Welcome to our virtual Music Room.

Our Aims:

At Southwood we value music education because it is a unique form of communication and expression.

We aim to develop sensitivity and creative ability in all pupils.

We seek to engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music, to increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement.

At Southwood Primary School we aim to provide:

• A worthwhile and enjoyable musical experience through active listening and participation
• Access to instrumental learning opportunities
• Opportunities to develop musical knowledge, concepts, skills and evoke a creative response to music through experiencing and experimenting with sound through eg listening, appraising, performance, singing and composing
• Opportunities to become aware of musical traditions and cultural similarities and differences
• Awareness that music can support the development of our wider school ‘Core Values’ such as sharing, communication, participation, co-operation, self-esteem, self-image, decision making, creativity, respect for own and other cultures.

The Sofa Singers are back!

The Sofa Singers is a twice-weekly online singing event from James Sills that brings hundreds of people together from around the world to spark joy and human connection.

The song we're singing this week is... 

'Dancing In The Moonlight'
by King Harvest / Toploader

Tuesday 27th October, 7.30pm

Friday 30th October, 11am 

About this Event:

This online school is perfect for:

• Students aged 8-12 (Y5 upwards) with an interest in Music and Technology.

When is this event?

October 26th to October 30th

Level 1 at 9.30am or 11am, each day, for 90'

Level 2 at 1pm, each day, for 90'

If you complete all tasks, successfully and creatively, you will receive the Conductive Music Level 1 or Level 2 certification.

Home Learning Activities

Steps to learning this song:

1. make sure you have a copy of the lyrics (song words)

2. listen to the song track

3. go through the words/lyrics while you listen to the track again.

4. practise singing through/matching your voice bit by bit to the song

5. pause the track if you have to and make sure that what you are singing or saying is the same.

Check to make sure you understand and look up any difficult or unfamiliar words in the song.

Enjoy!

Please take a look at the Music Service website for instrumental, singing and other musical tuition.

The Music Service website is constantly updated with resources and useful links for schools and for children working at home.

Resources can be found under the tab: ‘Resources’ and 'Music at home'.