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Tin Whistle

Last year we started tinwhistle. First we learned the notes. Then we learned the crotchet (1 beat), the minim (2 beats) and the semibreve (4 beats). We got a scale for the tinwhistle. Then we started learing tunes. These are some tunes we have learned. Mary had a Little Lamb, London Bridge, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Wheels on the Bus, This old Man
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Peter and the Wolf

We looked at the story of Peter and the Wolf. It was written by Sergei Prokofiev. Each character in the story is represented by an instrument. Peter is the string instruments; the bird is the flute; Grandpa is the bassoon; the duck is the oboe; the cat is the clarinet; the wolf is the French horn; the hunters shots are the kettle drums. We
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Websites

We visited these websites yesterday in class: Sneeze Safe – this told us about how to sneeze properly and how to stop spreading germs San Francisco Symphony for Kids – we listened to the sound of different instruments of the orchestra like the oboe, the clarinet and the French horn


Joseph! The Musical.

The dates for our upcoming producation of Joseph are Monday 22nd March to Thursday 25th March. The show will run over these four nights. We will update you as soon as we have more information. We are all busy with the behind-the-scene preparations!


Brass Instruments

We learned about the brass instruments in the orchestra – the tuba, the trumpet, the trombone and the French horn. We listened to the instruments on these websites: The New York Philharmonic Kidzone: HERE>>>>> The San Francisco Symphony Kids HERE>>>>>


John Lennon

Art Work by Sarah John Lennon was in a band called “The Beatles”. John wrote the songs. Then the band broke up. Then he became a singer by himself. He is a great singer. We listened to John Lennon’s song “Imagine”. It was great. We made an Imagine sheet. We wrote about what we imagined the world should be like. By Lynne and Lola