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
Tag Archives: Videos
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 our current Unit of Inquiry, Pre 5 students are learning how children around the World use music for learning and entertainment. This is allowing us to explore the key concepts of Function and Perspective. Throughout the process each student is … 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 2 we have been learning about how music is used in different parts of the World. We have used key concepts to analyse and understand some videos related to a Basque traditional instrument: the txalaparta. Through these videos … Continue reading
In Pre 5 we have been learning about the Symphony Orchestra as an example of Community. And in Grade 3 we have explored the orchestra to find out the different materials instruments are made of. In an Orchestra each member … Continue reading
During their Unit of Inquiry “Rights and Responsibilities”, Grade 2 students explored the different roles people play in music. They became composers, conductors, performers and audience and fulfilled all the appropriate responsibilities. They created their own music and performed it … Continue reading
Grade 3s have been working on a unit of inquiry called musical games, They have shared games they knew, learned new ones and analysed them all in order to understand how musical games can help us … Continue reading
This term in grade 4 we are going to work on our instrumental skills. Soon we will receive our instruments and start to learn how to play them. This week in class we were inspired by three famous performers: Chinese … Continue reading
Grade 3s are currently working on their unit of inquiry “Matter”. In music we have been looking at different sources of sound and how this changes depending on the materials instruments are made of. This difference and the characteristics that … Continue reading