Today we were very lucky to have two members from Music for Schools Foundation visit our school. We watched Tony the Music Man play a variety of instruments including the saxophone, clarinet, flute, cornet and trumpet. He explained what the various parts of the instruments are called and how they each work to create different … Continue reading
We learnt a new playground song in music this week. Using our skills of listening, responding and turn taking we could show how we could work as a team. The Good King Leopold game was a call and respond song, with some very amusing actions being asked for.
Today Year 5 were treated to an amazing musical experience – we all had the wonderful opportunity to participate in a composing workshop with professional composer John Woolrich and the fabulous Sacconi Quartet! We explored lots of different ideas about what makes music, what we like and don’t like to hear, experimented with mixing up … Continue reading
Year 4 have made a great start learning to play the violin. The children have been taught the different parts of the violin, including the four strings: E, A, D, G. They are now beginning to learn the song ‘String Street Zoo’.
Today the children that attend Rocksteady performed with their band members. All the bands were amazing! The children have worked extremely hard leading up to this concert. A massive well done !
Today, Year 6 were lucky enough to take part in a workshop called ‘Tune In’ as part of Folkestone’s Creative Quarter with Randolph Matthews. The children were taught about the impact of tone, pitch and tempo and related them to the world around us. They thought about how certain sounds can make us feel certain ways … Continue reading
Year 6, inspired by the whole school’s paint throwing celebration of Holi today, explored how music can be experienced visually by associating sounds and rhythms with different colours. We learned about Synesthesia and were fascinated by a video representation of how a professional violinist with this condition ‘sees’ the music she plays in flashes of … Continue reading
Apologies for the delay in getting the video together. Here is the performance for this years Ducklings Nativity – A Bundle Of Joy. Special thanks to the Year 3 children who helped out as the narrators. Thanks for watching.
Fridays are full of exciting learning activities for Ducklings. For RE we listened to the story of Jesus performing the miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding and acted out the scenes. Some of the shocked faces were very believable. During PE we were throwing and bouncing balls to catch them but remembering … Continue reading
Back in December, on the last day of term the whole school gathered in the church for our annual Christmas Carol Service. The choir sat at the front and we all sang festive songs we have been practising in class. We were treated to performances from some of the very talented musicians we have in … Continue reading
Today in owls we have been extremely busy! The children started the day with P.E…
As a class we have been comparing difference materials. We carried out a scientific experiment…
Today it was children from Year 3 that had a turn to visit Pelham House.…
Today we were very lucky to have two members from Music for Schools Foundation visit…
