Piano, Cello, Violin, Recorder and Music Theory Tuition
Have you a favourite song? You will need to be confident about the words and the tune. Can you teach it to someone in your family or to a friend online? Think about the following: Can you write down the Continue reading Teach Your Favourite Song
In a previous challenge we listened to Peter and the Wolf. Now it’s your turn to tell a story using your instrument. Think of a story that you can tell – you will be the narrator as well as the Continue reading Tell a Story with Music
Can you write down a tune for your instrument using walking notes and jogging notes like these? Don’t forget the treble clef (violin or right hand piano) or bass clef (cello or left hand piano). Here is one I wrote Continue reading Write Down a Walking and Jogging Tune
If you have seen the film The Greatest Showman you will remember an opera singer called Jenny Lind. Jenny Lind was a world famous Swedish opera singer in the mid 19th century. She did tour America with PT Barnum, but Continue reading The Real Jenny Lind
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.
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
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
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
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
How much do you know about the instrument you play? Here are some questions you could find the answers to (if you don’t already know them): What family does my instrument belong to? (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard) When was Continue reading Research Your Instrument