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Music Blog 2021

Music Lessons from THAMES
Music Projects, Resources and Links

Welcome to our Music Blog

30/6/2020

 
Hello Everybody!

Make sure you click on these two sections!
​

1-Music lessons from Thames,

​
2-Music Projects, Resources and links

You will find them at the top of the page.


Let's get our voices warmed up

Remember to....
​
Sit or stand straight
​
​Keep shoulders down


Breath gently
SONG OF THE WEEK

PROTEST  SONG: SINGING FOR CHANGE


There are  events that are taking place in the USA, the UK and all across the world concerning the human rights of people of colour, protests and police violence.

Singing offers us a powerful yet peaceful way to bring our voices together in a common cause. Better still, by singing a protest song we communicate our message in a way that gets under the skin, offering an open invitation for anyone to join in at any time and any place. 

This week we are going to learn songs about racial injustice.

Click on the link below to access all the songs.


Songs about racial injustice-Sing up

Get on board, lil' children
I wish I knew (how it would feel to be free)
Lean on me 
Raise my voice 
Something inside so strong

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What are protest songs?

Protest songs have been sung around the world for centuries, calling for social change and shining a light on injustice.

​Across history, protest songs have come in many shapes and sizes, from the spirituals calling for the abolition of slavery sung during America’s civil war, the solemnly adapted hymns sung by the Suffragettes of the early twentieth century, to the extraordinary anthems of America’s 1960s civil rights and anti-war movement.

COMPOSER OF THE WEEK

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op.34

Exploring 20th Century Music


Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.
He was a central figure of 20th-century British music.

As you watch this video, play attention to the sound of each instrument.

Can you write the name of the instruments and a short description of them?

Is there any instrument or instruments that you like to play? Why?
Music Theory Knowledge of the Week

Understanding bass rhythms  and intervals

Click on the link below to learn!


Team Tutti Lesson 6- understanding bass rhythms and intervals

Remember to do  the Quiz with  Dr lesson recap!
Creative Project of the Week Y5/6

Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do something creative!

This week I like you to  create a melody using the piano roll.
The melody can be as long as you wish but it needs to be constructed using the pentatonic scale.

Make sure you save it.

Before you can do that, you will need to click on the link below and watch  Team's Tutti lesson 4.


Team Tutti Lesson 4:  how to save your work- the piano roll- the keyboard - the pentatonic scale.

Did you know...

The more style of music we get to know the better musicians we become!

Be open and be ready to explore different types of music!


Click on the link below to learn about hip hop music!
Remember to complete all the activities!

 
https://teamtutti.org/syllabus-content/hip-hop/
















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STORY TELLING, MUSIC AND PAINTING

Listen to   Nikolay Rimsky Korsakov (1844—1908)
2nd movement from Scheherezade.


The piece starts with a solo violin and a harp.

How does the music makes you feel?

What do you imaging? 

 Think about the colours that you like to use. 

Chose colours that you think will match your feelings while listening to the music.


I hope you enjoyed this week's music blog

​Mercedes





June 24th, 2020

24/6/2020

 
Hello Everybody!

Make sure you click on these two sections!
​
1-Music lessons from Thames,

​
2-Music Projects, Resources and links

You will find them at the top of the page.



Let's get our voices warmed up

Remember to....
​
Sit or stand straight
​
Keep shoulders down

Breath in gently


​Every time you sing

Imaging a  wonderful sound.

​
SONG OF THE WEEK

People who help us

Great song! about people who help us in this difficult times!

Is there anyone else that you like to thank you?

Can you write your own lyrics thinking about those people?

Remember!

Practice makes perfect.

Revise
   last  seven   week's  songs!

Believe

Three little birds
 
Let love shine through
Be the change

One  and a million

There is power in the music

One moment, one people


Do you know the lyrics ? 

If not, write them down and 
​memorising them!

Once you know the lyrics...


Your performance will improve!

Remember!

Always enjoy singing! 

Composer of  the Week

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937).


Listen to Bolero played at the BBC PROMS

​
Ravel’s famous orchestral work: Bolero, dates from 1928. Just before embarking on a tour of America, he was commissioned by the Russian ballerina and dance impresario Ida Rubinstein to compose the music for a ballet, provisionally called Fandango.

Ravel was absolutely insistent that the tempo of Bolero should remain constant throughout its 15 minutes, and the work is a feat of stamina for the snare drummer!

On the right, you will also find a performance of Bolero, this time with a  clear explanation of how the main melody or theme of the piece is passed around different instruments of the Orchestra.

We know that the snare drum is playing an  ostinatto  (rhythm pattern that is repeated through out the piece). 

Watch the second youtube video/

I like you to listen carefully and  identify the instruments that are playing the main melody.

I will list here the different instruments that  Ravel's uses to pass around his melody!

Some of the names appears in the video   in French! 
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​Flute
Clarinet
Basson
Oboe  (hautbois d' amour, in French) 
Trumpet
Saxophone
English Horn
Celesta
Trombone


Music Theory Knowledge of the Week

The Bass...


I would like you to explore and learn how important is the bass in music.

Clik on the link below to  join Team Tutti's lesson


Introduction to bass instruments 

Remember to do the Quiz with  Dr lesson recap!
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Can you match the instrument with the order in which appears in the video?

Be aware that sometimes the full orchestra is playing!

Have fun!




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STORY TELLING, MUSIC AND DRAWING

Creative Project of the  Week


STORY TELLING, MUSIC AND DRAWING

Listen to   Ritual fire dance  by  Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) 

As you listen to the music try to draw the story that you imagine.

Be creative and let your imagination fly.
Creative Project of the Week Y5/6

Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do something creative!

This week I like you to  create a melody using the piano roll.
The melody can be as long as you wish. Make sure you save it.

Before you can do that, you will need to click on the link below and watch  Team's Tutti lesson 4.


Team Tutti Lesson 4:  how to save your work- the piano roll- the keyboard - the pentatonic scale.
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I Hope you enjoyed this week's music activities! 
Mercedes




Welcome to our Music Blog

16/6/2020

 
Hello Everybody!

Make sure you click on these two sections!
​Top of the page!


1-Music lessons from Thames 

2-Music Projects, Resources and links 

Remember to take part on Thames' Singing Challenge!

Let's get our voices warmed up


​Remember to....
​

Sit or stand straight
​

Keep shoulders down



Breath in gently


​Every time you sing


Imaging a  wonderful sound.



SONG OF THE WEEK

​Believe

​
Listen to the song

Practice three times

Don't forget to...

Enjoy singing!
Remember!

Practice makes perfect.

Revise
   last  five   week's  songs!

Three little birds
 
Let love shine through


​Be the change
One  and a million

There is power in the music

One moment, one people

Do you know the lyrics ? 

If not, write them down and 
​memorising them!

Once you know the lyrics...

Your performance will improve!
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Rachmaninov's second Piano Concerto

Listen to the music.

​Can you move to it?

How is your movement?  

​Can you describe it?

Does it change through the piece?

Close your eyes, and feel the music.

Can you make a list of the different

emotions that the music makes you

​go through?

Remember!

Rachmaninov's was a Romantic

composer, for the Romantic it was

all about the expression of human

​emotions!


​Did you know?

​Rachmaninov’s second Piano Concerto is often

described as the greatest piano concerto ever written!


COMPOSER OF THE WEEK

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873—1943) - Piano Concerto No 2

​Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took

up the piano at the age of four.

He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory  

in 1892, having already composed several piano

​and orchestral pieces.



Rachmaninov's second Piano Concerto

Movement

Music moves at different speeds with different

levels of power and energy.

Some feels fast and powerful, while some moves

​slowly and gently.
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Music, Mood and Emotion

I would like you to explore how music can be used to reflect different emotions within a movie.

​I like you to click on the link below and listen to Team Tutti's lesson and do the activities.

Team Tutti- Music mood and emotion

Don't forget to do the Quiz with Dr Lesson Recap!

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Creative Project of the  Week

STORY TELLING, MUSIC AND DRAWING


Listen to  Morning Mood by  Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) 

As you listen to the music try to draw the story that you imagine.

Be creative and let your imagination fly.


Creative Project of the Week Y5/6

Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do something creative!

This week I like you to create your own music using  the piano roll  with Team Tutti!

Team Tutti  is a online  music resource.

Be Creative!  

I would like you to:
​
1-Watch the introduction to the piano roll

2-Scroll down and you will find the the piano roll. Press play and experiment with the keyboard!

3- Have Fun making your own  melodies.
This week I like you to think about an emotion that you like to reflect in your melody.

​4- Don't forget to scroll down and do the Quiz! ​



I hope you enjoyed this week's music blog!

Mercedes




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Welcome to our new Music blog

9/6/2020

 
Hello Everybody! 

There are two new sections on this blog:

1-Music lessons from Thames 

2-Music Projects, Resources and links 

Open the links, there is a singing challenge!


Let's get our voices warmed up

Remember to....

Sit or stand straight
​
​​Keep shoulders down


Breath in gently

​​​Every time you sing

Imaging a  wonderful sound.




















​
SONG OF THE WEEK

​ "Aint no mountain high enough"

​  
Listen to the song

  Practice three times

  Don't forget to...

  Enjoy singing!

  Remember!

 Practice makes perfect.

 Revise
   last  five   week's  songs!

 "Three little birds"
 
"Let love shine through"


  "Be the change"
                                
   "One  and a million"

   "There is power in the music"

   "One moment, one people"





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Composer of the  Week

Edward Elgar- born in England (1857-1934)

Edward Elgar's father was a musician who tuned pianos, owned a music shop and was employed as a church organist.

The young Edward learned to play the organ and violin at a young age, and composed his first short piece at the age of 10. His first job was as assistant organist to his father.
​His main love was composition.


 ​We are going to watch  an amazing performance of   Elgar's cello concerto 1st Movement.

​Somebody once said that the way Edgar  chooses to open his Cello Concerto, is as if   Shakespeare had started Hamlet with ‘To be or not to be’... listen to the powerful beginning...


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 After watching the performance, write down a list of words that describes Jacqueline's Du Pre
 performance. 
 
​Find out more about Jacqueline Du Pre, one of the greatest cellist of all time!
 Music theory Knowledge of  the week

Timbre:
​
The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.

​Learn more about Timbre with Team Tutti.


https://teamtutti.org/syllabus-content/introduction-to-timbre/

Don't forget to do the Quiz with Dr Lesson Recap!


CREATIVE PROJECT OF THE WEEK  Y5/Y6

Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do something creative!

This week I like you to create your own music using  the piano roll  with Team Tutti!


Team Tutti  is a online  music resource.

Be Creative!  

I would like you to:
​

1-Watch the introduction to the piano roll

2-Scroll down and you will find the the piano roll. Press play and experiment with the keyboard!

3- Have Fun making your own  melodies to go with the beginning of ​Habana  or delete all the notes and create your own melody!

​4- Don't forget to scroll down and do the Quiz! 


   HAVE  FUN MAKING MUSIC!
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STORY TELLING, MUSIC AND DRAWING


Listen to  Flight of the Bumblebee
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov




As you listen to the music try to draw the story that you imagine.

Be creative and let your imagination fly!

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I hope you enjoyed this week's music blog!

Mercedes








Welcome back to our new Music Blog

2/6/2020

 

Hello Everybody! 

There are two new sections on this blog:

1-Music lessons from Thames 

2-Music Projects, Resources and links 

Open the links, there is a singing challenge!


Let's get our voices warmed up

Remember to....


Sit or stand straight
​

Keep shoulders down



Breath in gently

​Every time you sing,


​Imaging a  wonderful sound.
SONG OF THE WEEK

​ "Three little birds"

​  
Listen to the song

  Practice three times

  Don't forget to...

  Enjoy singing!
​
  Remember!

 Practice makes perfect.

 Revise
   last  five   week's  songs!
   
 "Let love shine through"

  "Be the change"
                                
   "One  and a million"

   "There is power in the music"

   "One moment, one people"


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COMPOSER OF WEEK  

Frédéric Chopin


Frédéric Chopin was one of the greatest pianists of his day.

He is an important figure of the Romantic period in Music.

In the Romantic, expressing feelings through music was very important.

Chopin was born in a town just outside of Warsaw, Poland.

His mother introduced him to the piano; by the time he was six.

Chopin played extremely well and was starting to compose.

He gave his first concert at the age of eight. 

Listen to Chopin's Polonaise in B flat for piano

Remember!

Every dot  is a musical note and represents a single sound!

Can you follow the score?

How did  the music made you feel?

What did you enjoy? 

Why?

What you didn't you enjoy?
​ 
Why?
Romantic Music- Music of the emotions

Can you name 5 different emotions that you can hear


in Chopin's Ballade No.1 In G Minor Op.2 ?

​Now click in the link below!

​
​Let's learn a bit more about Chopin!

Don't forget to listen to the audio and enter the Quiz!

Did you know?

The polonaise is a dance that was fashionable in the Polish court.

More listening!

I like you to watch this incredible piano performance.
Listen carefully how the composer expresses different feelings through the music.

Chopin: Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23
Music theory knowledge

Note duration and rest

Watch this video to  learn about rest in music.
CREATIVE PROJECT OF THE WEEK  YEAR5/6 

Inspiration is the process of being mentally 

stimulated to do something creative!

Last week I asked you to experiment with  Sketchpad.

This week I like you to create your own music using a drum kit.

It is a free  online resource!


Be Creative!  

I would like you to:
​

1-Watch the video introduction to the drum kit

2-Scroll down and you will find the sketch pad-

3- Have Fun making your own  rhythm patterns!    

​4- Don't forget to scroll down and do the Quiz with:  


         HAVE  FUN MAKING MUSIC!
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CREATIVE PROJECT OF THE WEEK                                        

STORY TELLING, MUSIC AND DRAWING

I hope you enjoyed last week's creative activity:

​Drawing while listening to music.

This week, I like you to listen to  

As you listen to the music try to draw the story that you imagine.

Be creative and let your imagination fly!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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 I hope you enjoyed this week's music blog!


​Mercedes

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