Hello Year One!
Click here to see welcome video!
Today you are going to be playing along with the Piccolo Orchestra ♫ ♫ ♫
Activity
You are going to be playing tunes on a piano keyboard on the computer.
This is what the keyboard looks like:
Can you see the different coloured shapes on the piano keys?
These are going to help us play.
These are the songs you are going to learn how to play:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Hot Cross Buns
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Hickory Dickory Dock
Please click on the picture below to join in the fun:
Press the white triangle in the red circle to hear and watch the tune,
then have a go yourself. When there are gaps in the music, there is
a space between the shapes.
Further Activity
When you have played the tunes, why not try making up a tune yourself?
Have a play with pressing the keys and see if you can create a tune of
your own. Don't forget to draw the shapes you have played - this is called
writing a 'graphic score'.
I am looking forward to seeing and playing what you create.
Thank you very much for working so hard on this, I hope you enjoyed
playing the piano and getting creative with music!
See you soon.
Mrs Sumner
Thank you to Pizza Express for making these resources available for us to use.
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