Eldon Primary School
Aspiration, Determination, Success
Music
Welcome back to a new musical year 2017-18.
Key stage 1
There are lots of musical activities to look forward to!
Year 2
Violin lessons - Mrs Smart has the new Summer term application forms from Enfield Music Services. Please collect and return the forms before February 19th.
Do look at the 2016-17 archive where you will see and hear some of the fantastic Year 2 Summer concert.
Music Information
Summer 1
Look at Reception responding to changes in rhythm to movement.
Red Hots are learning traditional music notation as they learn to play the recorder.
Year 1 exploring texture- adding layers of sound
Year 2 group work - exploring structure or the musical plan
Spring 2
Music Festival
'Sporting world' sung in two parts by our Red Hots to a very big audience.mp4
Red Hots sung 'John Kanakanaka' as a partner song to 'Here comes Sally'.
Year 1 Samba concerts
Year 1 Samba concert. Listen to the tambourims..AVI
Year 1 Samba concert. Listen to the surdo drums.AVI
Year 1 Samba concert Call and response rhythms.AVI
Year 1 perform their Samba rhythms for parents
Year 2 are continuing to develop their understanding of pitch and pitched instruments. They have enjoyed a gamelan workshop and developed their ensemble skills while learning about music from Java in Indonesia.
Yr 1 rehearsing for their Samba concert to parents
Reception exploring long and short sounds
Year 2 playing as an ensemble
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Spring 1
Year 1 starting to explore Samba on the Surdo
Reception are exploring high and low sounds
Year 2 are starting to explore pitch and pitched instruments
Year 2 exploring pitch with Boomwackers!
Red Hot Group
The Year 2 Red Hot group sung for the elderly at Alcazar Court. Not only did the children sing brilliantly but they were very kind wishing the residents a happy Christmas.
Key Stage 1 Christmas Concerts
Key Stage 1 Violins
Some of our violin players in Year 2 gave a wonderful performance for Year 1. Lots of children said they would also like to learn!
Key Stage 2 - Autumn Term
Year 3
Year 3 play an accompanying melody to the Tortoise song they've been exploring on tuned percussion
Year 4
Year 4 enjoying Enfield sings with Elena Browne
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Year 4 play the 'Brahms' lullaby melody on tuned percussion to accompany the rhythm pattern on claves
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Year 4 performing various rhythm patterns they discovered within a lullaby
Year 5
Year 5 creating their own speech rhythm patterns through the rhythm of their speech
Year 6
Year 6 accompanied Sing Scat with the Cool cat melody on tuned percussion
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Year 6 exploring Jazz and singing the scat
Key Stage 1 - Autumn 2
Reception
Reception are exploring fast and slow. Here they are singing and moving to 'Walking in the rain'.
Year 1
Year 1 are exploring rhythm patterns, composing and performing with a partner.
Year 2
Year 2 are working together to show the difference between rhythm and a steady beat.
Red Hot Group
The Red Hot music group gave fantastic performances at the choir festival held at Raglan School. Watch how they can sing an ostinato song in 4 groups. (video coming soon)
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Red Hots warming up with 'Sorida' - a greeting from Zimbabwe
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Red Hots singing If 'I were not upon the stage'.
Key Stage 1 - Autumn 1
Year 1
Year 1 are composing and playing their own patterns of long and short sounds. What instrument would you use to play these patterns of long and short sounds?
Year 2
Year 2 are exploring rhythm patterns using red and yellow balloons. What instruments would you use to play these rhythm patterns?
