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We are very lucky here at St Edward’s, to be able to offer whole-class instrument lessons. This term, it is the turn of our Year 4 pupils to pick up a violin and get playing! A notoriously tricky instrument to perfect, the children started slowly and began by familiarizing themselves with the parts of the…

Year 7 have been enjoying a return to their practical Music lessons, developing the HPL skills for collaboration and perseverance. They have been exploring folk music in its many forms in recent lessons. At the end of last term, the students were learning the well-known ditty, ‘Drunken Sailor’, which they have been practising hard in…

As part of their Science topic on Sound, Year 4 were set the challenge of making their very own musical instrument. It could be a string, percussion or wind instrument, and the children were asked to construct it using items they could find around the house like bottles, straws, boxes, tins and elastic bands! They…

It has been proven that spending time in nature can improve mood and well-being, but not everyone has easy access to the natural world. Launched on Monday 25th January, the BBC brings virtual soundscapes of music and nature directly to audiences with Radio 3, 6 Music, BBC Sounds, BBC Two’s Winterwatch, the interactive BBC Sound…

Normally, students from the Senior School visit St Rose’s in Stroud to share festive dramatic performances and musical interludes. St Rose’s provides education, therapy and day and residential care for children and students aged 2 to 25, with a wide range of disabilities, including Autism. Unfortunately, the current restrictions mean that we have been unable…

In their music lessons with Mrs Pope and Mr Wapshott, Year 9 have been exploring the musical genre – Minimalism. Developed in New York in the 1960s by composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Terry Riley, Minimalism involves stripping music down to its bare essentials (and beyond) to focus on its pure sonic…

An Article from former St Edward’s student, Milly Till, who completed Upper Sixth in 2019. Back in the summer of 2019 a group of musicians from the organisation, ‘Brass for Africa’ travelled from Uganda to the UK for a two-week tour. All of the musicians who came to the UK were part of the organisation’s…

This term, Year 5 have started whole-class African Drumming lessons and it’s safe to say all are finding it very enjoyable! African drumming is an exciting and exhilarating experience in which the pupils are required to work together to produce a cohesive sound. Not only is the activity an excellent way for the children to improve…

“We aren’t using instruments today – music is more than that! Body percussion and voice – two things you can always make music with.” This week, year 6 have been focusing on ‘Happiness’ in their Music lessons. They started the lesson by listening to ‘Walking on Sunshine’ by Katrina and the Waves (1983). Head of…