This afternoon we had a really good sleep. Y 6 is exhausting!


Actually we started our Music topic!






Here we are listening to some music and trying to identify musical patterns.

We listened to STOMPING TUBES and WINDS ON THE MOUNTAIN, both of which contained CYCLIC PATTERNS.
These are patterns which are repeated over and over again.





















We then looked at a cyclic pattern and tried to play it.



















Here are some examples of cyclic music. The clapping ( in the second link) is much harder than it sounds. The performers have to follow a pattern. It is not just random clapping.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GUCyf2_ci0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhhIZscEE_g













Over the next half term we will compose our own cyclic patterns and perform them in front of both classes.