A Christmas Cracker!

Well done to all those children who helped to make our AP1 Carol Concert a massive success. All of the performances were tremendous and the Music Teachers are all very proud of you!

Click here to see more photos of this fabulous event.

AP1 MAKES THEIR AUDIENCE SMILE

This year's AP1 Summer Concert had the theme "Walking on Sunshine: Music To Make You Smile" and our performers certainly did a great job of making this a cheerful and memorable event. All of our choirs and instrumental groups performed to a huge audience of family and friends. All of the performances were fantastic and, once again, our AP1 musicians made the Music team extremely proud.  Well done everyone!

To see some more photos of this fabulous event click here.

Raymond is Rolling in the Deep

Check out this amazing performance from one of our fabulous Year 3 students.

Drumming Club Bucket Challenge!

Drumming Club took part in an exciting competition last week! It involved creating a musical piece using buckets as percussion. They divided into three groups and made up rhythms to play. These rhythms linked with other rhythms to create a fun and syncopated piece of music that also includes a solo from Jeong Min! Well done everyone who was involved, and come to see me if you were part of drumming club and want to help with decorating the buckets, planting flowers in them and placing them around the school :)

AP1 Carol Concert - A Holly, Jolly Christmas!

Once again, the marvellous musicians of AP1 gave us a fabulous concert packed full of wonderful performances and superb singing.  If you would like to see some more photos of this amazing event, click here.

AP1 Summer Concert - Name That Tune!

Once again, the children of AP1 produced an amazing concert. All of the singers and instrumentalists performed brilliantly and the highlight of the evening was definitely the rousing finale, "Hey Jude", where we managed to get the audience to wave their hands in the air.  

Well done, young musicians!

Awesome Drummers

The Drumming Club has been learning bass-tone rhythms on djembe drums and they are really rocking it! Surdos are their particular favourite, as well as agogo bells. Watch this video to see how well they have been doing in their rehearsals. 

Let us know what you think. :) 

FOBISIA Primary Arts Carnival Selection

This week we will be selecting the FOBISIA Primary Arts Carnival participants. If you have already handed in your completed letter to Ms Beth you need to attend the Selection date. 

Where: Room 118 (Ms Beth's room)

When: 12.00pm on Thursday 6 November

Why: to find out who's been selected for FOBISIA Primary Arts Carnival 2015

Who: All children who have handed in their completed FOBISIA Carnival letter

Thank-you in advance for all those children who have applied. We've had a great response and making the selection will be difficult. 

AP1 Summer Concert - Stage and Screen Extravaganza

This picture was taken at our dress rehearsal for the AP1 Summer Concert. Every performance was fabulous. I look forward to seeing everyone again for the final performance tomorrow, on Thursday 12 June, at 6pm in the AP2 Auditorium. No tickets are needed, just turn up!

Musicians - please wear your school shoes, school shorts/ skorts and your Music T-shirt. Arrive by 5.30pm at the AP2 Auditorium with your music, instruments and your smiles.

Drumming Club Sneak Preview

Drumming Club have created their own composition using junk! Click on 'read more' to see a sneak preview of their Summer Concert Performance. Why not leave a comment and let us know what you think?!

Drumming Club Original Composition

Hello fellow drummers,

Click on 'read more' to see our video and composition plan from this week. Please leave a comment to say how you're getting on at home.

Happy Drumming!

Summer Concert Finale - I'm A Believer

The AP1 Summer Concert is on Thursday 12 June 2014. This year our finale number will be 'I'm a Believer' from Shrek. Click on 'read more' to find the YouTube video and the Sound Cloud track for you to listen to and enjoy!

Drumming Club Summer Composition

Term 3 sees the return of Drumming Club! We will be preparing for the Summer Concert on Thursday 12 June. We are the only Music club to compose our own music! Use the space below to add your ideas as to what we should do in our piece.

What should we include in our composition?

Drumming Club Term 2 Finale

All of the drummers in Drumming Club this term have worked really hard to develop their Taiko drumming Kata (how they look when they stand and move), their Attitude (team work and showing respect for others) and Technique (rhythms and stick control). Click on 'read more' to see a video of our final performances and a special Stomp treat - as requested by you!

Welldone Drummers!

Taiko 3

Taiko 2

This week we looked at DonGo beats. Try and practice this week at home. SoRe 1 Ka onGo, 2 KaDonGo...

Click on 'read more' to see a Taiko video. Don't forget to comment below and tell me what you think!

Taiko 1

Welldone Drummers - a great first Taiko rehearsal. Don't forget to practice your Big Beats... So Re, 1 HUP, 2 HUP, 3 HUP, 4 HUP, 5 HUP, 6 HUP, 7 HUP, 8.

Click on 'read more' to see a video of Kagemusha Junior Taiko introducing the key points of Taiko.

Drumming Club

Today was our first Drumming Club session - well done to all of you for doing so well. We played lots of rhythm games and used a wide variety of percussion instruments. We also thought about the different styles of drumming used around the world - such as Samba, Taiko and Junk Band. 

Use the comments box below to tell me what you would like to do in Drumming Club and why. I look forward to reading your suggestions.

Drumming Club - DJEMBES!

WOW! Look at what the Year 4 drummers got up to last week in our lunchtime club. Click on 'read more' to see our video. 

 

Ms Fran's Weekly Round-up

Ms Fran's Weekly Round-up

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