Friday, August 27, 2010

Presenting William

The Maestro - Mr Stuart


Mr Stuart gave us a concert on the piano. He told us about the keys and showed us how the piano works inside. Mr Stuart has been playing the piano since he was 6 years old and he practised every day.

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.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

William and Krishan Make a Movie


Willam and Krishan had the camera for a day. They could choose to take photos or movies of anything that they thought would be interesting. Here is their movie, what do you think?

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.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Having Fun by Litania

We had a jelly and a juicie.  It was fun. I got  heaps  of  money.  I got lots of toys.   My  sister   sold  popcorn.