Performing Arts

Kaboom Percussion Incursion

We hit the ground running with Laura and Aiden from Kaboom Percussion giving us a very engaging and mesmerising performance using known and new instruments. It really made the students think about "What is music?" and "What is an instrument?" Kaboom have loads of videos if you want to watch or try as a family youtube.com/c/kaboompercussion

facebook.com/kaboompercussion87

Here are some reflections from the session....

"You can make music out of big tubs that you sometimes stir concrete in" Harvey

"I learnt we can make music out of nearly anything" Hunter

"You can make different sounds out of different things"

"You can use your body to make music" Remy

"Percussion instruments can be played by hitting, shaking or scraping"

"The funniest part was the play"

"I still don't know how they did the magic with water bottles under the cups"

"I liked seeing Valentina and Jesse act things out"

Special mention to Harry in Prep who brought a newly made drum kit to class this week that he made after the Kaboom performance. Your creativity is brilliant!

Term 3 Focus

The incursion was set up as a catalyst for this term of Performing Arts across the school:

Preps and Ones: Body percussion, making recycled instruments, movement to music

Twos and Threes: Hand clapping games, cup percussion, dance

Fours: Bucket drumming, playing the recorder, dance

Five and Sixes: Reading music and composing, dance

Wizard of Oz - with Warrandyte High

Gavin Andrew is facilitating the opportunitiy for Yr 3-6 ACPS students to join Warrandyte High School on their 5-8th September production of The Wizard of Oz. Those students whose parents completed the approval form at the end of last term were accepted and have started rehearsals. Further information will be forthcoming. Thank you to parents who have volunteered to assist in transporting children on Tuesday afternoons (fortnightly) to rehearsals at WHS. Please contact Gavin directly with any queries you have iammrg@mac.com

Looking forward to another term with your great children. Please ask if you have any queries.

Sarah Bailey

Sarah.Bailey2@education.vic.gov.au