Performing Arts

Sarah Bailey

Term 3 Focus

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

Spotlight on this past week....

Following on from our Kaboom Percussion incursion, students have been working on creating their own rhythms and sounds in class with percussion and tuned instruments. They are working in groups to collaborate, listen, compromise and support each other with any performance nerves.

I've been so impressed with Grade 5 and 6 students as they learn to 'decode' musical notes on a staff and learn/create their own rhymes to remember treble clef notes:

Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit

Every Good Boy Deserves Football

Every Gamer Boy Deserves Fortnight

Every Green Bus Drives Fast

This week they had a go at making a little jingle using letters from words they read on a treble staff - eg CAB, BADGE, AGE, BEE etc. So much variety from the same words!

These boys created a very catchy 2 parts song

Grade 5 students reading music and creating their own little jingles

Cup swapping and timing rhythms together

Grade 4s have been 'jammin' together with drum sticks and bucket drums. We then had our first lesson with a recorder. We found out breathing into the mouthpiece at a gentle consistent pace makes the best sound ;) It takes some practise. Eye of the Tiger will be our first song to learn next lesson!

We made the most of the beautiful weather and headed outside for some of the lessons. Grade 2 and 3 work included 'found' sounds from classroom and playground equipment to incorporate into their cup routines.

Prep and Grade 1 students will start making their recycled instruments next week. Please keep sending in bottles, lids, cardboard rolls and tins etc. Collection boxes are in Prep/Grade 1 area and the theatre.

Wizard of Oz - with Warrandyte High

Gavin Andrew continues to facilitate The Wizard of Oz Yr 3-6 ACPS students in their rehearsals with Warrandyte High School. The performances will run 5-8th September and tickets now available https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1260764 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