Good Afternoon Room 3

Room 3 continue to pitch match with their singing greeting; as a group they are especially good at this and sing with a beautiful tone.

Their hand signals help them to remember their pitches...here they are showing stages of the descending so mi re do they were singing.

Room 5's Folk Dance

Room 5 have been combining a series of moves and working to stay together as a group by completing each move after a set count. They were amazing at remembering whether they were part of group 1 or group 2 and moving accordingly and got back to their starting positions quickly and correctly every time. Threading the needle was tricky but they worked together to figure it out.

Looking for Animals on the Plains of Africa

One of the dance styles we have been inspired by has been African circle dance. We observe the strong beat as well as representing different rhythms in our movements. Room 4 were great at telling the story of looking for animals on the plains of Africa and used energy to depict our search and each of the animals we found.

Ready to begin

Silly ostriches

Sneaking lions...

...that roar

Room 10 Compositions

A few groups from Room 10 decided to perform their compositions...I have no idea how they have remembered these from Term 2, Week 6...well done!

Room 11's Three Part Compositions

Kahu classes finished Term 2 by creating three part compositions using the C major pentatonic scale. The aim was to have a melody, ostinato, and bordun or bass line. We ran out of time to perform last term so groups revisited their scores this term and showcased their different interpretations.

Practising

Performing

Substituting in a rhythmic ostinato

When our learning finishes a bit early the best way to fill time is to pack into the music room and enjoy a class member's musical talent

Kereru's Three Little Pig Compositions

Before the holidays Kereru classes were working on composing a melody to represent a character from the story The Three Little Pigs. Here they are ready to perform in their groups...

Room 8

Room 9

Room 7

Room 4's Last Melody

Room 4 finished their pitch learning by choosing a tuned percussion instrument to learn the Mary Had a Little Lamb melody on. We started by clapping and playing the rhythm because they are already experts at reading rhythm notation. Then we concentrated on recognising B, A, and G on the stave...this was more tricky but soon most of the class memorised which note was coming next and were able to play.

Term 3 2016

Term Three in Music is all about UKULELE and DANCE! We will focus on tempo and dynamics as we learn strumming patterns and chords. Our aim will be to enjoy playing and singing some simple songs together and we have some great resources thanks to the amazing Jeremy Hantler from Edendale Primary. We will use half of our Music time to get moving and explore some different dance styles. Considering how to use our bodies, spaces, time, and energy will be our basis as we learn and create dances. 

We will begin the term by finishing some marimba/tuned percussion activities as students have asked for the opportunity to do the things we ran out of time for due to Arts Festival practices. I am so happy they have been so dedicated to their pitch and tone colour learning!