Music @ Taylors Lakes Primary School

Thanks to Mike Jackson’s “Uke’n Play Ukulele For Kids”, a program designed for young children to learn to play ukulele, the students at Taylors Lakes Primary School learn to play 3 simple chords on the ukelele in no time at all!

 3 different coloured dots placed on the neck of the ukelele help teach the students where to place their fingers to play different chords. It’s an instant method that really works! 

This semester the music program at Taylors Lakes P.S has been packed full of exciting topics and experiences. The children have been completing a range of activities to continue to develop their musical skills. They have explored instruments in an orchestra, recognising their similarities and differences and how they are grouped into instrumental families.  The children have also studied the Music Timeline learning about the development of the orchestra, famous composers and listened to the musical changes that occurred throughout the various eras from 1600’s to now. They have been expanding their knowledge of tempo, rhythmic and dynamic changes in music by participating in activities involving movement, dance, singing and instrumental playing.  Ukuleles and Boomwackers have been incorporated into the program and mixed in with musical theory exercises to improve vocal technique, musical memory and inner hearing.

Several Instrumental Programs have been put together following on from last year.  The groups are seen as Enrichment Programs that are provided by our music department to further develop and extend students. The groups are made up with a new line-up of students, and therefore the sound and ideas are also new and different.

The Expo night was held at our school during Education Week 20th May and was the first opportunity for both the Grade 3/4 Choir and Middle Years Percussion Ensemble to perform. Both groups put on a fantastic concert and were enjoyed by all. We look forward to many more performances throughout the year. Will keep you updated as they come along.