Music making inspired by the planets.17 October 2023 (by admin) |
Year 1 children have been discovering and exploring the music of Gustav Holst.
Year 1 have been watching and listening to live performances of 'Mars' from Holst's 'Planets Suite'. The children have been using movement to express what they hear in the music whether they can hear that the music is being played piano or forte, or whether they can hear staccato sounds or legato. They have also been identifying and naming different instruments that they see and hear. Today the children identified the main rhythm that can be heard throughout the piece before using drums to create their own rhythms for their friends to copy.