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Pairing Student Learning
Posted: 09/05/14
It’s always a great teaching and learning tool to pair up advanced and beginner students. It teaches the advanced student how to be patient and explain concepts in easy accessible ways. This in turn helps consolidate their understanding of musical concepts. It gives the beginner students opportunities to learn from older students and be inspired to work hard to become […]
Read more »Dixons Music Primary
Posted: 09/05/14
Fantastic Djembe work with our talented Year 1 students. Here the students are listening carefully to Mrs Baker to see when she changes from Call and Response and when she moves to the pulse work using Fly and Spiders ( crotchets and quavers).
Read more »One of Bridie’s vocal students….
Posted: 09/05/14
One of our year 10 vocal students coached by Bridie has recently recorded a live vocal session for the prestigious ‘Ont’ Sofa’ . Ont’ Sofa is a company that supports the promotion young and upcoming artists and live Music. They are a music video channel and production company. Check out their website www.ontsofa.com
Read more »Dixons Music Primary
Posted: 09/05/14
Look at one of our fabulous year 1 drummers. Come and see him play at the Dixons Music Primary concert on Friday 27 June.
Read more »Looking ahead to the Autumn Term
Posted: 09/05/14
Newsletters and invoices for all instrument, band and voice lessons for the Autumn term will be issued on Friday 13 June
Read more »Reports
Posted: 09/05/14
All Instrument and vocal student reports will be sent out on Friday 13 June.
Read more »To track some of our learning and work in progress this week go to ‘Track Student Progress’
Posted: 09/05/14
Read more »Ilkley Central Class: Girl Band ‘Between the Lines’
Posted: 09/05/14
Between the Lines Girl Band working on a cover for the summer performance no drums this week but check next week to hear this version with Drums
Read more »Ilkley Central Class Teaching
Posted: 09/05/14
One of our 8 year olds working hard on his Rockschool Electric Guitar grade 1 piece
Read more »Ilkley Central Class
Posted: 09/05/14
Many students are working towards their Rockschool grade exams. One of our year 10 students working hard towards his grade 6 Electric Guitar exam
Read more »Foxhill Primary School
Posted: 09/05/14
Key Stage 2 boys using simple playground games with a pulse to practice coordination. Games like this really challenge coordination skills, also gets the brain working quickly which in turn enables young drummers to think quickly and move both arms and legs independently of each other. Check the video next week to see the boys in action playing their drum […]
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