Piano, Cello, Violin, Recorder and Music Theory Tuition
Make your own string instrument by washing out an old margarine tub and wrapping elastic bands around it. The tighter the elastic band, the higher the sound produced when you pluck the band. Adjust the elastic bands until you get Continue reading Make Your Own String Instrument
Can you draw a bass clef? You’ll need some manuscript paper. Or get a piece of paper and draw a music stave – five lines. Start just underneath the second line from the top, curl up over the line then Continue reading Draw a Bass Clef
Teach someone in your house the difference between walking notes, jogging notes and stride notes. Start off by demonstrating walking at a nice even pace, not too slow, not too fast. Now show how jogging goes twice as fast. When Continue reading Walking, Jogging and Strides
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.
Yesterday we listened to Peter and the Wolf. Today, see if you can tell a story using your own instrument. You could make up your own story or use a story or a poem that you already know. Identify the Continue reading Tell a Story
Peter and the Wolf is a composition for children written by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. It tells the story of a little boy and his adventures in the forest. Different instruments are used to represent the characters in the Continue reading Peter and the Wolf