Music Room

Mrs Maggie Jefferies

Music Room

Recent Blogs

Jack Johnson
3 Oct 2011 - 11:33am

The year 7s are learning about a hawaiin singer Jack Johnson in their second to last week of term. Here is some history about Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnson was born in 1975 and raised on Oahu lsland, Hawaii. His father was a well-known surfer, and Jack began surfing when he was 5. When he was 17 he became a professional surfer but one week later he had a surfing accident where he needed 150 stitches in his head and lost a few teeth. That was the end of his professional surfing.

History of Simon and Garfunkel
23 Sep 2011 - 1:10pm

Last week the Y7s have been looking at Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Here is some imformation about them.

Music room Question
14 Sep 2011 - 12:55pm

Who are Simon and Garfunkel. This is the question for the music room?

Learning to play the ukulele
6 Sep 2011 - 12:42pm

This is a speech of how to play the ukulele.

 

What's Happening in the Music Department?
29 Aug 2011 - 1:29pm

During a typical music lesson lots of activities occur.  There is theory to be learned.  Theory is about how music works.  The Year 7's are having music this term.    It's a bit tricky until you know how to do it.

Another thing we have been doing at theory is revising the names and time values of the different notes like

Semibreve = 4 counts

Dotted minim = 3 counts

Minim = 2 counts

Crotchet = 1 count

Quaver = 1/2 a count