Kii from the Music Room!

This term I’ve been really enjoying working with the 2/3/4s again! We began with reviewing our skills from last year and have started adding new ones.

Our warm up song that we have been exploring is Mother Mountain from the Dhungala Choral Connection Song Book. It connects to a story from Yuin County. We watched this performance to get inspired: https://www.abc.net.au/education/collections/lets-sing/mother-mountain/105061664 .

We have been exploring notation (how music is written down to share with others) and have used the graphic notation of this pitch map to help us keep the melody of the song:

We are having fun with ukuleles, beginners practising chords C, F and Am and more experienced uke players adding G and demonstrating to the class to extend their skills. We are now adding other instruments to make a class band, using the skills we have been practicing; steady beat, rhythm, notation, uke chords, singing skills and other elements of music.

We have been finishing off the lesson with Drama games! Catch the photos of students in frozen characters while playing Night At The Museum.

Our TPS music makers have been pondering some questions each class. Check out these awesome responses to the question Why do you think people make music?

2/3S

It makes people want to dance and be happy - Clio

Because it’s nice to listen to and when people get sad they listen to it to make them happy - Cole

Because they like it - Sid

Because music it beautiful - Yuna

Because people made rhythm and beat - River

Because music brings joy to everyone - Anja

Because they thought they would like the sound - Djuna

Because it’s interesting - Freda

Because you can make all sorts of different noises with it - Annika

Because it fills you people with joy - Jean

3/4A

Communication - Arlie

To have fun - Quinn

Because it makes them happy - Millie

To make money - Louie H, Jed

To help people calm down and to connect to other people and to share their traditions and cultures - Florence

To bring people joy - Teddy

To express yourself - Navy

3/4S

They can express their emotions - Ivy I, Sophie

Because it’s fun and you can show your emotions in it - Indy

It can help people learn important things - Lucy

It’s fun and creative - Maia

3/4B

To calm people - Bonnie, Frida

To dance to - Eve

To be creative - Emilio

Because they like it - Sophie

Because it’s interesting - Jack

To make you feel what they’re feeling - Raph

Rock on TPS music makers!

Erica

Boite Schools Chorus

The TPS Choir had a wonderful time singing with the Boite Schools Chorus on August 11th! Students practiced this year’s songs from Ghana during our lunchtime rehearsals and at home. Our singers always came to rehearsals with enthusiasm and energy for what they love doing - singing! They sang in a number of different languages that were represented in the songs from Ghana and heard stories and cultural traditions. The Boite Schools Chorus is a big commitment for students and families and I am so proud of them all!

All of the work culminated in an excursion to the Melbourne Town Hall, expertly and kindly accompanied by staff and parent volunteers Kristie Ferguson and Shoshannah Orenstein. 17 students and 3 adults travelled by tram to the venue where the TPS choir joined with 11 other school choirs from around Melbourne on stage to rehearse for the performance. Some of our students were hot and bothered under the lights during the rehearsal but that didn’t stop them from putting their heart into it.

Everyone was able to rest and have something to eat after the big rehearsal and then get ready for the performance. Some students were nervous, some excited but most were nervous-cited.The performance started at 7pm and all of the choir members spotted their families in the audience. The TPS choir sang their hearts out and the whole chorus sounded amazing! There were Ghanaian drummers and dancers and even a circus act during the performance.

After the concert we all went home tired but happy and I went home feeling so proud of our TPS singers.

You can catch the TPS choir singing a couple of the Boite Schools Chorus songs at the Arts Festival on Sat 17th Oct!

Proudly,

Erica

The TPS Choir are:

Aoife

Sophie KJ

Ivy I

Lucy

Mia

Amaliyah

Sassy

Lila

Annika

Cole

Stella

Clio

Anja

Pele

Magnolia Lee

Yuna

Hazel

The Thornberries