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Music Festival Success

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At our Easter Assembly recently, we celebrated the Music Festival successes of the children of Kells. The winners performed their pieces confidently and received their cups, trophies and certificates.

Galloway Music Festival Success

P1-3 Recorders:  ~ 2nd

Senior Recorders:  Winners of the The Beeches Trophy

Fiona Edgar: Violin Winner of the The Annette Jolly Trophy

P4-7 Choir ~ 3rd

P7 Girls: Choir  Winners of the The Vanderhorst Memorial Trophy

Fiona Edgar: Piano  Winner of the The Wigtown Music Festival Trophy

Freya Spernagel & Sarah Rothwell: Recorder Duet  Winners of the The Penningam Cup

Fiona Edgar & Ruby Harfield: Recorder Duet  Winners of the The Jim Owen Trophy

Sophie Roberts Recorder Grade 1 Solo  ~ 3rd

Rosie Spernagel & Megan Oliver Beginners Recorder Duet 3rd

Freya Spernagel Treble Recorder Grade 2 Winner Cairnsmore Cup

 

Galloway Music Festival 2016

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Galloway Music Festival Results

Class 12: Descant Recorder Solos

Freya        Gr 2     Raindrops keep falling on my head    83 MERIT

Sarah           Gr 1     Scherzino        1st PLACE  – WINNER OF WIGTOWNSHIRE CUP

Brooke             Gr 1     Scherzino        2nd PLACE

Sophie             Gr 1     Scherzino        3rd PLACE

Class 18: Recorder Groups – 2 or more parts

Sarah, Brooke, Sophie H, Freya  & Charlotte

Star of County Down              2nd EQUAL    

P1-5 class       Hot Cross Buns Peas Porridge Hot    2nd EQUAL

Class 19: Flute Solo

Charlotte    Gr 2     1st EQUAL IN GRADE 2

Class 55: Youth Choir

Only You

Wimmoweh                 86 COMMENDED

 

Well done to all the pupils involved in the Music Festival. You were a credit to your families and to Kells Primary.

 

SR

Galloway Music Festival Results

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P1-4

Class 18: Recorder Groups – 2 or more parts

Swinging Kells                                                    84 MERIT

Class 16: Recorder Duets

Sarah & Sophie               Beg.       Ode to Joy          85 COMMENDED

Teri & Freya                   Beg.       Ode to Joy          86 COMMENDED 3RD PLACE

 

Class 12: Descant Recorder Solos

Freya                  Gr1         Scherzino                            3RD PLACE

Sarah                  Beg.       Old MacDonald                 3RD EQUAL

Teri                      Beg.       Dear Liza                              2ND PLACE

Brooke                 Beg.       Old MacDonald                 1ST PLACE

Sophie                  Beg.       Dear Liza                              3RD EQUAL

 

P5-7

Class 51: Primary School Choirs

My Teacher must be an alien                      83 MERIT

Dark Island

 

Class 43: Vocal Solos

Sophie                               Beg.       86 COMMENDED   –  WINNER OF THE CREE CUP

Florrie                               Gr1         86 COMMENDED

Charlotte                          Gr2         82 MERIT

Georgiana                         Gr2         2ND PLACE

Amy                                   Gr1         82 MERIT

Evie                                    Gr2         83 MERIT

Laura                                 Gr2         83 MERIT

 

Class 11: String Duet Beginner

Evie  & Georgiana          85 COMMENDED

Class   : Viola Solo Beginners

Georgiana                    82 MERIT

Class 4: Violin Solo Beginners

Evie                          82 MERIT

Class 21: Clarinet Solos Beginner

Amy                            88 DISTINCTION   1ST PLACE – WINNER OF THE CARTY CUP

Whole School

Class 73: Scots Verse

P1-3                       Summer                78 MODERATE

Dante                    79 MODERATE

P4                          Brooke                   82 MERIT

Sarah                     82 MERIT

Teri                        83 MERIT

P5                           Sophie                   83 MERIT

Henry                    83 MERIT

P6                           Arran                     82 MERIT

                              Charlotte               82 MERIT

Ben                         82 MERIT

P7                           Finlay                     87 DISTINCTION   2ND PLACE

Florrie                   83 MERIT

Amy                       82 MERIT

 

Well done Brooke, Sophie (P5) and Amy on winning your respective class and also to all the pupils for the way they performed at the Festival.

Galloway Music Festival Successes

All the pupils from Kells competed in this year’s Galloway Music Festival. The P1-4 class performed well in the non-competitive Action Song category.

P5-7 won the small schools choir competition. The Lindsay Singers cup is now proudly displayed in our trophy cabinet.

In the P7 Scots Verse competition, Bronnen came first and Jasmin came third.

Charlotte was first in the Penny Whistle class.

We had quite a few successes in the Vocal Solos. Florrie was first in the beginners class with Amy second.  Georgiana was first in grade one with Charlotte second. Jasmin was second in Grade two. And finally Bronnen was first equal in grade three.

Bronnen also won the Poem Monologue and the Scots Song Solo and came second in the Prose Reading.

Well done to all the pupils!

‘Live Music Now’ Visit

Fraser Langton and Juliette Philogene from Live Music Now visited P5-7 for the second session on ‘Pitch, Pulse and Magic.’ The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the one hour session, which included listening to Fraser and Juliette playing ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and then discussing particular parts of that piece of music. Fraser and Juliette also gave some of the pupils the opportunity to conduct them while they were playing the clarinet and piano.

Kells Musical Cafe

The PTA organised a Musical Cafe on Thursday 19th December to raise money for school funds. Both classes sang songs to entertain parents and friends of the school while they enjoyed a cup of coffee and some home-baking. There were also a few stalls for people to purchase from and the Christmas Raffle was drawn at the very end of the afternoon. In total £517 was raised. Well done to all involved!

P1-4 performed 'Hey Ewe' Songs
Lucky Dip was popular
P5-7 performed 'Rattlin' Bog' (with help from Feis Rois)
Starting to get busy
I wonder what I will get?

Live Music Now!

Primary 5-7 enjoyed a visit from Live Music Now on Monday 11th November. Live Music Now are delivering a project in Dumfries & Galloway schools which is titled ‘Pitch, Pulse and Magic.’ The pupils listened to Elanor Gunn playing the violin and Julia Wagner playing the cello. They discussed in detail the different types of music they play as well as demonstrating some of the techniques used to create sound on their particular instrument. They also taught the class a few songs.

Christmas Concert 2012

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This year’s Christmas Concert was on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday 19th December. P1-4 opened the concert by playing a tune on their recorders and then singing ‘Jingle Bells.’ P5-7 then performed ‘The Angry Hotel Man.’  The raffle for the Christmas Hamper was drawn at the end of the performance by the PTA. The winner was Miss J.  McQueen.  The evening was concluded with the parents and friends enjoying refreshments,  mince pies and shortbread.  Well done to all the pupils who performed!

RSNO Visit to P5-7

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Musicians from the royal Scottish National Orchestra visited the school for two sessions in October and November to work with the upper pupils. The pupils worked on a project titled, Supersonic. The pupils were involved in singing activities as well as creative music making. We were also fortunate to hear the very talented musicians playing their instruments.