Music at Home!
Hello Aslans! Here are a selection of brand new resources prepared for you by the Sheffield Music Hub that we'd like to share so that you can get singing and connect with music at home. You could even incorporate your Rainforest Shaker into the music and singing! Please click here if you have a photo or video of you doing any of the activities - we'd love to hear from you!
- WEEK 1 -
Song of the Week
Click on the video to follow a fun warm up, similar to how we start our Thursday Sing Assemblies, to get you ready to sing. Pete then teaches a section of a song called 'I have a Song to Sing' that you can join in with.
Body Percussion
This video from Beat Goes On teaches how you can use your body to make rhythms and beats by using some really simple call and response techniques. Everyone in the house can do it!
-Week 2-
Here are this week’s resources from Sheffield Music Hub so that you can get singing and connect with music at home. You can click here to upload any photos or videos of you taking part in any of the activities - we'd love to hear from you!
Song of the Week
This video includes a fun warm up and step by step learning of the song 'Sing Together'.
To learn and sing the full version click here.
Challenge of the Week
This week it is about composing lyrics. This explains your challenge of creating your own words for songs.
Signposts
- WEEK 3 -
Here are the new resources from Sheffield Music for you to have a go at so that you can get singing and connect with music at home. You can click here to upload any photos or videos of you taking part in any of the activities - we'd love to hear from you!
KS2 Song of the Week
This weeks' song comes from Music Vocal Leader Caroline Hallam. Caroline uses exciting warm ups, gets your brain working with ‘Alive Alert Awake’ and finishes with the uplifting piece 'I'm Gunna Shine'
- WEEK 4 -
Song on the Week
This weeks' song comes from Music Leader Peter Taylor. Spending time reading during lockdown is a great way to pass the time. We hope you enjoy learning the song 'I like books' this week.
Challenge of the Week
Caroline Hallam has come up with a short challenge for you this week - Rhythm vs Beat! Click on the video below and join in!
Signposts
JOIN SHEFFIELD MUSIC HUB’S VIRTUAL CHOIRS!
Today's signpost is an exciting one - for the first time since schools closed, you can now sign up as a new member of one of our choirs, completely free of charge!
Festival Choir
Tuesdays 3.30pm-4.30pm
Choir Leader - Laura Steelyard
Age - Y3-Y6
Price - No charge
This is an exciting, safe space for children to get singing, moving and performing! Music Hub are working on songs for group recordings as well as making sure there is time to socialise and gel as a group. Each activity is fun, engaging and really easy to take part in so no experience is necessary. The current members have been excited about the new virtual challenges so we are really pleased we can take the next step of inviting new members to join us!
For more information and to sign up click here.
- WEEK 5 -
Here are this week's resources from Sheffield Music Hub. Next week, these will be found here in the new section of the website.
Don't forget you can share your videos or photos of you taking part in these activities here. We'd love to see what you get up to!
Song on the Week
Sheffield Music Hub Vocal Music Leader Charlotte Broadbent has tailored her song of the week with with some fun and active warm ups and the song 'Bella Mama'.
Introducing Our Street Our Song's Project, The Factory Worker! This is MOONEY WAINWRIGHT with a challenge that is working on beat keeping and rhythms using your whole body in the most fun and engaging way. Can you do all of the actions at the same time?