{"id":18982,"date":"2021-10-11T15:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=18982"},"modified":"2021-10-11T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:20:25","slug":"musical-mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2021\/10\/11\/musical-mornings\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical mornings!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was a musical morning at Cart Mill. We have been learning all about percussion. We have learned that a percussion instrument is an instrument that makes a sound when it is hit, shaken or scraped. We have been using our information sheet to help us learn which instruments are part of the percussion section.
\nWe had a look in our instruments baskets and picked the percussion instrument we wanted to play.
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The xylophone was the most popular choice and we all took turns playing it.
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\nWe discussed how each instrument should be played. Do we hit, shake or scrape them?<\/p>\n

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Next we experimented with the sounds each instrument made. Was it a loud sound? Was it a nice sound?<\/p>\n

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We discussed pitch, rhythm and tempo. We played our percussion instruments fast, slow, and softly.
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\nWe followed the instructions of the conductor just like in an orchestra so that we knew when to play.
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We sang songs and made our very own Cart Mill percussion band.
\nWhat other instruments can you think of that are percussion instruments?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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