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Warm Up Activities

28/9/2017

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Today, Year 5 helped to create more demonstration videos of some of the many warm up activities we do regularly at Downs Junior School. To see the demo videos, visit the Warm Up Activities Page.
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Ancient Egyptian Sounds

27/9/2017

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Today, Year 4 were experimenting with Ancient Egyptian rhythms and melodies. We were using violins, flutes, guitars, boom whackers, hand bells, cabassas, tambourines, egg shakers, djembe drums and our voices. Have a listen to our efforts below. We'll soon be composing and recording the children's own compositions. 
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Hedwig's Theme on Flute

26/9/2017

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Cleo (Year 6) was rehearsing Hedwig's Theme (from Harry Potter) with her teacher Ross Williams, so Miss Rusbatch sneaked in to record it. For more information about private music lessons in school, visit the Private Lessons page.
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Christmas Samba (in September)!

25/9/2017

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Today was an exciting and unusual day for two Year 3 classes - we experienced Christmas samba workshops, delivered by ex-STOMP performer Ollie Tunmer. Ollie is also the founder and Director of Beat Goes On.

​We had a lot of fun learning the different rhythm patterns whilst singing and wearing tinsel and Christmas hats! Ollie's brother Joe was filming the workshop to allow other music teachers to find some Christmas Samba inspiration!
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Many thanks to Ollie for choosing to come to Downs Junior School. It was BRILLIANT fun!
For more information about Ollie and Beat Goes On, visit the BEAT GOES ON website. 
You can watch a sneak peek of today's workshop below:
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Year 6 Super Choir

20/9/2017

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YEAR 6 SUPER CHOIR IS NOW FULL

There is a restriction to the number of children in Year 6 Super Choir because there are a limited number of seats available on the stage at the Brighton Centre for the Primary Schools' Christmas Concert. This particular concert is only available to the children in the Year 6 Super Choir. However, the whole school Mega Choir and the school Orchestra have many concert opportunities in December.
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For a full list of names and classes of the Year 6 children who are officially in the Year 6 Super Choir 2017, visit the Super Choir page.

MEGA CHOIR & ORCHESTRA

It is still possible to sign-up for Mega Choir and Orchestra. The closing date is Friday 29th September 2017.
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HANDS UP!

20/9/2017

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HANDS UP IF YOU ARE READY TO SING!
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WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEE - Mega Choir began with a musical whoosh and a yeah! Thanks for getting out of bed to get to school in time for the beginning of Mega Choir Rehearsal Number One 2017!

If you forgot about today's rehearsal, don't worry, you can start next week. Make sure you've handed in your signed permission form and £10 to the school office. Thank you.

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MEGA CHOIR - AUTUMN 2017

19/9/2017

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Mega Choir begins tomorrow morning. 


Please do not arrive at school before 07:55. Line up at the main school entrance on Rugby Road. The doors will open at 08:00. 

Once you have entered the school, put your bags and coats in your lockers, lunch boxes in the trolleys in the playground and enter the hall.

In the hall, find the register list for your class and place a tick in the empty box beside your name. Then sit down in a MEGA circle!


Enjoy, sing your hearts out and have FUN!
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Warm Up Activities

15/9/2017

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Thanks to the children in Year 5 for creating demonstration videos for some of the
​many warm up activities we do at Downs Junior School.
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September 04th, 2017

4/9/2017

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I hope you all had a wonderful summer break and feel refreshed and ready to go at Downs Junior School!
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  ​Extra-curricular music clubs will commence the week                   beginning 18th September 2017. 

​​  Sign-up forms for this term are available to download below,      and on the Clubs pages. Paper copies of the sign-up form are    available from the school entrance corridor.

Clubs cost £10 per child, per club, per term. Once the signed form and £10 has been received by the school office, your child may start attending. All music club membership fees will directly supplement the school's music department.
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Keep your eye on the Events page for information about upcoming concerts and performances. If you have any questions regarding music clubs and events, please contact Miss Rusbatch.

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For information about private music lessons within school, visit the Private Lessons page. You can find contact details for all of our peripatetic staff, plus photos and video clips of performances from current and past students. 
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