Year 1 Music
Year 1 - Percussion and Improvisation
Y1 have been thinking about improvising (creating music on the spot) in recent weeks and are learning a piece called ‘Beat Buddies’. Here you can have a sneak preview of their piece including some improvising, as well as a rendition of ‘The Can Can’. These are pieces they are preparing for their end of year music performance.
Year 1 - Tiddalik Compositions
Y1 have been composing throughout this term using the story of ‘Tiddalik the Frog’ as their starting point. They have learnt a song, explored the sounds of different percussion instruments and have started to learn a form of graphic notation.
Here are some excerpts from the composing process, showing how with just two simple musical symbols, you can make some very interesting compositions:
