The children have had a busy term exploring seasonal music together.
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Autumn Term Music with Gordon
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Gordon’s Music activities playlist
Here’s a video playlist of some songs and activities that from my Music classes in Primary. You can join in at home or in the classroom.
Hello Song
Bounce and Catch
Charlie Over the Ocean
Songs
This Old Man
Row Your Boat
Goodbye Song
Gordon’s Spring Term Music
This term the children have enjoyed experiencing seasonal and Scottish music through songs and games.
In our Scottish topic, we focused on the Three Craws, with body percussion and sensory input for the calls of the birds. When the opportunity arose, we transferred the body percussion to hand held instruments to accompany the song. We used the giant scrunchie to help us move to ceilidh music and had great fun using the Circassian Circle as inspiration for our movement, passing it around and moving it in and out, up and down to the beat and where the music changed.
Where possible, some classes also used Fischy Music Scottish songs and music, having some great fun dancing to the performance videos.
Some classes continued to build on choosing Nursery Rhymes to sing together, always a favourite activity, with the rhymes changing regularly to expand the choices.
We sang All the Snow is Falling Down, using story massage techniques to reinforce the structure of the song and meaning in the words, in a relaxing and calming way.
As we moved into Spring, we played drums, and learned to hold beaters and keep time to When the Band Comes Marching In. The soft beaters provided a safe way to feel the beat by tapping on the arms, feet and tables.
Yellow Class Nativity Preparations
In Yellow Class we worked hard on our nativity performances. We have enjoyed learning all of the songs, making some scenery and creating our costumes. We were all superstars on the day and had great fun performing in front of an audience!
Thursday Music with Connie and Gordon 14 January 2021
Welcome to Thursday Music with Connie and Gordon!
Activities (links below)
- Warm up
- Karaoke Corner: Sing along to these favourites.
- Junk instruments: Make some instruments at home so you can play along with the other music.
- Time to move. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and dance. If you like, get a scarf to play with. This week’s classic is A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays by De La Soul.
- Time to relax. This week we are listening to an orchestral arrangement of a Bulgarian lullaby called Zaspalo e Chelebiiche (Chelebiiche is Sleepy).
Warm Up
Copy the actions to We Will Rock You to get into the mood today.
Karaoke Corner
Here is a selection of favourite karaoke songs for you to enjoy singing at home.
Remember to bring your shakers if you have them and if you would like to a make a simple, fun microphone click on here.
Enjoy the selection today!
https://youtu.be/jVaQmsiqUg0
Junk Instruments
We’re going to make some musical instruments from things that you might find around the house.
Watch this video to help you think about the different ways to make sounds from household objects:
We can also find things in our recycling that we can use to make instruments. Get help from a grown-up in case there are any sharp objects.
Now watch this video and see what you can do to make an instrument to shake or tap.
What can you find that can make a good noise? Can you make a shaker or a rain stick? Or a type of drum? Ask an adult to help you. Maybe you would like to decorate it as well.
You can then use these instruments any time and also in some of the Music activities. Have fun!
Time to move!
Dance or play along with your instruments to this hiphop classic.
https://youtu.be/_Tu-qDHSSZo
Time to relax
Chill to this piano version of Imagine by John Lennon.
Tuesday Music with Connie and Gordon 12 January 2021
Welcome to Tuesday Music with Connie and Gordon!
Activities (links below)
- Warm up
- Karaoke Corner: Sing along to these favourites.
- Junk instruments: Make some instruments at home so you can play along with the other music.
- Time to move. Play the instruments along to the video or get up and dance. If you like, get a scarf to play with. This week’s classic is A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays by De La Soul.
- Time to relax. This week we are listening to an orchestral arrangement of a Bulgarian lullaby called Zaspalo e Chelebiiche (Chelebiiche is Sleepy).
Warm Up
Copy the actions to We Will Rock You to get into the mood today.
Karaoke Corner
Here is a selection of favourite karaoke songs for you to enjoy singing at home.
Remember to bring your shakers if you have them and if you would like to a make a simple, fun microphone click on here.
Enjoy the selection today!
https://youtu.be/jVaQmsiqUg0
Junk Instruments
We’re going to make some musical instruments from things that you might find around the house.
Watch this video to help you think about the different ways to make sounds from household objects:
We can also find things in our recycling that we can use to make instruments. Get help from a grown-up in case there are any sharp objects.
Now watch this video and see what you can do to make an instrument to shake or tap.
What can you find that can make a good noise? Can you make a shaker or a rain stick? Or a type of drum? Ask an adult to help you. Maybe you would like to decorate it as well.
You can then use these instruments any time and also in some of the Music activities. Have fun!
Time to move!
Dance or play along with your instruments to this hiphop classic.
https://youtu.be/_Tu-qDHSSZo
Time to relax
Chill to this piano version of Imagine by John Lennon.
Group 9 – 12th and 13th August
Group 2 – Friday 26th June
Gold Class – 26/06/20
Thursday 25th June – Sign of the Day Challenge – Jungle Boogie
Here’s another signalong challenge for you…can you sign the words in this Jungle Boogie Song?
