At XP & XP East School we focus on practical, performance based activities - teaching Music through sound first.

We aim to develop key skills and a fundamental understanding of playing various instruments.

Initially that begins with the following instruments: Piano / Keyboard, Guitar, Ukulele, Percussion & Drums.

Hold Back The River

Drunken Sailor - Sea Shanty

Try these backing tracks to sing along with.

You can choose from a Keyboard or Ukulele backing track.

There are two speeds to choose from, a faster tempo and a slower tempo.

## Immersion ##

The Cup Song Challenge...

Challenge 1 - Using a plastic cup recreate the cup rhythm from the Cup Song (see video clip 1 below, the original video).

Challenge 2 - Play the rhythm on a cup along to the song (ensuring the tempo and rhythm are consistent for the whole song!).

Challenge 3 - Play your cup and sing along to the rhythm (see video clip 2 below, Anna Kendrick demonstrating this on an American chat show).

Challenge 4 - Combine the Cup Song with other people in your household (see video clip 3 below, a school that recreated the Cup Song).

Do Your Bit

Learning Targets:

LT1 - I can perform a suitable song linked to WWI.

LT2 - I can play at least 3 chords in a progressive pattern on a ukulele or guitar.

LT3 - I can explain about 2 different styles of music from the WWI era.

Immersion

The Planet Suite - Gustav Holst

The Traditional British Brass Band

Learning Targets:

LT1 - I can sustain an individual rhythm as part of a group.

LT2 - I can identify the instruments of a brass band.

LT3 - I can perform as part of a group to an audience.

Brass Band Layout

Flugelhorn

Tenor Horn

Baritone

Euphonium

Trombone

Bass (Tuba)

Valves

The percussion section

Snare Drum

Concert Bass Drum

Clash Cymbals

Timpani

Tuned Percussion Instruments

Xylophone

Glockenspiel

Vibraphone

Harry Potter Medley

A combination of the Glockenspiel, Vibraphone and Marimba.