An unseen animated graphic score was played on a projector. a crowd of around 30 people (mostly voice and 6 instrumentalists) improvised along with the visuals.
This event explored how an animated graphic score can create a musical dialogue between a group of musicians and non musicians, young and old.

Graphic score

Leafcutter John – Animated score

The composer Edvard Grieg liked to compose stories in his music.

Here are two different stories by him.
Be an active listener.
Think of action that might fit these pieces of music.

What are the stories he is trying to tell?
How is the music changing?

Ms.Nid’s Secret Cave is coming back again!!! Prepare your ears, children, to get instruments back from her….

Year 1 have been exploring patterns in music from different times and places.
This is a slide-show of students from year 1 composing their own melody patterns, inspired by our resident classroom composer – “Rat-hoven”.
Enjoy.

‘Roll over Beethoven!!’ on PhotoPeach

Year 3 have been composing melodies with partners.

Year 3 – Composing melodies on PhotoPeach

Year 2’s have started to explore culture and identity through exploring instruments from Kenya.
Check out these slideshows of the year 2’s in action.

Jambo, Jambo bwana, (Hello, sir)
Habari gani, (How are you?)
Mzuri sana. (Fine, thank you)
Wageni, mwakaribishwa, (Foreigners, you are welcome)
Kenya yetu (In Kenya)
Hakuna Matata. (There are no worries)

2LH – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2BM – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2MR – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2NR- Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2RJ – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach

Here is another example of a pattern low down in the music.
It stays the same throughout the music.

The rhythm of the pattern is: ta ta ta titi / ta ta titi titi /