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Tag Archives: percussion
Issue 23: Words and Music
Several primary school music schemes that I have used include extracts of “Stripsody” by Cathy Berberian as a starting point for creative work. (Music Express year 5 and the Oxford Music Scheme part 2). Here’s a very rough description of the … Continue reading
Posted in Composition, Lessons that have happened, The organised teacher
Tagged composition, dynamics, literacy, percussion, pitch, tempo, texture, timbre, topics, voices, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4
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Issue 22: The Great Wall of China
A lesson I taught last year…. If I was an organised, thinking-ahead sort of person, I would have planned suitable lessons for Chinese New Year well in advance, and have a selection of suitable resources all ready. However, I am … Continue reading
Issue 2: Songs for the New School Year – Keystage 1
I’ve chosen a few of my favourite Keystage1 songs from the Singup website. These have all been very popular with the children I work with, and provide plenty of scope for actions or using school percussion. I have used a number … Continue reading