P7B Song Writing Debut! November 13, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : Term 2 2007 , 23comments
Recently we have had an Anti Bullying focus in school. P7B did a fabulous assembly to get this message across. They also wanted to write a song so Mrs Lima worked with a group of children playing their own instruments e.g guitars and the clarinet. The class then worked together to come up with a tune and song lyrics and here is the result. What a team! All P7`s sang together to produce this recording. They are very proud of it. What do you think?
Here are the song words p7b-anti-bullying-song-p7b.doc
Edinburgh String Quartet Extravaganza! November 9, 2007
Posted by smacniven in : Term 2 2007, events , 70commentsLast week began with quite a bang, clang and ching on the 5th of November as all P7 classes spent a whole day in the company of Kenneth Dempster the composer and the very distinguished Edinburgh String Quartet.
Gerorge Mackay Brown`s poem “The Reel of the Seven Fisherman” was used as a stimulus and the children used a multitude of instruments to create an original piece of music which was then performed to other classes in the school at the end of each day. 9here are the words of the poem - a-reel-of-seven-fisherman.docThe music “The Cold dancer” was used as a starting point for the pupils` own creative musical exploration of sounds.
The String Quartet worked alongside each class in the planning and exploration stage which was facilitated and conducted by Kenneth. The children had to really focus, watch and listen in order to contribute effectively to the “orchestra”. Sound effects using clapping and stamping were also used to bring the story of the poem alive.
Quite literally the experience of a lifetime. A fabulous time was had by all and the pupils` of P7 would like to send out a huge big thanks to Kenneth and the wonderfully talented members of the quartet! Great memories to cherish…..
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