SUMMER TERM - We will be learning all about Egyptian instruments and in particular the sistrum. Have a look at the Loony Tunes' version of Carnival of The Animals featuring Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. The 1980s band Art of Noise made an interesting piece of music called Close To The Edit which uses lots of machine noises as part of the music. You might also want to have a listen to machine music. The Flight of The Bumble Bee is a really good one to listen to, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. You could also see if there are any other pieces of music based on animals. You could make a drawing whilst you are listening to the music and show what they music makes you think of or how it makes you feel. If you have access to a computer you could try to find some more music by Camille Saint Saens and see if there are any other pieces you like. SPRING TERM - We have been learning about Camille Saint Saens' Carnival of the Animals. I'll post the Brighton version and accompanying lyrics in the coming week. We will also be learning a song all about Brighton, based on Petula Clark's 'Downtown' song. Keep watching this space for activities that will be uploaded over the next week. After learning how to read a graphic score last term, we are moving on to learning standard notation, which is the name for the notes that musician read. SUMMER TERM - We are focusing on learning notation this term. These websites are great to explore to find out about composers and music: Sometimes drawing a picture whilst you listen makes it easier to relax into the mood of the music. I'd advise listening to unfamiliar music for a few minutes to get used to it, before you decide if you like it or not. You could draw pictures whilst you listen to different types of music, maybe using radio stations such as Classic fm or Jazz fm to explore types of music you wouldn't usually listen to.

You could listen to a range of music whilst you are at home, perhaps making a top ten of your favourite pieces of music. This is all about listening to music and thinking or wondering about it.

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