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St Paul's Catholic Primary School

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Aspire not to have more but to be more – St Oscar Romero

Music

This week, we went to Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, to see the Halle Orchestra perform in an interactive, sensory extravaganza! We learned that music can tell a story and create emotion.

We have been learning some Djembe rhythms this week!

Djembe Rhythms

The Gamelan

This term we have been listening to and performing Gamelan orchestra music. Gamelan is a traditional music from Indonesia, which usually includes percussion, tuned gongs and other metal instruments.

Have a look at the video clips below to see our mini performances, which we played by following musical notation.

Look how hard we are concentrating!