Music Fun Fact of the Week #4

Term 3 Update

What a great start to Term 3 we have had in music at Wattle Grove Primary School!

Here are some pictures and videos of what some of the classes have been up to.

Year 1's

The Year 1's have been learning about instruments in the string family. We have enjoyed listening to music played by each of the instruments in this family and comparing the sound they make.

We have also been learning how to play Flying Man on the xylophones in preparation for a performance in week 6.

Year 2's

The Year 2's have been learning about instruments in the string family and have been preparing a song called Johnny Get Your Haircut on the xylophones.

Year 3's

The Year 3's have worked hard this term learning our new song I've Got A Rhythm on the xylophones and its accompanying rhythm ostinato on the drums. They have shown great listening by working out how to play the melody when given melody shapes as clues! Great work Year 3's!

Year 4 and 5's

The Year 4 and 5's have been practicing their solfa, learning the notes Do, Re, Mi, So and La and their hand signs. They have continued to develop skills on the xylophones and have been practicing hard learning the song In The Bag on the xylophones and drums.

Year 5 and 6's

The Year 5 and 6's have also been practicing their solfa singing with the notes Do, Re, Mi, So and La with hand signs. They have also been developing their rhythm writing through the practice and performance of Bento Box, a song performed using chopsticks on take-away containers. Students have come up with their own food to 'put' in their bento box and learned how to notate the rhythm for their foods. Great work Year 6's!

So far Term 3 has been a lot of fun! I'm looking forward to the rest of the term.

Music Fun Fact of the Week #3