News from Music
In Year 7 Music lessons, students have been developing their reading of notated rhythm by performing as a three-part percussion ensemble. Each part had an independent rhythmic line, and students performed with either a drum, a pair of claves (wooden sticks) or a metal instrument such as a cymbal. Using Lunar New Year celebrations as a focus, pupils also composed and notated their own music for a three-part percussion ensemble. Each pupil then learned the percussion part and dragon dance for a special Presdales New Year dragon dance and percussion piece, which we performed in class.
