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Brighton Festival Children's Parade

30/4/2020

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This Saturday (2nd) May would have been the Children's Parade and the official opening of the Brighton Festival 2020. Due to social restrictions, you can instead get involved AT HOME! 

Whether you want to conga around your kitchen, wave a flag from your window, blow a whistle from your balcony, shimmy in your sitting room or dress-up on your doorstep – there is no set theme and anything goes!

For more information, click here.
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Lenny's Beats and Grooves

30/4/2020

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Lenny in Year 6 has been using some of his time at home to practise his skills on drum kit. Below is a recording of his drumming. Amazingly, Lenny only started learning to play drum kit last year. He is also a talented guitarist and should have performed in the Battle of the Bands Final in March 2020. Listening to this recording, I have no doubt that Lenny's exciting musical journey is only just beginning and we look forward to seeing (and hearing) when his journey takes him in the future.
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(Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Pappers)

If you have a drum kit at home and you'd like to learn some fills, rhythms and grooves to accompany the same song as Lenny (Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers), have a look at this tutorial video (from www.learnsomedrums.com).

If you don't have a drum kit at home, maybe you could create a kitchen-kit using wooden spoons, pots and pans.


To learn more about drum kit tuition at Downs Junior School, visit the Drum Kit web page and contact our teacher, Lawrie Miller. 

​Please note, the Brighton & Hove Music & Arts service are currently offering online instrumental and vocal tuition. Click here to find out more.
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Online Instrumental Lessons in Brighton & Hove

30/4/2020

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Brighton and Hove Music and Arts are offering online instrumental and vocal lessons.
​For more information, follow this link: 
https://www.bhma.org.uk/online-lessons
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Our in-school guitar teacher Tom Butterworth is also offering online tuition. 
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Contact him for more information.
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Home Learning Week 2 Challenge

26/4/2020

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WEEK 2

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Click here for the instructions and tutorial videos.

GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN
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Virtual Choir

20/4/2020

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Thank you and well done to Aisha, Artemis, Lydia, Myrto and Sylvia for taking part in this wonderful virtual choir project - 100 VOICES. Thanks to Jessie for organising this project and bringing the voices and the video together. 
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Learning Music at Home

2/4/2020

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WEEK 1

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Throughout the summer term, Miss Rusbatch will be uploading activities, challenges and learning links to the Home Learning page. Keep your eyes peeled, have fun with the challenges, and upload your performances and compositions to Seesaw.
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Exciting Singing Project

2/4/2020

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At the beginning of the week, you should have received a text via Ping informing you about a singing video project called 100 Voices.

There is a deadline for participating - it's this SUNDAY 5th April. For more information and all the resources you need, CLICK HERE.
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    HOME LEARNING
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    Music Staff
    Tom Butterworth
    - Guitar / Bass -
    Lisa De Simone
    - Violin / Viola -
    Sarah Davison
    - Cello -
    Victoria Hancox
    - Flute / Recorder -
    Ross Williams
    - Saxophone / Clarinet -
    Sarah Leeves
    - Brass -
    Alice Hawkes
    - Piano -
    Lawrie Miller
    - Drum Kit -
    Bella Spinks
    - Voice -
    Music Service
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    Children can only receive tuition for ONE instrument during class curriculum lesson time
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