Music Round-Up
What a wonderful year of music-making we have had at Primrose Lane. 2022-2023 has been my busiest year of music at school; the covid restrictions have all gone and that has opened the doors to many, many exciting opportunities to our pupils. Some highlights:
Alongside these highlights are the day to day highlights for me as a Music teacher – listening to children sing a song they have composed themselves so confidently; hearing Living on a Prayer and thinking of our singing assemblies and seeing our children express themselves through music in art and movement. I have said it before but we are extremely blessed to have such enthusiastic, talented and joyous music-makers at our school. Thank you to our families and children for your support in making this year such a special year of music making. I look forward to seeing what next year brings!
Helen Crowther
EPOS ENSEMBLE INSPIRATION DAY @ WETHERBY HIGH SCHOOL
This week, a group of musicians from Year 5 join with many other children from the area to take part in an EPOS Ensemble Inspiration Day at Wetherby High School. Throughout the day, pupils learned and rehearsed several pieces then came together as an orchestra to perform. The day ended with a concert for parents and carers to attend. Days like these are excellent but they are intense for the pupils! Sustained full-on concentration and performance takes stamina. I have seen videos of the performances and our children were all incredible!
Angus: I loved playing music for the whole day and loved making music with Adam who is an instrument player from an orchestra. I also liked playing in from of the parents.
Evie W: I found the music day really fun and I enjoyed playing The Blue Danube (but one of the pieces was really hard!). When we composed our own, that was really fun.
Emily: I really enjoyed making music with Adam. We didn’t name our composition but I want it to be called ‘Jungle Beat’.
Daisie: When we went to Wetherby High I found it really fun and we made friends. It was great, my all time favourite was The Blue Danube. I hope to go again next year!
Chloe: I really enjoyed Wetherby High School. We made new friends and I really liked playing the pieces. I would really like to go next year and learn more pieces!
Evie C : I really enjoyed making up music with this person called Adam who played the bassoon, between ourselves, we called it. ‘Jungle Beat’.
Year 3 Teacher
Music & Computing Lead
Click on the link to get a taste of our music making at Primrose Lane from nursery to Year 6, Live Music to Choir. Be sure to attend our Spring Concert on 21st March 2023 @2pm to see it for yourself!
We are so excited to be making music in school this new school year! This week, we have had a rousing Singing Assembly and KS2 choir has started weekly rehearsals; we had almost 80 pupils in the first session! Also, I am delighted that just over 50% of our pupils from Year 4 – Year 6 are taking individual peripatetic music lessons and have had their first lesson. It is clear that covid hasn’t damped Primrose Lane’s love of music. We remain the proud of our Music Mark Lead School and Leeds Champion School status. What a privilege it is to work in a school with such a rich variety of music-making and such talented, enthusiastic children!
What music-making is going on in school?
If you have any questions about peripatetic music lessons, the contact is Mrs Ford in the office, any other music questions, please ask Mrs Crowther - feel free to email on crowtherh@primroselane.leeds.sch.uk . We look forward to a year of wonderful music-making and performances!
As well as learning how to play the recorder and the ukulele at Primrose Lane, we often play the glockenspiel. Here, Year 2 are performing a beautiful song called Rainbows. Enjoy...
When Singing Assemblies and Choir were on hold, nothing can stop Year 5 from rocking out! We have been working on the Bon Jovi classic: Living on a Prayer which includes a tricky glockenspiel part (including F#) and, this week, we had a woodwind group of talented flute and oboe players, too!\r\n\r\nThis video is far from perfect and isn\'t the \'finished product\' but the love of music making really shines through.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!
We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised asa MUSIC MARK SCHOOL!
Christmas 2020 is like no other we’ve ever had. A year we will never forget. For music-makers, it has been a hard year. Primrose Lane just isn’t the same without music running through its very core. After spending so long apart and perhaps feeling disjointed or lonely, it is such a joy to be able to celebrate Christmas together as a school family. We have enjoyed coming together to prepare this Virtual Christmas Concert for you!
It is such a shame that we cannot invite you all into school to enjoy live performances this Christmas time. School traditions such as the nativity, church service and the Christmas concert will be sorely missed this year but we hope that these videos, which can be enjoyed again and again and shared far and wide, will bring you some Christmas cheer!
At the start of December, we got the green light – we could sing again! Without delay, we began to pull together some Christmas items of poetry and music. Corny though it sounds, the sound of children’s singing ringing through the school has brought a unique, much-needed kind of joy to all of us. To add to the festive spirit, some of these recordings took place on Christmas Party Day so pupils are wearing their party clothes!
In three short weeks, your remarkable children have worked so hard on the recordings you are about to enjoy – we are so proud of each and every one of them. Thanks must go to all the staff who helped to prepare the children with particular mention to Mrs Heley and Mr Harrington for preparing our instrumentalists. Most of all thank you to your wonderful children for their poetry, songs and music!
It gives us great pleasure to share with you these festive performances and we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
We are excited to bring you our EYFS performances. Little Donkey and Jingle Bells is Reception and Nursery working together and Twinkle Twinkle has Nursery using their big singing voices by themselves. The children loved getting to perform and we hope you love getting to watch!
Here are our Year 1 children singing so enthusiastically, brimming with excitement for Christmas! They will sing Three Wise Men followed by Christmas Time is Here. Enjoy!
Three Wise MenChristmas Time is HereHere are our Year 2 pupils retelling the age-old story of the first Christmas. Well done to all the children for reading and speaking so well. The Christmas Story is celebrated by an enthusiastic rendition of Born in a Barn! We are really proud of all our little performers. Enjoy!
The Christmas StoryBorn in a BarnYear 3 are performing a poem called The Little Christmas Carollers by L A Franc. This will be followed by a beautiful French Carol called Etoile de Noël all about a beautiful Christmas star shining all over the world. We end with a Christmas favourite, Away in a Manger. We are so proud of how our Year 3s have learned these songs and words in such a short period of time. These performances will be a real treat - what wonderful children! Enjoy...
The Little Christmas CarollersEtoile de NoëlAway in a MangerYear 4 are going to perform a poem called The First Christmas by Marian Swinger followed by a French Carol called Etoile de Noël all about a Christmas star shining all over the world. We finish with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – but not as you’ve ever heard it before! Listen out for the cheeky extra bits! Year 4 sing so well in French and we are so proud of these wonderful performances! Enjoy...
The First ChristmasÉtoile de NoëlRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerYear 5 have taken on the challenge of performing ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’, often referred to as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. This epic poem is full of Christmas magic and the children perform it beautifully! This will be followed by a stunning rendition of Silent Night. After learning about the Christmas Truce on Christmas Eve, 1914, Year 5 children asked if they could sing Silent Night and learn verse 1 in German. This is followed by something totally different – a French carol called Oh là là , il fait froid. This song tells of a snowman who is too cold so he puts on his gloves, coat, scarf and hat. Then he’s too hot – takes them all off – and then is too cold! These performances will certainly put a smile on your faces. Enjoy…
Twas the Night Before ChristmasStille NachtOh là là , il fait froid!Year 6 are going to perform a poignant Christmas poem called Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This poem is all about resilience and holding on to Goodness – a fitting messing in 2020. This is followed by something totally different – a French carol called Oh là là , il fait froid. This song tells of a snowman who is too cold so he puts on his gloves, coat, scarf and hat. Then he’s too hot – takes them all off – and then is too cold! Year 6 children finish with a beautiful piece called Song for Christmas Time; this festive song shows off their beautiful voices perfectly. We are so impressed with these performances! Enjoy…
Christmas BellsOh là là , il fait froid!Song of Christmas TimeOur musicians have worked really hard to prepare some pieces for you in time for this Virtual Concert. We are delighted with the result and know that the following perfomances are sure impress and raise a smile!
Jingle Bells played on the piano by Phoebe who is in Year 4.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas played on the recorder by Elizabeth in Year 4.
Away in a Manger performed on the clarinet by Rosie, April, Toby, Cameron and Nell from Years 5 and 6.
Jingle Bells played on the piano by Charlotte in Year 5.
Last Christmas performed by Heidi and Honour in Year 5 on the xylophones.
Marcy, Lucy, Phoebe and Jess, who are in Year 6, are playing Silent Night on their flutes.
Once in Royal David's City played on the Alto Saxophone by Hannah in Year 6.
Jingle Bells played on the flute by Chloe, Riley, Maddison, Bella, Hettie and Izzy who are all in Year 5.
Silent Night played on the xylophone by George, Lucas, Dylan, Taylor, Kodee and Reggie who are all in Year 6.
All is Found (from Fozen 2) is played by Freya, Florence and Ellie on their flutes.
Rudolph Rag is played by Thomas on his oboe. Thomas is in Year 5.