Presenting William

Playing the Drums

We have been very busy this week. The Drum Bus came to school and showed us how to play drums. We heard different styles of music like disco and hiphop. Some people got to try to play the drums. It would be fun to learn.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at Te Papa

We went to see the orchestra today.
William G - I liked the violin because it was shorter and it had a higher sound.
Litania - I liked the double bass because of the low sound.
Braden- I liked the hippopotamus story. The music went lower and then higher.
Dante - The lady told us how the violin goes high and low.
Jacob -The viola is bigger than a violin, the cello was bigger and the double bass was the biggest!
Jamie - The french horn was really curly and it had a loud sound.
Krishan - The clarinet was a bit like the flute. You pressed the keys to make different sounds.
Did you know that most instruments get better as they get older but the clarinet doesn't. You have to buy a new one every few years.

Mrs Hurnen playing her flute.

Mrs Hurnen came to show us her flute. She told us how it worked and played tunes for us. We liked the sound it made.

Encore (Performing Arts)

We have spent some time learning how to sew the gloves for our puppets. Alexi and Sydney-May came to help us and did a wonderful job. Thanks girls.

We all helped each other.

We are proud of our work!

Encore (Performing Arts)

We have painted our puppet heads and added the features. Take a look at these.