Music Term 3 Newsletter

Music Teachers

Mrs Digby- Years 1, 3, 5, 6 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

Mrs Spain- Foundation, Year 2, Year 4 (Wednesday, Thursday)

Welcome to Term 3

Choir/Singing group

Students are enjoying our Wednesday singing group where we often have over 20 very enthusiastic singers attending.

The group is held weekly at 1.00pm and is offered to students from Years 2-6.

We are hoping to perform at one or both of our mini concerts which will be held in Week 7 & 8 of Term 3.

Foundation

Mini Concert: Week 7, Wednesday 3rd September 2.45-3.30pm in our school hall.

This term, Foundation students have been excitedly preparing for their 1st school concert, learning songs, actions, and dance steps. They are developing their coordination and learning to move confidently in time with the music, while building their sense of rhythm. As the students rehearse, they are also growing in creativity and learning to work together as a team, taking pride in their efforts and very much looking forward to sharing their performance with an audience!!

This term in Music, students will be:

Learn and remember words to songs
Follow and perform simple dance steps
Move to the beat of the music
Build confidence performing in front of others
Use facial expressions and actions during songs
Improve coordination through movement and dance
Practise listening and following instructions
Work together as a group during rehearsals

Year 1 & 2

Mini Concert: Week 4, Wednesday 13th August 2.30-3.30pm in our school hall.

This term, the Year 1 and 2 students have been working hard as they prepare for a special concert performance. Through regular rehearsals, they are developing their sense of beat and rhythm, learning to move in time with the music and stay in sync. They are also building confidence on stage and practising how to perform with energy and expression. Along the way, they are learning the importance of cooperation, listening to peers, and working as a team to create a fun and successful performance.

This term in Music we will:

Develop a strong sense of beat and rhythm
Move in time with music and stay in sync with others
Build confidence performing on stage
Practise using energy and expression during performances
Listen actively to peers during rehearsals
Cooperate and work effectively as part of a team
Rehearse regularly to improve group performance
Follow directions and remember performance cues

Year 3 & 4

Mini Concert: Week 8, Wednesday the 10th September 2.30-3.30pm in our school hall.

This term, Year 4 students have been busy rehearsing for their special concert, building their sense of beat, rhythm, and coordination. They are growing in confidence on stage and learning to work as a team. Alongside this, they’ve been developing their musical skills by playing a variety of instruments and continuing to explore rhythm and melody.

This term in Music, students will:

Strengthen sense of beat and rhythm through rehearsals
Coordinate movement and timing with others
Perform on stage with confidence and expression
Cooperate with peers to improve group performance
Play a variety of instruments with rhythm and melody
Practise stage presence and audience awareness
Refine musical timing and ensemble skills
Take responsibility for learning and improving parts of the performance

Year 5 & 6

This term Year 5 and 6 students will focus on working together to create exciting performances which will continue to improve confidence, personality and enjoyment.

They will do this in an encouraging environment where everyone works together and has fun performing and expressing their ideas.

Year 5

In Year 5 this term we have started learning to play the ukulele using a course named 'Blackbelt Ukulele'. This course encourages discipline when playing the instrument. We are learning to sit with the correct posture, place our ukes in the resting position when required and ensure our strumming or finger picking is precise. We have found it tricky to gain strength and co-ordination with our fingers. This will take a lot of practise.

We will also be participating in short plays and skits and learning items to include in our Year 5/6 concert in Term 4 (date to be announced).

This term in Music we will be:

Learning various ukulele strumming techniques
Learning to play one finger and two finger chords (C, Am, F)
Practising acting skills and working co-operatively with peers
Developing personality and confidence performing before an audience
Playing instruments accurately in 'parts' for a performance
Year 6

Year 6 has had an exciting term learning their Dance Sport routines and understanding about 'Respectful Relationships'. This requires an enormous amount of concentration and self control and it has been exciting to watch them co-operating with their partners and trying hard to learn these difficult steps. I can't wait to watch them perform at the Gala.

In Music students have really enjoyed practising and refining their acting skills in short 'partner dramatizations'. They have shown improved confidence, animation and enthusiasm when performing before their peers. Students will also be rehearsing items to perform in our mini concert in Term 4 (date to be announced).

This term in Music we will be:

Continuing to rehearse short plays, raps and skits to perform before an audience
Learning and perfecting a class dance routine
Playing instruments accurately in 'parts'
Continuing to give honest, constructive evaluation and feedback to our classmates after performances