Year 3 had the opportunity to experience an artsong music workshop from Leeds Lieder this afternoon. They learnt that Leider means artsong and understood how important music is in creating an image in your mind.

They discussed musical vocabulary pitch and dynamics.

They also practiced being conductors to change the dynamics of the piano as shown in the pictures.

Lastly, Year 3 worked together to compose a song.

This afternoon KS2 took part in a music assembly led by Will. We learnt about the different parts of a ukulele, how to strum and playing chords on a ukulele.

Will also showed us a guitar and an electric guitar.

We sang pop songs along with the ukulele and played guess the song.

Front Row Music will be offering ukulele lessons based of interest expressed. Please do express your interest using the forms sent home.

In July, some of our Year 5 and 6 pupils performed in a massed choir of Primary School children in the Leeds Youth Music Festival in Leeds Arena. It was an incredible evening celebrating music-making across the city. https://www.leedsforlearning.co.uk/Article/177431?source=Newsletter&guid=BA7F783E-7EF4-4B8A-A551-ABDEDAD07C46

This week Year 3 have been exploring pitch on the chime bars.

Children from Year 5 and 6 had a brilliant time at Big Samba this afternoon! They played brilliantly even in the heat!

We had surdos…

Tamborins…

Agogo bells…

and ganzas!

Today the children enjoyed a performance from musical group Trio Globo who play different music from all around the world. Trio Globo played us some different music that would have been heard by the passengers on The Titanic. They started playing ‘The Entertainer’ and then played a waltz that would have been danced to by the passengers in first class. We heard some music that would have been traditional for the passengers from Scotland and Ireland and then some music that would have been performed by the Jewish passengers on the ship. The children had the opportunity to dance along as well as use some percussion instruments. The musicians also talked to the children about the different instruments they were playing including the accordion, saxophone, clarinet and violin.

This half term we have been enjoying learning to play the ukulele in our music lessons. So far we have learnt the F, C and D minor chords. Both Mrs Cossavella and Mr Clayton have been extremely impressed with how the children in 6TC have been doing!

At the beginning of the week in Nursery, they were thinking about keeping safe in the sun. During their daily weather song, they have thought about how the weather impacts them and what they need to wear or use, for example when it is raining or sunny.

This half term Year 3 have been practicing singing ‘Pure Imagination’ linking to their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory topic. They have also been exploring playing the piano online along to a key part of the soundtrack.

On Tuesday evening, 7 of our year 5/6 pupils sang at this incredible event in Leeds Arena. They were part of the Primary Schools Choir comprising over 400 children from 46 primary schools. They were chosen for their passion and commitment. They had prepared well and sang brilliantly. The evening showcased many of the music bands, orchestras and choirs organised by Artforms across the city. Allerton CE is a Champion Music School in Leeds for its commitment to Music. One of our children also featured in a video clip promoting the Saturday Music School where she takes Creative Song writing classes.

Here they are singing beautifully on the very front row!

They sung with the secondary choir also

Many other brillaint musicians, choirs and bands performed. It really was a show!

We made it on the big screen too!