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Music with Gordon 6 May: Primary

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What to do today

Today, we have a clapping game we sometimes do in class. We also have a new music game to try.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like. Use any kind of instrument to like to play along.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Clap, tap and sing along to Clap Your Hands Together.
  4. Watch the video and join in with Yoshi Whoops! Can you play it using  your own name? What about someone else’s name or that of a friend. Try it with a favourite character or soft toy.
  5. Now try playing Yoshi Whoops using one or two instruments.
  6. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and move. If you like, get a scarf to play with.
  7. Time to chill. This week we are listening to Clair de lune by Debussy, arranged for guitar and performed by Roxane Elfasci
  8. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Clap Your Hands Together

Play Yoshi Whoops!

 

Play Yoshi Whoops! with instruments

Time to move around or play your instrument

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 30 April: Secondary

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What to do today

Today, we have a clapping game we sometimes do in class. We also have a new music game to try.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like. Use any kind of instrument to like to play along.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Clap, tap and sing along to Clap Your Hands Together.
  4. Watch the video and join in with Yoshi Whoops! Can you play it using  your own name? What about someone else’s name or that of a friend. Try it with a favourite character or soft toy.
  5. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and move. If you like, get a scarf to play with.
  6. Time to chill. This week we are listening to Yann Tiersen – La valse d’Amélie
  7. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Clap Your Hands Together

Play Yoshi Whoops!

 

 

 

Time to move around or play your instrument

https://youtu.be/MFGeUiSvNCM

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 30 April: Primary

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What to do today

Today, we have a clapping game we sometimes do in class. We also have a new music game to try.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like. Use any kind of instrument to like to play along.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Clap, tap and sing along to Clap Your Hands Together.
  4. Watch the video and join in with Yoshi Whoops! Can you play it using  your own name? What about someone else’s name or that of a friend. Try it with a favourite character or soft toy.
  5. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and move. If you like, get a scarf to play with.
  6. Time to chill. This week we are listening to Yann Tiersen – La valse d’Amélie
  7. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Clap Your Hands Together

Play Yoshi Whoops!

 

 

 

Time to move around or play your instrument

https://youtu.be/MFGeUiSvNCM

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Make music using the Bloom app

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Bloom (£3.99) Create or listen to calming music with colourful visuals. The app is very intuitive and doesn’t require strong motor skills. Just touching the screen is enough to make a sound colour. Because the sounds and colours repeat and fade gaps in interactions are filled naturally and gently.

Good for: This would be a good app for a calm activity for one or even two or more people taking it in turns to play and sharing the screen.

Music with Gordon 27 April: Secondary

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What to do today

Today, we’re going to try playing our home made instruments along to Cho-co-la-te

If you haven’t seen the previous post and videos on making instruments at home, you can find it here.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Play Cho-co-la-te with homemade instruments. You could try having an instrument in each hand or if somebody is with you maybe you would like to share and take turns with the parts of the rhythms.
  4. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and move. If you like, get a scarf to play with.
  5. Time to chill This week we are listening to Yann Tiersen – La valse d’Amélie
  6. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Play Cho-co-la-te using home made instruments

 

 

 

Time to move around or play your instrument

https://youtu.be/MFGeUiSvNCM

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 27 April: Primary

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What to do today

Today, we’re going to try playing our home made instruments along to Cho-co-la-te

If you haven’t seen the previous post and videos on making instruments at home, you can find it here.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Play Cho-co-la-te with homemade instruments. You could try having an instrument in each hand or if somebody is with you maybe you would like to share and take turns with the parts of the rhythms.
  4. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and move. If you like, get a scarf to play with.
  5. Time to chill This week we are listening to Yann Tiersen – La valse d’Amélie
  6. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Play Cho-co-la-te using home made instruments

 

 

 

Time to move around or play your instrument

https://youtu.be/MFGeUiSvNCM

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 23 April: Exploring Sounds – Secondary

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What to do today

Today, we’re going to do some careful listening and find explore what sounds we can find from things that we might have around the house. We can turn them into instruments. Afterwards, keep the things you like together so that you can reuse them.

If you haven’t seen the previous post and videos on making instruments at home, you can find it here.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Watch the video
  4. What things can you find that make a sound that you like?
  5. Play them along along to the video or get up and move. If you like get a scarf to play with.
  6. Time to chill
  7. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Watch the video

Time to move around or play your instrument

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 23 April: Exploring sounds – Primary

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What to do today

Today, we’re going to do some careful listening and find explore what sounds we can find from things that we might have around the house. We can turn them into instruments. Afterwards, keep the things you like together so that you can reuse them.

If you haven’t seen the previous post and videos on making instruments at home, you can find it here.

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like.

Activities (links below)

  1. Hello
  2. Bounce and catch
  3. Watch the video
  4. What things can you find that make a sound that you like?
  5. Play them along along to the video or get up and move. If you like get a scarf to play with.
  6. Time to chill
  7. Goodbye

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Watch the video

Time to move around or play your instrument

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 20th April: Secondary

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What to do today

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like.

Activities (links below)

    1. Hello song
    2. Bounce and catch. You’ll need a ball for this.
    3. Tap and clap along to Cho-co-la-te. Do you remember how to do this?
    4. Now try playing Cho-co-la-te using homemade instruments. Try this 2-3 times. If you don’t have any instruments, what can you find to make a good sound?
    5. Time to get up and dance to Blame it on the Boogie by the Jackson 5. You can also play your instruments if you like, or get a scarf to play with.
    6. And now, time to chill. This week we have a piano version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
    7. Goodbye Song. Time to say goodbye! Thank you for your music. Hope you had some fun, see you all next time!

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Tap and clap along to Cho-co-la-te

Now play Cho-co-la-te using a homemade instrument.

Time to move around or play your instrument

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song

Music with Gordon 20 April: Primary

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What to do today

Please join in with the activities below. The more who can join in, the more fun, too. Do the activities as many times as you like.

Activities (links below)

    1. Hello song
    2. Bounce and catch. You’ll need a ball for this.
    3. Tap and clap along to Cho-co-la-te. Do you remember how to do this?
    4. Now try playing Cho-co-la-te using homemade instruments. Try this 2-3 times. If you don’t have any instruments, what can you find to make a good sound?
    5. Time to get up and dance to Blame it on the Boogie by the Jackson 5. You can also play your instruments if you like, or get a scarf to play with.
    6. And now, time to chill. This week we have a piano version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
    7. Goodbye Song. Time to say goodbye! Thank you for your music. Hope you had some fun, see you all next time!

Hello Song

Click and scroll down to see the video

Bounce and Catch

Tap and clap along to Cho-co-la-te

Now play Cho-co-la-te using a homemade instrument.

Time to move around or play your instrument

Chill and relax

Goodbye Song