Name That Tune 6
Author Archives: Helen Smith
Making Music From Junk
Evelyn Glennie is a famous percussionist. She can make music with anything. Have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVw5KawqUIg Here she is playing a variety of different percussion instruments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xsNlltrgqQ Now find some more percussion music to listen to.
Picture Puzzle 6
Instruments 6
Make Your Own Pan Flute
A Pan Flute (or panpipes) is a musical instrument made from a series of pipes of different lengths tied together. The player blows across the top of the pipes to make the notes. Try making your own Pan Flute out Continue reading Make Your Own Pan Flute
Musical Counts 6
This is a musical sum. It shows two crotchets. Each crotchet has one beat so it adds up to two beats – a minim. Can you do the following musical sums? If you can’t remember what all the notes are Continue reading Musical Counts 6
Instrument Facts
In a previous challenge you researched your instrument. Using this information and the information you already know can you teach someone else about your instrument? You could do this a variety of ways. Talking You will need to prepare a Continue reading Instrument Facts
Musical Terms 4
In music we use Italian words to give us extra information about how to play the music. These are know as Italian terms. Terms used to describe how loudly or quietly to play are called dynamics.
Paint a Picture with Music
In classical music there is a special term for music that tells or story or paints a picture. It is called ‘Programme Music’. Can you use your instrument to create some Programme Music? You could think of a picture and Continue reading Paint a Picture with Music
Design Your Own Music Writing
You know how to write music down using music notes and the music stave. Can you design your own system for writing down music? You need to show what note to play and how long to play it for. You Continue reading Design Your Own Music Writing