The choir, bellringers and instramentalists perform at the PTA Christmas Fayre 2009Watch and listen to our festive singing and conducted by the ever wonderful Alex Locke
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EASTER PRAISE 2009We enjoyed a very uplifting Easter service conducted by Bishop George in our beautiful local Church of St Andrews, with fantastic singing from the school choir, bell ringing by Year 5 and instrument playing.
Click on the links below to enjoy our Easter Praise.
Thank You For Loving Me- School Choir - video
Lord of the Dance - Year 5 bell ringers - video
Scarborough Fayre - by our guitarists - video
Life is a Wonderful Thing - School Choir - video
If you want to save any of these onto your computer, right click on the link and click on "Save Target As"
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YEAR 5 LEARNING TO PLAY BRASS INSTRUMENTSAs part of Dorset's Wider Opportunities in Music, Year 5 and Mrs Locke are learning to play an array of brass instruments: trumpets, trombones, French horns and euphoniums.
Click on the link below to see us playing our instruments.
YEAR 5 playing their BRASS INSTRUMENTS
If you want a closer look at the photos click on Kim.
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The Big SingWe took part in the Guiness Book of Records BIG SING to get all school children singing at 2:45 on Thursday 27th November 2008. Click on the link to listen to our singing.
THE BIG SING
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VISITING BRASS QUARTETWe have been lucky enough to have a visit from a Brass Quartet who are touring around schools to inspire children and adults to take up a brass instrument…and wow did they inspire! The musicians were both charismatic and talented and the children loved the theatre that is brought to their playing of such tunes as Teddy Bears' Picnic, William Tell Overture and those Magnificent Men in their flying machines.
Click on the links below to treat your ears.
A Grand Day Out
Teddy Bears' Picnic
William Tell Overture
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
The Post Horn Gallop
Watch our video
A Grand Day Out Video
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AFRICAN ARTS WEEK - Wednesday African Singing with Sharon StoneWe have had a fantastic day learning African songs. Click on the links below to listen to our songs.
Class 5 workshop
Abi yo yo Reception and Class 1
Kuma hey Classes 2 & 3
A-chay, a-chay Class 4
Che che oo lay Classes 5 & 6
Olay oo sung by everyone
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AFRICAN ARTS WEEK - Monday Magic drumsWe are in the midst of an exciting couple of weeks, our AFRICAN ARTS WEEKS, kindly sponsored by Porter Dodson Solicitors. Check out the work we have been doing and listen to our drumming and balafon playing.
AFRICAN DRUMMING
BALAFON PLAYING
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CLASS 3 DRUMMERS AT THE LIGHTHOUSEOver 800 children from all over Dorset will be taking part in the MEGA WOPS experience. About 27 whole class bands that have been experiencing music through learning to play orchestral instruments, percussion, recorders or by singing, will be showing off their achievements to each other at the Lighthouse, Poole on Friday July 4th 2008. They have been part of the programme of Wider Opportunities - Music for All, which Dorset Music Service staff have been delivering. The DMS will continue to deliver this exciting initiative until all KS2 children have experienced playing and instrument with free loan of instruments and tuition for a year, leading to a dramatic increase in the number of Dorset musicians.
On Friday morning each group will play a piece to their peers; they will also join with others of the same discipline to play together and the morning will start and finish with a specially commissioned conceptual piece by Aidan Fisher in which all 800 players will explore the journey from darkness to light in 'The Big Bang'.
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RECORDER WORKERA group of children were lucky enough to be taken by music coordinator, Mrs Alex Locke to an all day recorder worker. The day was invaluable experience for all the children. Watch the video and listen to the recordings below.
Recorder Workshop audio recording
Recorder workshop video
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BELL RINGERS RING OUT CHRISTMAS CHEERAlex has been teaching a group of children the art of bell ringing and they delighted the parents at our Christmas Fair with some Christmas favourites.
Click on the link below and click Open. Again it may take a minute or so to play.
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OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR PERFORMANCESWe used the occasion of our Christmas Fair to show off the talents of our choir, bell ringers, drummers and band. Click on the link below and press Open to listen to us. It may take some time to load but it is certainly worth. You can also save it to your computer if you want to keep it. Enjoy.
You can also listen to other festive songs sang by Tasia and the choir:
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MUSIC IN ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOLSt Andrew's has a strong tradition of excelling in the Arts and especially in music. Alex Locke, Music coordinator and Class 1 teacher, teaches music in many of the classes.
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VIOLIN LESSONS WITH TEACHER JANE ROBOTHAMJane Robotham joined us last year as our violin teacher. Click the link below and listen to Natalie and Katherine playing a lovely piece entitled "Summer Sun".
katherine and natalie
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CLASS 3 RECORDER GROUPMrs Alex Locke also teaches a recorder group in class 3.
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MATTHEW HODGINS, our drum teacherMatthew teaches the children drumming, which as you can imagine, is very popular especially amongst the boys. Click on the link below and press Open to hear our drummers in action. It may take a minute or two to download but the quality is good.
class 3 drummers
Alternatively you can click on the link below this to have an instant video but with poorer quality.
class 3 drummers
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PERIPATETIC MUSIC TEACHERSWe have many experienced music teachers who visit on a regular basis to teach our pupils. Mr Shipley teaches flute to our pupils. Click on the link below to hear Bryony playing her flute.
bryony
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AFRICAN DRUMMERS IN CLASS 3As part of their music lessons this year, Class 3 are lucky enough to have Matthew Hodgins teaching them the art of African drumming. Click on the link below and click open to see us playing in our Showing Assembly - you will have to wait a minute or two.
drummers
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OUR SCHOOL CHOIRWe have a very strong choir which even won the Christmas Choir Competition held at Chantmarle in 2006 of which we were very proud. You will notice that they are wearing specially designed T shirts which we wear at special events such as singing at our Christmas Fair.
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