Presto Percussion

Ms O Brien's Whistlers 
Lots of fun today at Learn and Explore Music Programme at Clonea Power NS

Senior Group Percussion Special

We added shakers, djembe, bongo drums and triangles to the hymns for the forthcoming Ceremony of Light

Spirit Anthem 
Metre: 3 Beats in a Bar
Tempo: Allegro Quite fast 120 bpm beats per minute ie 2 per sec
Tonality: Minor
Timbre: Drums  1 2 3  First Beat Palm centre 2/3 fingertips at edge
Shakers Shake on Beat 1
Dynamics: piano

Christ Be Our Light 
Rhythm Section
Metre: 3 Beats
Tempo: Moderato  slower
Tonality: Verse Minor Chorus Major
Verse tacet ( Silent) except triangle on word 'Light'
Chorus
Timbre Triangle, Drums Watch for the rallentando on the backing track (slowing down) keep
Shakers  more vigorous shake on beat 1  lighter shake on beats 2 and 3

Clonea Power Rappers
Rallentando / Ritardando  Italian words for slowing down

I heard some of the cool raps composed by 6th class

TO DO : Make your own shaker.All you need is a small container and some rice grains and sellotape



Intermediates 

All students assigned a whistle or recorder and we learned to play three notes .

BAG Notes on Tin Whistle / Recorder
Ceol ars an t-asal  with introduction on whistle
Ceol ars and t-asal in Canon Bravo!
Demostrator Daniel
2 Note riff for Drunken Sailor
Fate Motif  from Beethoven Symphony No 5: BBB G_ _



Juniors 
More playground songs to sing in the yard.
Clapping Song A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea
 Solfa Game Soh / Mi We played follow the leader
New Song Apple Tree  s m ss m ss ll ss m

New Percussion today The Cymbal

Watch Beethoven 5th Symphony Disney Fantasia



Attentive Students

AB 2 Note Riff






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