This term we have been picking up where we left off in Term One, continuing our learning about Beat and Rhythms!
Pre-primary - As well as learning songs, we have been learning about beat. We have been using our bodies and instruments to play along to the beat in songs. We have been learning the names of lots of our instruments.
Year One - This term we watched ‘Peter and the Wolf’. We have been learning about the instruments that are played for each of the characters and how they are played. We are also getting very clever at playing our rhythm patterns!
Year Two - We watched ‘ Peter and the Wolf’ and learned the names of the instruments that portray each of the characters. We have learned some new rhythm patterns to play and made up some cool dance moves to go along with them!
Year Three - This term we have been learning about time signatures and listening to the difference between 4/4 and 3 / 4. We have done this by listening, moving and playing along to the music. We learned a song called the “Rhymer’s waltz’ which had a tricky rhythm pattern to play along to, I was very proud of how hard everyone tried!
Year Four and Five - This term we are learning about Blues music. We are learning about the instruments, famous artists and the Rhythm patterns that capture the ‘Blues’ style. We also had a look at “old” (I explained it’s not THAT old!!) style video game music and we used our Ipads to have a go at creating a video game soundtrack ourselves. This was a favourite with many!
Year Five and Six - As with the Year 4/5 class, we have been learning all about the Blues style of music. Prior to this, we learned about singing and beatboxing, and the differences between the two. We used a website called Incredibox to experiment and learn about singing and beatboxing, as well as creating some cool tunes. This has been very popular!
