Six Musical Tasks to close first half term

We wrapped up our first half term with a busy task list

One from the archive  for the week that is in it 2011 class 

Entrance Music  Prelude from opera Carmen  by Bizet

1 Pizz on G  Old Mc Donald  class A / Vivaldi on G (Class B &C)
2 Toreador's March  pizz.on D and A   'reading the dots'   recognition notes on stave
3 Balloon Bows Ireland's Call    NEW OSTINATO  on percussion  Bass section 
4 Rocket Bows 
5 Rock You  Down Up Bows on A
6 NEW **First finger riff (see below)
7 String Crossing   D D z z A A z z    Elbow down , Elbow Up  (class A and B)

Lots of leaders, bass players, percussion players today.  Percussion, Holly ,Sean, Annie   Leaders Emmanuel*, Brian  Amy  , Bass Ruth, Laoise, Elliot, Sean. Points  Mr C Norah
Did you get one of my new special tokens ?

Elements  featured :   rhythm, pitch pulse, tempo, timbre, dynamics, structure  & patterns , mood,

Instrument families:  Strings,  Brass



  We had singing from choir members and we had a duet ( two parts) * Emmanuel and teacher.


We welcomed trainee teacher Mr Enda O Connor to our class today.

I am looking forward to seeing you all  in the second half  of term.


Drunken Sailor Riff

E E E E D D  D D E E  E E D D E E 

1 1  1  1   0  0   0  0  1 1  1  1 0  0 1 1 

 
Adults We Will Rock You / Blues/ Cross lake Blues   19/13 /3
After school Orchestra Class Scales onG Dand A various rhythms 

Repertoire, Twinkle, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Lightly Row,  Frere Jacques, French Folk Song , 

Rocket Bows and Stave Notes Week 6

Here is what we did today

1 Excerpt   Ode to Joy Beethoven  Tr 17  Rocket Bows We put the tips of our bows on the D string to shoot our bows skywards  to this popular tune by Beethoven .Are your fingers pointing skywards 

2. Down Up Bows  on A to Rock You 

3 We learned how about harmony and how to recognise the change of note in the bass accompaniment to Away in a Manger 

     Here is the pattern  G   G   G   D 
                   D   G   G   G 
4 Rhythm1  
5 Notes on stave We learned about lines and spaces andhow to recognise the notes D and A on the stave . 

6 Finally we played Toreador's March 

Bass Players today Thomas Annie    Leader Jade
                            Jordan Ailbhe
                            Can someone remind me of Ms McMahon's team  

Points Sean for his super in row E for his super rocket bow hand

Brass Bands and Balloon Bows

                Guest musicians from Ennis Brass Band


A very exciting day today as mystery guests from Ennis Brass Band visited all our classes today


 1

   **NEW **Rhythm 2 

               Kil-     fen-      or--    a      Cei      li        Dan  -cer 

These little notes are called quavers  not to be confused with these snacks.



2  Balloon Bows   Irelands Call Track 22

(Ms Mc Mahon's class learned how to make rocket bows as well)


3    We did some  tremolo bows and played our freeze game 

3 Wintertime in Rus-sia   slow Track 30

Mr Walsh's class  moved on to Rock You  14 short  Down Ups on A 

4 Brass family 

James and Thomas were brilliant on their brass instruments. Can you remember what they were called?

Welcoming our adult beginners to Swinging Strings . See you next week 

Inaugural adult class 

Excellent representatives of Ennis Brass Band 

Special mention Emmanel, Annie D Bass, Hannah Mr C and Sean Mr W