Virtually There – Week 1 – 19.4.12 – Fionnuala comes to visit

Today, primary 2 and 3 were very excited to meet Fionnaula, the artist who we will be working with for this project.

We spent some time getting to know each other and discussing what the project would involve. We discussed how Fionnula would be teaching them next week via the Interactive Whiteboard from her studio in Dublin. It will be interesting to see how the children respond to this.

The children had lots of opportunities to explore sounds they can hear make with their bodies. This included plugging our ears using our fingers and listening to sounds coming from inside our body. The children also made sounds with hands, feet and mouths. They were conducted by Fionnuala and (with some practice) were able to stamp and clap rhythms in time. (“Be aware of and perform a steady beat”).

Next, the children were encouraged to listen for and identify sounds in and beyond the classroom. They were very enthusiastic to share which sounds they heard (“listen and respond to own and others’ music-making”).

After this, there was a chance to explore the musical instruments. The children were encouraged to perform a solo using their instruments and also to listen to the performances of the other children.
(“Perform with simple instruments”).

Overall, this was a very enjoyable session. The children were keen and enthusiastic and have given us lots of ideas for subsequent lessons. We are all looking forward to our first virtual meeting next week!!!

(The bold text highlights where the activities relate to the Music area of the statutory requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum)

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