of instruments. Notice the different sizes of instruments: The smaller the instrument- the Higher the PITCH. The bigger the instrument – the Lower the PITCH. Violin Viola Cello Double…

Year 4 and 5 Morning of Music

Today’s song is about a RUMBA of Rattlesnakes. The important feature of this activity is to learn both elements: Learn to sing the song and clap the ostinato rhythm AT THE SAME TIME. Be patient with yourselves.