Archive for May, 2014
Jack Hendy “My aim is to be the best”
Posted: 09/05/14
Jack Hendy at 10yrs old aiming to “be the best”. Watch out Alison!!
Read more »Grade 2 Electric Guitar Year 8 Student
Posted: 09/05/14
Have a look at one of our Year 8 students playing a couple of his grade 2 pieces. He has only been having individual lessons for 9 months and has worked really hard in such a short time frame.
Read more »Dixons Music Primary: Learning About Musical Phrases Using Ukulele
Posted: 09/05/14
Today Mrs Baker began work on how to understand Musical Phrases. This will lead to understanding about Form in Music. Check out two of our 5 year olds playing a recognisable tune on their Ukuleles each taking a phrase. Also look at the brilliant right and left hand articulating and fretting technique.
Read more »Dixons Music Primary Outstanding Tuned Percussion Work
Posted: 09/05/14
One of our amazing all round musicians aged 5 playing a great ostinato pattern on the slit drum with Mrs Baker. Fantastic timing and look at her excellent stick technique.
Read more »Advanced Drumming
Posted: 09/05/14
Have a look at the talented Jack Hendy aged 12 here preparing on Drums a version of Animals by Muse for our Ilkley Central summer concert at Ben Rhydding Primary School on Saturday 12 July. Difficult piece in 5. D3488ABDDC6B”codebase=”http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab”width=”128″ height=”240″>
Read more »Pairing Student Learning
Posted: 09/05/14
It’s always a great teaching and learning tool to pair up advanced and beginner students. It teaches the advanced student how to be patient and explain concepts in easy accessible ways. This in turn helps consolidate their understanding of musical concepts. It gives the beginner students opportunities to learn from older students and be inspired to work hard to become […]
Read more »Dixons Music Primary
Posted: 09/05/14
Fantastic Djembe work with our talented Year 1 students. Here the students are listening carefully to Mrs Baker to see when she changes from Call and Response and when she moves to the pulse work using Fly and Spiders ( crotchets and quavers).
Read more »One of Bridie’s vocal students….
Posted: 09/05/14
One of our year 10 vocal students coached by Bridie has recently recorded a live vocal session for the prestigious ‘Ont’ Sofa’ . Ont’ Sofa is a company that supports the promotion young and upcoming artists and live Music. They are a music video channel and production company. Check out their website www.ontsofa.com
Read more »Dixons Music Primary
Posted: 09/05/14
Look at one of our fabulous year 1 drummers. Come and see him play at the Dixons Music Primary concert on Friday 27 June.
Read more »Looking ahead to the Autumn Term
Posted: 09/05/14
Newsletters and invoices for all instrument, band and voice lessons for the Autumn term will be issued on Friday 13 June
Read more »Reports
Posted: 09/05/14
All Instrument and vocal student reports will be sent out on Friday 13 June.
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