We’re halfway through the summer break here so I thought I’d take a break from posting new activities this week to give us time to play around more with some of the ideas we’ve already tried.

If you’re looking for a quick musical activity, please do take a look at what we’ve been up to so far…

Singing/Playing

• We sang Let Everyone Clap Hands With Me and joined in with sounds and actions.
• We did more call and response singing with Charlotte Diamond’s Je Suis Une Pizza.
• We gathered together all the instruments we could find around the house and made a noisy band.
• L had a go at playing the violin.
• We got to grips with the descant recorder.

Crafts/Games/Theory

• We made rhythm choosers/fortune tellers with mini activities under each flap.
• We coloured the piano keyboard.
• We played Guess Who with musical instruments instead of people or animals.
• We talked about musical jobs and hobbies.

Listening/Watching

• We listened and laughed to Pete Seeger singing Let Everyone Clap Hands Like Me.
• We heard the Hoe-Down from Aaron Copland’s Rodeo at Calgary Stampede.
• We watched the first movement of Elgar’s Cello Concerto played by soloist Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas with the Orquesta del Principado de Asturias and conducted by Anu Tali.
• We were inspired by the children’s book Ella to listen and dance to some U2 songs.
• We stumbled across a live performance by Warrior Women, a First Nations drumming group.
• We put our feet up and enjoyed Fantasia 2000, and especially the sublime Rhapsody in Blue segment.

It’s been a fun few weeks! Hope to see you back here for more next week…