Mobile Music at Clonea Power NS

< Intermediate Group Performing  New song: Ceol ars an tasal  amhráin as gaeilge                   Drunken Sailor                   Teddy Bear Rock and Roll Instruments: Adding two note riffs Tin Whistle intro Hee Haw two pitches so do Student Ger added open string D on pizzicato cello Drunken Sailor 2 NOTE Riff on tin whistle and guitar https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jUaHZfSDFCOUx1OWM/view?usp=sharing Listening and responding   T he Swan from The Carnival of the Animals . I played a live version on my viola. Listen to the version track no 5 on the mms special ten pieces cd or watch the video. Work sheet here    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jUWS0tVks0eDFvN2M/view Viola Instruments of the Orchestra : The Viola Introducing the viola Find out more about  the viola here  http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/viola/.aspx        Looks like a violin but has one string C  lower string  below G  .

Senior Groups. St Brigid and the Harps; a little story about St Brigid while La le Bríde is still in mind.   https://www.libraryireland.com/LegendaryFictionsIrishCelts/V-13-1.php Listening and Responding The story of Gruanuaile inspired a piece by Shaun Davey. Ripples in the Rockpools. We had a closer listen to one of the sections today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDttxfLI6dU Click here for the worksheet and notes   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1h-luAluhEDAqfT-9_SXqxKQCvKXr8G-bxnE3VrQNo/edit Uilleann Pipes : Here is David Power from Co Waterford playing a little Greek tune on the pipes in a pub in Dungarvan. Performing  Warm Up Steady Beat Rap  Composing Students to make up their own rap Rounds Singing in canon.  Two groups; Row Row Your Boat We worked on  a sea shanty The Drunken Sailor. We learned some riffs to make it more interesting. Listen to the riffs here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jUaHZfSDFCOUx1OWM/view?usp=sharing

Sir James Galway: The Man With The Golden Flute Sir James Galway: Living Legend of the Flute  from Knight Classical on Vimeo . Today we warmed up by exploring the rhythm in our names. We looked at varying  note lengths and students, Daniel and Daire demonstrated their wind instruments live in class. Bravo Daire and Daniel! Elements of Music   Structure: We took a closer look at the structure of an Irish dance tune with the polka, The Britches Full of Stitches played live in class on Sax and flute.  (TIMBRE)  Senior Group worked out the structure Two parts    AA BB -8 bar phrases. We made a whole class ensemble adding a rhythmic ostinato on drum  and pulse on body percussion Close up on Woodwind.  We had a close up look  at a saxophone and a wooden flute. We examined a clarinet reed. and there was time for some students to have a go at getting a note from last week's instrument of the week- the trumpet. It is not as easy as it looks. Singing: We worked on two songs