In our trip around the World, Grade 1 students have visited South America this week. We have learned about music and instruments and how music is used in these countries to dance, talk about love, … Continue reading
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Dear PYP Music Factory, The big day is coming up. Here you can find the songs we will be performing. Please have a look at them and make sure that you learn all the words and that you practice with … Continue reading
Grade 4s are exploring Maori songs from New Zealand to learn that many songs have historical origins and are connected to the history of the countries they come from. Ms Nikki came today to share her experience of learning these songs … Continue reading
In our trip around the World, Grade 1 students have visited North and Central America this week. We have learned about music and instruments and how music is used in … Continue reading
In connection to their Unit of Inquiry “Solar Systems”, Grade 4 students have been learning about “The Planets”, an orchestral piece written by British composer Gustav Holst between 1914 and 1916. In this piece, Holst uses the solar system’s planets … Continue reading
In Grade 1 we are travelling around the World through Music. We are learning songs from all around the World and learning that music can help us to get to know and … Continue reading
Grades 4 and 5 students have received … Continue reading
After a whole term working on their Unit of Inquiry “Musical Games:, Grade 3 students completed the creation of their own games, displaying a great understanding of all the ideas and musical elements we had analysed throughout the unit. They … Continue reading
In Grade 4, we have been exploring music from ancient civilisations. We learned that one of the most important musical elements of Chinese music is the pentatonic scale: a musical scale made up of five sounds that are equivalent to the … Continue reading
In Grade 5 we have continued to explore Arabic Music. We listened to some interesting pieces of music that drew their inspiration from artists from the past. In this particular case we listened to modern musicians that had created new … Continue reading