In year 6 they have been practising a paired song called ‘We’re going to the country’, which is a World War II song about evacuees. This has involved splitting into two groups and singing in a round. Key music vocabulary was explored such as a line note and a space note. This has helped us to understand what is involved when reading music. They were brilliant!
Reception have enjoyed celebrating their achievement of being attendance champions by dancing to the Queen song!
This half term, Year 3 have been investigating pitch. They have learnt that pitch is the highness and lowness of a tone. They explored how to identify if a note is higher if lower than the previous note. Learning the ‘elevator song’ helped them to understand high and low pitches. They practiced the chorus of the song, noticing the pitch of the chimes. They throughly enjoyed using the chime bars to perform as a classroom ensemble as well as in their individual performances.
Our musician for the month of October is Queen!
It’s safe to say Queen have left a mark on the music world. Their music is long lasting and impactful, partly due to the unique personalities of the band members. Queen believed in pushing the limits and creating a new definition of what was considered mainstream. They often challenged the status quo of what a song was supposed to be like and they were often rejected for doing so. For a song “certain to fail” according to record company execs, Bohemian Rhapsody became the third most popular song in the history of the British charts based on sales, having reached the #1 spot in two separate decades. They still have impact today with that the film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was made in 2018 all about the lead singer Freddie Mercury and his rise to becoming one of history’s most beloved entertainers.
The reason to celebrate Queen is because they understood that through collaboration and resilience, they could achieve virtually anything they wanted to, the individual members sacrificed a certain level of personal fame and fortune for a lasting legacy for the band as a whole.
