Autumn term

Children in year 2 have been learning how to play the Recorder. The Recorder belongs to the Woodwind family and uses air to make the sound. The children have been learning how to hold the instruments properly, and have b learnt to play the notes B and A. They have followed musical notation on the board and can recognise when to play and when to stop.

Year 2 have also been singing lots of songs in music lessons too.

Spring

Year 2 have continued to learn the Recorder this term and have now learnt 3 notes B, A & G. The children have learnt that the Recorder is part of the Woodwind family and have listened to lots of examples of how the Woodwind family is used in different orchestral settings such as Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ and Prokofiev’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’. The children are continuing to develop their skills in playing together as an ensemble, and have even had a go at playing as a soloist.

February 2024

Year 2 have been continuing to learn the recorder. We have learnt it is part of the woodwind family of instruments. We have also learnt how to play together as an ensemble and to read the notation on the screen. Some children have been brave enough to play a solo too!

September 2023

In year 2, we have been learning to play the recorders.  We have been learning how to hold the recorder carefully and how to play simple notation.  

July 2023

Year 2 have been learning to play the recorder in music this year. We have learnt the notes B, A and G and have started to read notation.

We have also sang lots of fun songs.

March 2023

Year 2 have been learning to play the glockenspiel. We have been learning how to read music and where to play and where to rest. We have also tried to play at different speeds and learnt how 'tempo' really changes music.

October 2022

Year 2 have been learning to read notation using recorders.  Se know this instrument is part of the woodwind family.  

Sept 21

We have been looking at the 'elements of music' and how all music is different. It can be fast, slow, loud and quiet. We have enjoyed learning the song Down in the jungle which explores all of these key elements.

Year 2 are learning to play the recorder. We know that it is part of the woodwind family. We've been learning how to read notation looking at when to play and when to stop (rest).

We have been singing lots of songs to. Our favourite is count on me!