Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, the children were very lucky to listen to a performance by our talented Colourstrings teacher, Katri and her friend. They performed some traditional Irish songs on musical instruments such as the harp, the bodhrán, the fiddle and the flute. Bhain na páistí agus na múinteoirí an-taitneamh as an cheolchoirm!

Colourstrings

We had our first lesson in Colourstrings today. We met our new Music teacher, Katri, who is from Finland. 

We started the lesson by warming out bodies up...

Then we performed some echo singing, listening and responding to songs and rhythms that Katri performed...

Next we practised some hand signals for solfa. Many of us remembered several hand signals since Senior Infants! 

We then practised performing and composing rhythms...

Finally we listened to some music and described how it made us feel...

The piece of music we are listening to here is very soothing and relaxing!

Tin whistle

We are beginning to learn the tin whistle in First Class! Last week we were given our very own tin whistles and we began to practise playing the different notes on it. This week, we are learning to play our first song on the tin whistle, Hot Cross Buns. Even though we are only starting to learn the tin whistle, we are getting better every day! 

If you have a tin whistle, try playing Hot Cross Buns too. The notes are:

B A G B A G

G G G G A A A A 

B A G

Or maybe you can sing the song alon with someone who is playing it on the tin whistle. Here are the lyrics...

Hot cross buns, hot cross buns,

One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns.