They performed a body percussion piece to Jingle Bells. Haley accompanied on the violin and Aashaz and Yuvi on the guitar.

Y5 performed Away in a Manger in different languages- Amelie, Romany and Ella singing a verse in French, Alexander singing in German, the whole class in Spanish and English. Y3 performed on their ukuleles, Y4 sang their hearts out to Jingle Bell Rock and played a piece on the glockenspiel with Miss Saxton. The videos were posted on the Adel website. This will be rearranged for Spring 2.Ĭhristmas took the form of a Festive Christmas Concert this year with 2 classes performing togther and one parent per famiy permitted due to Covid restrictions. Unfortunately this was postponed due to Covid numbers. The head of music- Luke Robinson- offered to come into school to do a workshop with Y6. Links have been made between Adel Primary and Ralph Thoresby High School. Ks2 learnt words such as coda, instrumental, scat, ostinato etc Ks1 learnt that songs can have verses and a chorus. The music dimension studied this half term is the structure of a song- or how it is built. Y6 appraised `You Really Got Me `by the Kinks. Y5 appraised Feeling Good by Nina Simone and were interested to find out facts about her. They were interested in her fight for civil rights. Y4 appraised R.E.S.P.E.C.T BY Aretha Franklin and found out facts about her life. The class continue have ukulele lessons and performed Feliz Navidad at the Christmas Festive Concert. Y3 found out facts about Elvis Presley and responded to Jailhouse Rock. Y1 and Y2 listened and responded to In an Ooctopus` Garden by the Beatles and Don`t Worry about a Thing by Stevie Wonder. The genre of music this half term has been 60s Rock and Pop. What have children been learning in music?

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