Track Student Progress
Each term we will be tracking selected students to demonstrate their progress in one to one or small group lessons. Please check again soon for updates.
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 »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 »Ilkley Central Class: Girl Band ‘Between the Lines’
Posted: 09/05/14
Between the Lines Girl Band working on a cover for the summer performance no drums this week but check next week to hear this version with Drums
Read more »Ilkley Central Class Teaching
Posted: 09/05/14
One of our 8 year olds working hard on his Rockschool Electric Guitar grade 1 piece
Read more »Ilkley Central Class
Posted: 09/05/14
Many students are working towards their Rockschool grade exams. One of our year 10 students working hard towards his grade 6 Electric Guitar exam
Read more »Foxhill Primary School
Posted: 09/05/14
Key Stage 2 boys using simple playground games with a pulse to practice coordination. Games like this really challenge coordination skills, also gets the brain working quickly which in turn enables young drummers to think quickly and move both arms and legs independently of each other. Check the video next week to see the boys in action playing their drum […]
Read more »Foxhill Primary School
Posted: 09/05/14
Girl power drumming with Mrs Hey the Headteacher on the drums with a selection of my KS1 and KS2 girls. We are getting ready for the Foxhill Primary concert on Monday 23 June where this group will open the show.
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