Music at Del Monte and MBH
Curricular Music at Mary Bailey House and Del Monte
As we are coming up to the middle of the year, the Mary Bailey House students are very familiar with Music class and what to expect. We are continuing to use claves, scarves and lots of movement to feel the beat and show the style of the music. Students participate by joining in with singing, moving and playing instruments. They also enjoy answering questions or giving their ideas to the various songs. Throughout Pease Porridge Hot, students are invited to choose a number of days to clap at the end of the song. In Pat-a-cake, students are invited to choose a letter of the alphabet to write on the ‘cake’. This emphasises their understanding of number and quantity recognition and letter recognition, all while having fun!
Kindergarten students have been learning a special song about animals. They have to remember which order the animals come in the song and what actions they do. This works on their memory and understanding of song structure.
Rehearsing for the Gala concert has been our focus for our ensembles and Year 4. It takes great focus to perfect our ‘Performance Mode’ – switching from relaxing to standing correctly with good posture, focused on the music and watching the conductor, particularly when we are excited! It is immensely satisfying to see the students rise to the challenges of not just learning the repertoire, but responding with maturity to whole-school rehearsals across at the senior school and in the city at the Sydney Town Hall. We are very proud of our Del Monte Voices of Hope.
Please enjoy this photo slideshow from the concert!
Phillipa Knight
Coordinator of Music P-4
A Message from the Director of Music
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