Tag Archives: dynamics

5/100 Easy Peasy Composition (and evaluation)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

I’m teaching composition to primary classes from Reception to Year 6 (and even a one-off inset session for Primary School Teachers) this term. Here’s how I’m going about it. First, I’ve explored dynamics (loud and soft, and changing between them) with the class. … Continue reading →

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Issue 23: Words and Music

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

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 →

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Issue 14: 101 things to do with “Rain on the Green Grass”

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

There’s a nice little 3-note round on the www.singup.org website; Rain on the green grass          Rain on the tree          Rain on the house tops          But not on me. If you want to see the notation, have a look at the website. … Continue reading →

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