Hello all!
Today’s post is very different and will not focus on my music journey. Instead, we are going to be highlighting the music journey of a family in Methlick School – Harry and Emily.
They both really enjoy their music and even have their own band called The Bubble Rats.
You can listen to two of their songs by clicking on the following link – https://thebubblerats.bandcamp.com/
Emily wrote and sang all the lyrics herself to the song “Me to you” – Harry sings the backing vocals on “The Bubble Rat Shuffle”. All the voices you will hear are theirs and their dad plays all the instruments.
If you have been playing any music during your Home Learning, we would love to hear about it! Let us know in the comments.
Our bodies can make amazing sounds and noises. This is what Anne Meredith, a Scottish composer focuses on in her work.
For the BBC Ten Pieces she created a piece called ‘Connect It’
Here are some videos about it.
Introduction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02flm24/player
Full Performance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b5cqg/player
Here is the tutorial to learn how to do it.
Tutorial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0295j47/player
I had great fun following the simple steps and copying the people on the screen.
Now it is time to create our own body percussion piece!
Get involved and send in your audios we will put them together and create a ‘Connected’ piece of music!
Hello all!
Music can have such a positive impact on our mental health. Today, I challenge you to find a piece of instrumental music.
First of all, what does it means for a piece of music to be ‘instrumental’? Let us know in the comments if you find out!
Second, how does your piece of instrumental music make you feel?
In the Sway below, you will find a video of me playing my guitar to one of my favourite pieces of instrumental music – ‘Ocean’ by John Butler. I am playing my 12-string guitar and I’m a bit rusty, but this is a song that always makes me happy and relaxed when I play it.
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to our last Health Hero for this week, our key focus has been looking at our Mental, Physical and Social Wellbeing.
Dame Evelyn Glennie began to lose her hearing aged 8 and became profoundly deaf aged 12 however this did not stop her in becoming one of the most famous percussionists on an international level.
I’d like to finish this week off with another local hero who embraces all aspects of Music and has achieved so much by showing some determination and having a growth mindset!
We’ll be back Next Tuesday for some sport themed Health Heroes.
As always please leave some comments for Dame Evelyn Glennie to see!
Hello all!
Music can have such a positive impact on our mental health. Today, I challenge you to think about your favourite song or piece of music and let us know in the comments. Tell us how the song makes you feel when you are listening to it. Perhaps we could even make a playlist of all our favourite songs – Methlick’s Music!
In the Sway below, you will find a video of me playing my guitar to one of my favourite songs – ‘Let it Be’ by the Beatles. For me, this song is full of positivity and joy – it reminds me to be thankful for everything that I have.
Good morning everyone,
I hope that you all had a lovely weekend and are excited to see the new Home Learning Grids.
Over the last week, I have been learning to play a song called ‘True Colours’ by Cyndi Lauper. The reason for selecting this song was because the Methlick School Choir have been learning it too!
Time to reflect – Which activity did you enjoy most from the previous Home Learning Grids and why?
Hello everyone,
I hope that you all had a lovely weekend and you are now more settled into your Home Learning routine.
I didn’t practise as much piano throughout the holidays as I had wanted to but I am still making progress. Having my Sway and being able to see the difference between Day 1 and now Day 35 helps to keep me motivated to carry on.
Question – Can you tell me the name of the song that I am playing this week? Why do you think I chose to learn this specific song?
What was the best part about being back to Home Learning last week?
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