Secondary Music

Year 4 have been busy learning various rhythm games and reading and writing down different note lengths.

They have had a lot of fun using a brand new instrument - The Pool Noodle!

They played rhythms on their desks and enjoyed beating along to their favourite songs.

Year 3 have enjoyed singing songs about animals and the environment.

They have experienced part-singing with “Our Tortoise” which also has loads of fun actions and the Beatles classic “Octopus’s Garden”.

They have just started a song called “Be Cool” and are enjoying the jazzy beat.

Year 2 started this term on Zoom. They learned the CAN-Can-can. Using two empty aluminium cans, they learned a series of patterns and performed along with the Music of Offenbach.

Back in school, they have been learning some old classics - Octopus's Garden by the Beatles and Supercalifragialistic and Let’s go Fly a Kite, from Mary Poppins (the original).

Year 1 have been learning how to keep a steady beat on the hand drums, while singing familiar West African songs together.

Much fun and a lot of joyous noise! Our next stop is Space with some intergalactic songs.

EYFS have been singing familiar rhymes and songs, listening to and learning new songs.

They have also been zooming to the moon with scarves and shakers.

HEAD OF SECONDARY ACADEMIC MUSIC

SASCHA DALLAS

We have been so impressed with the work taking place in years 7, 8 and 9 this term.

Here is a snippet of what has been going on in our key stage 3 music lessons in recent weeks.

A SPOTLIGHT ON KS3 MUSIC LESSONS

Composing

The above musical extract has been taken from a Year 7 student composition, impressive isn’t it? To most people this will look like a foreign language, a page filled with nothing but dots and lines, but to our key Stage 3 students this is ‘Minimalism’. Students were tasked with composing their own piece in a minimalist style and we have been nothing but amazed by the standard of their work. If you have a son/daughter in KS3 please ask them to show you their composition, you will be impressed!

Software: flat.io

Flat.io is a cloud based music composition software, it is a fantastic new resource which is being used with great success in our KS3 music lessons. Click below to hear a completed Minimalist composition using flat.io: Y9 Minimalism composition

Minimalism

A piece of music based on simple, repeated rhythms and patterns

Podcasting

Podcasting is a relatively new and exciting medium that is growing at an exponential rate amongst all ages.

In the coming weeks we will be asking our KS3 music students to create their own music podcasts. They will be listening to a wide range of music and choosing their favourite pieces ‘Desert Island Discs’ style.

They will record themselves talking about their chosen music and the reasons why the music appeals to them.

We are looking forward to sharing some of our very own BSAK Island Discs with you in the near future. Do talk to your son or daughter about your own Desert Island Disc choices!

LISTEN HERE

If you are looking for something interesting to listen to then why not try this episode of ‘How Music Does That’.

The link below will take you to an interesting discussion about the most viewed Tik Tok video ‘M to the B’ which has had over 500 million views! TikTok and the Hypnotics - How Music Does That (podcast)