Chinese New Year Songs

Greetings Boys & Girls,

In conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year Celebration, here are the songs which we will be singing during the celebration. Hope you all can spend some time practising at home so that you can share your beautiful voices on our CNY celebration.

Happy Chinese New to all staff and pupils of Endeavour Primary School in advance!

2013 Term 1 Recess Song

Hi boys and girls,

Attached the recess song for this term. Do spend some time to sing along to them.

Enjoy!

Music can be used to tell stories!

Ever wondered how music can tell stories? Watch the video below to find out!



Listen to the mysterious sounds made by the string and woodwind instruments... the marching tune made by the woodwind and brass instruments... and how the percussion instruments add to the shocks and surprises!

Videos used in P6 Music Quiz

Here Comes the Sun - Sheryl Crow

Ravel Boléro (Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra)



Edvard Grieg - Morning Mood

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 12 Variations by Mozart

Here's the video used for the P5 Music Quiz. The videos used for the P6 Music Quiz are up next...

Dona Nobis Pacem - an example of a Canon

A canon is a piece of music that has similar musical segments (you can imagine them as sentences or phrases) that repeat in rounds. The most famous would probably be "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel.

In the video below, the music is "Dona Nobis Pacem", a Latin song that has 3 musical segments. The little coloured circles represent the pitch of each tune. The higher they go, the higher the pitch. Can you see how the three segments come together to form the canon?  



Let me know what you think about the video!

Lyrics to Term 2 Recess Song (You've Got a Friend)

When you’re down and troubled

And you need some love and care

And nothing, nothing is going right

Close your eyes and think of me

And soon I will be there

To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I’ll come running to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I’ll be there…

You’ve got a friend

If the sky above you

Grows dark and full of clouds

And that old north wind begins to blow

Keep your head together

And call my name out loud

Soon you’ll hear me knocking at your door

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I’ll come running, running yeah, yeah…to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call….

And I’ll be there… Yes, I will…

Now, ain’t it good to know that 

you’ve got a friend

When people can be so cold

They’ll hurt you

Yes and desert you

And take your soul if you let them

Oh…but don’t you let them

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I’ll come running, running yeah, yeah, yeah to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call….

And I’ll be there….

Yes, I will…you’ve got a friend......