Mobile Music at Clonea Power NS

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/0B8tZsiLja6jUaHZf...

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 ea...

Week 1 Sea Song and Hunting horn. Our Classes today had an Irish flavour and were inspired by the sea and the number 6 Senior Groups Warm Up  with a nonsense song  Lickety Split  (6/8 rhythm) varying volume and tempo.   Singing  We worked on a traditional Irish song  ,  Ta na baid  Adding Percussion. We used a set of bongo drums and body percussion to add a  rhythmic ostinato  ( short repeated thythm)    far-raig e - damhain. On fiddle We heard the jig Tripping Up the Stairs played live in class, Elements of Music:  Focus today on; Tempo (Slow fast);  Dynamics (Varying Soft / Loud); Pulse; Rhythm Close up on Brass:  Today the focus was on the brass family instruments. We had a trumpet in class and we listened to a track featuring a French Horn. Questions set for research during the week.  Ten Pieces  senior classes had a closer look and lis...