Interesting Music Facts

Composers

Composers

This term all classes have been learning about composers. Click on the composers name to learn more about each composer. 

Mozart 

Magic Flute

Sonata no 11

Beethoven 

Symphony no 5

Fur Elise 

Moonlight Sonata

Bach 

Air

Toccata and Fugue

Camille Saint Saens

Carnival of the Animals 

Tchaikovsky 

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker) 

Four Swans (Swan Lake)

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty 

John Williams 

Harry Potter Theme

Star Wars

Jaws

Superman 

Rocky

Mrs Miell

Junior Choir Excursion

Donovan Village

The Wattle Grove Junior Choir went on excursion to Donovan Village on Monday November 14, 2016. We performed seven songs to the residents before sharing a beautiful morning tea. The residents remarked how beautifully we sung. Excellent work Junior Choir!

Mrs Miell

End of Term 3

End of Term 3 Wrap Up

Year 1-2

Students have been learning to compose songs using rhythm and melody. We wrote the rhythms before allocating a note to each rhythm on the xylophone. Well done!

We have also been learning to play 'Cabbage Cafe' on the xylophones. 

Year 3-6

Students have been continuing to learning the ukulele this term. Students worked on writing  lyrics in pairs and performed these to the class. We have now started to learning some new strumming patterns and songs in class. Well done

. 

Mrs Miell 

Music Assembly

Music Assembly

Wattle Grove Primary will be running a Music Assembly in Term 4. This will  take place during Week 4 on Friday, 4 November  at 2.00pm. Students from the Senior and Junior Choir along with the guitar groups will also be performing.  This will be a great way to showcase the talent in this amazing school. All students are also learning a community song called 'Together we can Change the World'. 

Look forward to seeing you there!

Mrs Miell 

Working Hard in Music

Working Hard in Music

The Senior Choir has been working hard learning their music for the Mass Choir Festival this term. On Monday, August 8 we rehearsed for the first time with 500 other students. Well done on a sensational rehearsal!

 

We will be performing on Tuesday, August 30 at Winthrop Hall. We would love to see as many parents as possible there on the night. Please remember to purchase your ticket online, before they sell out! 

 

Tickets are available to purchase from the website below:

www.ticketsWA.com/event/massed-choir

Password: wattlegrove

 

 

Year One and Two

We are learning to play in parts with the song 'Little Brown Owl' using the boom whackers and the xylophones. This is quite tricky and we are doing a great job keeping in time to the beat, singing a melody and playing a melody all at the same time! Very talented!!

Year Three and Four

We are beginning to learn the ukulele and xylophones this term. We are working on coordinating our strumming in time to to the beat and getting a nice sound from the instruments. This song we are learning is called 'Funga Alafia' which is a West African song meaning: 'With my eyes I greet you. With my words I greet you. With my heart I greet you. There's nothing up my sleeve'. 

Year Five and Six

We are also learning to play the ukulele and xylophones this term. We are learning the C chord and coordinating our strumming patterns. This class is playing 'Funga Alafia' in a round. Well done Zara for leading the round 

Well done, Wattle Grove

Mrs Miell

Naidoc Week

Wanjoo (Welcome)

All classes have been learning Wanjoo a welcome song in the Noongar language  to celebrate Naidoc Week.