Week 4: Elephant Flashmob We got off to a slow start today as I had a technical hitch but thankfully, we got started eventually. I think the nature of this type of work means that technical issues present themselves frequently … Continue reading
Today was the final session with the children. Over the 6 sessions, we have been focussing on creating sounds and music in order to develop small performance pieces. In doing that, we have spent time making images, instruments and various … Continue reading
No technical problems today, which was nice. Today, we did more work on Hotland animals, their physicality and sounds they make. It was the turn of the giraffe and crocodile today. We started off by looking at photographs of giraffes … Continue reading
Today we spent some time refreshing what we had looked at and listened to last week. I’m constantly amazed and impressed by how much the children remember! And of more interest to me are the little details that they have … Continue reading
In preparation for today’s class, the children were asked to bring in materials to make instruments (paper plates, boxes and things that could be used as decoration). Today was our first day to use the Elluminate software so we were … Continue reading
Well the sun was shining today as I travelled from Dublin to the Dromore Road Primary School. My class are a combination of P2 and P3 so there is a variety of ages, ranging from 5 to 7 year olds. … Continue reading