{"id":4849,"date":"2021-06-03T13:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=4849"},"modified":"2021-06-03T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:01:11","slug":"music-matters-53","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/music-matters-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assembly Performance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Congratulations to members of Madrigal Ensemble with their performance of \u201cDancing Song\u201d<\/em> by Zoltan Kodaly.\u00a0 Zoltan Kodaly is an early 20th<\/sup> century Hungarian composer and pedagogue whose music features the folk elements of traditional Hungarian music.\u00a0 The song captures the turbulent background of war with the soldiers of the Gypsy army (known as the Magyars<\/em>) asking for new uniforms! The song features 5 vocal parts unaccompanied. You can watch the performance here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Natalie Assaad (Year 7) who played the introduction and recession items for assembly on the Piano.\u00a0 Natalie Assaad played excerpts from the 1st<\/sup> movement of \u201cSonatine Op. 5\u201d by Anton Eberl.\u00a0 Well done, Natalie!<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeter and the Wolf\u201d <\/em>meets \u201cWe\u2019re Going on a Bear Hunt\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Year 2<\/strong> girls have been listening to Peter and the Wolf <\/em>by Prokofiev which tells a story in music. In response, the girls created their own music with soundscapes to the well-known story, We\u2019re Going on a Bear Hunt<\/em>. They each chose percussion instruments to create musical representations of different natural landscapes. They thoroughly enjoyed the creative process. Enjoy their musical story and live performance in the K-2 Assembly last week here<\/a><\/p>\n

Mrs Bronwyn Cleworth \u2013 Year 2 Music Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Roll-a-Tune\u201d \u2013 <\/em>Year 6 Composition Task<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Year 6<\/strong> have been composing using the method of “chance” <\/em>music. Chance, or aleotoric music (from the\u00a0Latin\u00a0word\u00a0alea<\/em>, meaning “dice”) is\u00a0music\u00a0in which some\u00a0element of the composition\u00a0is left to\u00a0chance.<\/p>\n

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In our class, each student created a dice printed with 6 selected rhythms<\/strong> and another with 6 pitch<\/strong> choices consisting of do, re, me, fa, so and la \u2013 forming a Pentatonic scale. Each roll of the dice revealed a new opportunity to create a 2 beat rhythmic and melodic pattern unique to each student. The chance to create something uniquely their own, and with no set outcome was refreshing for the students as we started this week’s learning. This unique way of composing allows for freedom but also with parameters around structure and creation.<\/p>\n

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The results will be played on tuned percussion instruments. Students will be given a chance then to revise their initial compositions and give them a more personal touch if needs be as we travel on.<\/p>\n