Music

Music Thursday 16th July

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Hello! It’s nearly the holidays and I nearly forgot to set you some music work this week! I’ve racked my brains for a fun idea and this is what I’ve come up with… Either a) do some karaoke (you can use YouTube if you seek permission from your adults), try not to scare the neighbours. Try to get your family involved and upload a video of you singing if you dare.…more

Music Thursday 2nd July

Thursday, July 2, 2020

To create a piece of art inspired by music. This task is an idea from BBC Ten pieces at home. You need to listen to a piece of classical music called The Firebird by a composer called Stravinsky, and then use whatever art materials you have or choose to use to create a picture of the Firebird while you listen. You can either just search for The Firebird music online and go from there or, you can watch the two videos (each about 5 or 6 minutes long) from BBC Ten pieces.…more

Music Thursday 18th June

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Here are two music activities to have a go at. The first is a game that you will need some other family members or friends to play with you. Activity 1: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Challenge 12, Rhythm Game. Scroll down this page to find it https://www.rsno.org.uk/rsnochallenge/ Or find it on YouTube here Activity 2: This is from the National Youth Choir of Scotland website. https://www.nycos.co.uk/daily-activities They are posting a new action song every day.…more

Music Thursday 4th June

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Hello! Go to https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/ and click on Songmaker. Experiment until you have composed a melody that you like the sound of. Add some rhythmic beats to it using the bottom 2 rows. Choose which instruments you think sound best to play it. Post a link to your composition! Maybe you could even write some lyrics to go with your melody. You may need to use chrome as your browse to get the best experience.…more

Music Thursday 14th May

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Have a go at this music activity by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. It involved going outside in your garden or local park and finding objects that you can make sounds with. (Please don’t pick up litter, just natural things!) Then use them to make some music using these sounds. Read the attached instructions for more information. There is also a link to a video of some very unusual music created in this way.…more

Music Thursday 30th April

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

This week’s task for music is to make your own musical instrument out of anything that you might have in your recycling or anywhere else at home. This could be an instrument that you strum or pluck, an instrument that you shake or hit, or an instrument that you blow. How many different notes or sounds can you make with your instrument? Can you play a tune that someone else could recognise?…more