Music: Gallery
Jubilee Year launch - Pilgrims of Hope - January 24th 2025
Date: 26th Jan 2025 @ 11:42am
Our school community came together for an amazing launch for the very special Jubilee Year.
A Jubilee is celebrated within the Catholic church every 25 years. This year the theme will be 'Pilgrims of Hope'.
We are called together to experience joy and strength as we embarkon a journey to be 'agents of change,' working together for justice, love and peace, locally and globally.
After learning about the importance and theme of the Jubilee, the children across school have Celebrated the Word and written their own pledges.
We gathered together to reflect and share pledges before displaying them all around the hall.
We are excited for more events to come during the Jubilee Year and are filled with hope for the difference we can make in fulfilling our pledges!
Y5 Visit to the Community Centre
Date: 12th Dec 2024 @ 2:28pm
On Tuesday 10th December Year 5 were invited to Upton Community Centre to sing hymns and carols to some members of the community. Year 5 sang beautifully. Whilst there, they handed out Christams cards to the local residnets and even had a visit from Father Christmas.
Date: 22nd Oct 2024 @ 9:21am
Y5CG loved their first lesson together as a class with their brass instruments. It was only planned that they would attempt to learn one song but they were that impressive that they started to learn three on their first lesson.
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 8:17am
Year 1 enjoyed their first Music and Movement lesson.
Y6 - End of Year Performance - Shakespeare Rocks!
Date: 23rd Jul 2024 @ 2:11pm
Our Year 6 End of Year Performance this year was Shakespeare Rocks!
Date: 23rd Jul 2024 @ 2:09pm
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 11:59am
Today as part of our music lesson we consolidated all we had learnt in Music this year.
We created posters of the notes we know, the symbols on the stave and other symbols we have come across.
"Now I know 5 notes on the stave, I can play them all on my recorder" - Joel
"Music is really nice, you really get to listen and see what it is about. We've learn recorder, b, c, d, g, and a" - Sophie
Date: 3rd Jul 2024 @ 3:57pm
Today we have taken the Boom Whackers outside.
We experimented listening to the different sounds.
We then followed a music video to copy a song.
"It's so fun!" - Eleanor
"It makes a different sound" - Rosie
Date: 3rd Jul 2024 @ 2:53pm
This afternoon the children have been exploring with the musical instruments.
They have been making their own songs and copying patterns.
"We have drums and tambourine" - Clay
"I use the maracas" - Matthew
Date: 2nd Jul 2024 @ 6:21pm
Reception have been attending weekly Music and Movement sessions. They have learnt lots of musical vocabulary and learnt the names of instruments.
Date: 2nd Jul 2024 @ 11:54am
Year 5 have been busy preparing for their end of year performance to showcase all the skills they have learnt this year in Music. Children have learnt to play either a brass or woodwind instrument and have worked hard to read and perform a range of songs in class together. Some children even have solo ensembles.
Well done Year 5!
'I like music because our school lessons have helped me to play and I also love 90s music now such as Oasis and The Stone Roses.' Thomas
'I have enjoyed playing brass this year and I liked how we all had the opportunity to choose an instrument to play. In our time in music we have been taught different songs and styles of music (R&B and Funk).' Olly
'I like music because ut lets you express your feelings and what you like.' Evie
Date: 19th Jun 2024 @ 2:51pm
The children really love their weekly singing lesson with Mrs O. She has taught them all about rhythm, tempo, pitch and dynamics in music and the children have had the chance to play lots of different instruments.
Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 5:18pm
This year we have been learning our first musical instrument in St Basil's.
In September we picked up our own instrument for the first time and now we are able to play 5 notes in a number of pieces of music.
We can read the notes on the scale and play in different rhythm and tempo.
"I love playing the recorder, I can play B, A and G confidently and I am getting better with D and C" - Henry
"When I started I could only play squeaky notes but now my breathing is much better and I can play really well" - Pani
Y1 & Y2 - Christmas Production - 'Christmas with the Aliens'
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:24pm
Christmas Play. The children performed 'Christmas with the Aliens' for their grown ups.
Y6 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Visit
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 2:50pm
In March, we visitied the Royal Philharmonic to listen to the orchestra play a selection of music that has been inspired by sporting events. We took part in the schools' concert 'Going for Gold: The Orchestral Olympics' which was to celebrate the coming Olympics in Paris.
To prepare, we had to learn a song called 'Personal Best' which we sang with many other schools as the orchestra performed.
The conductor of the orchestra was called Michael Seal and we even had a go at conducting ourselves!
"I enjoyed the orchestra because it was energetic and was a new experience for me." Harley
"I loved the orchestra. I have never experienced this amazing thing. My favourite part was the music. I would love to go again." Jorgie
Y3 & Y4 - Christmas Production - The Donkey Seller
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 10:11am
Together, Year 3 & 4 put on our Christmas Production for parents.
It was called 'The Donkey Seller' and told the story of the Nativity through the eyes of a loyal seller and his herd of donkeys.
1 by 1 the donkeys are sold to special travellers who pass by. Mary needs a donkey to carry her to Bethlehem, the Shepherds need a donkey to carry Little Shep who is tired, and the kings need a donkey because one of their camels has hurt his foot.
Eventually the donkey seller herself travels to see the amazing arrival in Bethlehem.
We had great fun learning and performing, some of us even played the hand chimes and recorders as part of the songs
"I loved being Little Shep, it made me really proud acting in front of everyone" - Henry
"I was part of the sheep chorus and we got to do some fun joke lines in sheep voices" - Maro
"I played one of the main donkeys called Snuggle. I had lots of lines to learn and was a bit nervous, but it was fun performing it for parents" - Connie
Date: 20th May 2024 @ 2:49pm
On 15th May, Year 4 were able to take part in a session about Chinese music.
They looked at different types of Chinese instruments and listened to a range of instruments being played.
Finally they were even able to play different rhythms on the drums!
Y5 & Y6 - Fantastically Great Women - Lowry Theatre Visit
Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 12:27pm
Year 5 and 6 pupils had a fantastic evening at the Lowry Theatre.
We watched the brand new production of Fantastically Great Women, based on the text we had read in our English lessons.
"I liked watching the actors sing live. I also liked all of the colourful props they used." Ellissa
"I enjoyed the production because it was a musical story and it helped me to understand more about the women we learnt about in English." Jake
