Year 3
Autumn term
Children in year 3 have been learning to play the Djembe. The Djembe is a type of drum from Western Africa, belonging to the percussion family. The children have been playing rhythmic patterns such as ostinatos and call & response, and have even had a go at composing their own short rhythmic patterns to perform in groups.
The children have also enjoyed singing lots of songs, including splitting into two parts and performing with the Djembes.
Spring
Year 3 have continued to look at music from around the world and have now been learning about music from Brazil such as Samba. Samba uses a variety of percussion instruments both tuned and un-tuned to play short, repeated rhythms in large groups. The children have had a go at performing Samba music in groups, and composed their own Samba rhythms on each of the different Samba instruments to perform to the class.
The children have also continued to sing lots of songs in music lessons.
January 2024
in year 3, we have been learning how to play the Djembe drum. We have looked at how to hold the instrument correctly and keeping in time to a beat.
July 23
In year 3 we have been learning to play the ukulele. We have had great fun and learnt lots of chords.
March 2023
Year 3 have been learning the recorder this term. We have continued our reading of musical notation and have learnt several notes. The recorder is a tricky instrument and we have had to really practice. Have a listen!
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November 22
This term year 3 have been learning how to play the Glockenspiel. We have been learning how to play different notes and have learnt the names of some musical notation such as crotchet and minim.
Sept 21
Year 3 have been looking at how music is written and concentrating on notation and rhythm grids. We've been playing the recorder to help us with this.
We've also been singing some disney songs too!
Year 3 have listened to 'Peter and the Wolf' by Serge Prokofiev which was written in 1936. It tells a story in where each character is represented by different instruments of the orchestra.