Week 1 Sea Songs

Our Classes today had an Irish flavour and were inspired by the sea. 

Warm Up We warned up with a nonsense song Lickety Split (6/8 rhythm) varying volume and tempo.

Singing We worked on a traditional Irish song , Ta na baid 

(lyrics below)

Adding dancing feet

We saw some great Irish dancing to the jig tempo of the song

Adding Percssion and Bass

We used a set of bongo drums to add a rhythmic ostinato ( short repeated thythm)

Adding a pizz note on cello to emphasize first beat in bar.

Yo Yo Ma 

Close up on Cello Today the focus was on one of the bass string instruments. 

Ten Pieces senior classes had a closer look and listen to a popular piece by Irish composer Shaun Davey

Ten Pieces: Shaun Davey:

 Granuaile  (Ripples in the Rockpools)  Click here for the worksheet and notes  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1h-luAluhEDAqfT-9_SXqxKQCvKXr8G-bxnE3VrQNo/edit

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4th /5h /6th Warm Up Lickety Split Nonsense song in 6/8 varying dynamics and tempo Relate to jig time in song Ta na Baid Amhrain: Ta na Baid go domhain sa farraige   Adding an ostinato : repeated fragment of Polka John Ryan's Polka     1  2   1 skip rhythm Hornpipe- 4 beats like a reel but slower tempo Heartbeat rhythm (dotted rhythm) Cornpíopa Off to California Jnr/Snr infants  Row Row Row Yr Boat  Three Singing Pigs  Trotting Down The Road      Have you any Straw for Sale Penguin Song  Seniors and First

3/4th class introduced me to Marty Mone's hit song Hit the Diff.

Tá na báid go doimhin sa bhfarraige X 3
Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir

Curfá
Tá na báid go doimhin sa bhfarraige
Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir
Tá na báid go doimhin sa bhfarraige
Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir

II
Tá na báid go doimhin sa bhfarraige
Iasc ar snámh is líonta tarraingthe
Tonnta arda 's gaoth is anaithe
Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir