Creative Arts

All Holy Family children are now rehearsing and playing carols in music classes for our combined ‘Christmas Around the World’ Parish Concert on Friday 1st December, 2023 in the school undercroft.

The Parish Christmas Concert time at 6.00pm - 7.00pm, commences with the school band followed by the Parish Nativity Drama with carols by Holy Family children.

Children are asked to come dressed in Christmas colours of green, red and white.

Parishioner food stalls will be available at 4.45pm.

Leona Nash - Creative Arts

Creative Arts Overview - Term 4 - Mrs Leona Nash

Kindergarten- Music. Performing Media (Sounds of Different Orchestral Instruments)- Drama- ‘Peter and The Wolf’ and ‘Away in a Manger’ percussion score reading and play.

Students will be able to:

Identify instruments by sound. MUES1.1
Identify the ways sounds are made by the instruments. MUES1.2
Understand the use of mutes and performing techniques to alter the sound of instruments. MUES1.2
Identify a known instrument featured amongst other instruments. MUES1.4
Classify instruments into specified groups (strings, woodwind, brass and percussion) MUES1.4
Identify the typical layout of a symphony orchestra. MUES1.4

Participates in simple speech, singing, playing and moving activities, demonstrating an awareness of music. MUES1.1

Uses imagination and drama for performance of the characters in ‘Peter and The Wolf’. DRAES1.1
Create simple rhythm to accompany ‘Away in a Manger’. MUES1.2
Dramatize using movement and space with the characters of Peter. DRAES1.3
Listens to and responds to music. MUES1.4
Responds to dramatic experiences of ‘Peter and The Wolf’ and ‘Away in a Manger’. DRAES1.4
Appreciate the dramatic work of other students in mime. DRAES1.4

Year One

Music. Tempo (Fast & Slow). Drama- ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ and Christmas Carols.

Students will be able to:

Identify slow & fast music. MUS1.3
Takes on roles to explore imagined animals in ‘Carnival’. DRAS1.1
Work with others to convey the action of each animal. DRAS1.3
Appreciate dramatic work during the making of their own animals and that of other students. DRAS1.2
Create own drama using from ‘Carnival’ (fast/slow tempos). MUS1.4 DRAS1.4
Recognise fast, slow, getting faster and getting slower tempos of the music in ‘Carnival’ and convey in a dramatic situation. MUS1.4 DRAS1.4
Work together to depict the movements of the carnival animals. DRAS1.4
Recognise and use musical terminology in describing changes in tempos. MUS1.4
Use the following vocabulary: allegro, presto, adagio, lento, accelerando and ritardando. MUS1.2
Respond to music through movement, singing, performance and drama making. MUS1.1

Year Two - Music. Tone Colour (instruments used to depict an image).

Drama- ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ and Christmas Carols.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Students will be able to:

Identify instruments by sound. MUS1.1
Identify the ways sounds are made by the instruments. MUS1.2
Understand the use of mutes and performing techniques to alter the sound of instruments. MUS1.2
Identify a known instrument featured amongst other instruments. MUS1.4
Classify instruments into specified groups (strings, woodwind, brass and percussion) MUS1.4
Identify the typical layout of a symphony orchestra. MUS1.4
Participates singing, playing and moving activities, demonstrating an awareness of music MUS1.1
Uses imagination and drama for performance of the characters in ‘Carnival of the Animals’. DRAS1.1
Create simple rhythms to accompany ‘The First Noel’. MUS1.2
Dramatize using movement and space with the animals of Carnival. DRAS1.3
Listens to and responds to music. MUS1.4
Responds to dramatic experiences of ‘Carnival of the Animals’ and ‘The First Noel’. DRAS1.4
Appreciate the dramatic work of other students in mime. DRAS1.4

Year Three - World Music and Dance

Students will be able to:

Show awareness of different musical and dance styles of different countries. MUS2.4
Improvise a simple rhythm to accompany studied songs. MUS2.2
Identify stylistic qualities of different musical and dance cultures of different countries. MUS2.2
Perform songs with changing tempos. MUS2.3
Perform dances from a range of different styles demonstrating an understanding of the elements of dance. DAS2.1
Identify changes in structure and dynamics. MUS2.3
Explore, create and combine movement using the elements of dance to communicate ideas, feelings or moods. DAS2.3
Demonstrate awareness of different countries musical styles through dance, singing and instrumental playing. MUS2.1
Build on the action given in the drama by using movement and voice skills. DRAS2.
Respond to different countries styles by improvised movement, dance and playing instruments. MUS2.2
Respond to and interpret drama according to their countries historical section of the performance. DRAS2.4
Perform dances from a range of different countries demonstrating an understanding of the elements of dance. DAS2.1

Year Four - Styles of World Music and Dance

Students will be able to:

Show awareness of different musical and dance styles of different countries. MUS2.4
Improvise a simple rhythm to accompany studied songs. MUS2.2
Identify stylistic qualities of different musical and dance cultures of different countries. MUS2.2
Perform songs with changing tempos. MUS2.3
Perform dances from a range of different styles demonstrating an understanding of the elements of dance. DAS2.1
Identify changes in structure and dynamics. MUS2.3
Explore, create and combine movement using the elements of dance to communicate ideas, feelings or moods. DAS2.3
Demonstrate awareness of different countries musical styles through dance, singing and instrumental playing. MUS2.1
Build on the action given in the drama by using movement and voice skills. DRAS2.
Respond to different countries styles by improvised movement, dance and playing instruments. MUS2.2
Respond to and interpret drama according to their countries historical section of the performance. DRAS2.4
Perform dances from a range of different countries demonstrating an understanding of the elements of dance. DAS2.1

Stage Three -Topic- Performance Tone Colour. Term 4-2023

Students will be able to:

* Identify the way sounds are made by the voice, instruments in class performances. MUS3.4

* Recognise the instruments or sounds associated with Jazz, Rock, Folk and Classical. MUS3.4

* Identify a known instruments featured amongst other instruments. MUS3.4

* Classify instruments into specified groups (e.g. woodwind, brass, strings, percussion) MUS3.2

* Improvise rhythms and pentatonic tunes on class instruments. MUS3.2

* Name instruments and their function used in classroom activities. MUS3.1

* Compose and perform drum kit rhythms. MUS3.3

* Christmas Concert preparation of ‘Hark the Herald’. MUS3.1

*Graduation Mass preparation. MUS3.1