Concerts, Projects & Workshops 2013-14

 

Welcome to the

Concerts, Projects & Workshops page 2013-14!!

 

This is a chance for you to share in all the exciting things we do in music at Westdene!

Click the play button below to see Year 5 at Windlesham House School for a Marimba Concert, given by children from the John Wesley Community Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on Mon. 14th October 2013.

 

Click the play button below to see Year 3 children participating in an opera workshop led by composer Lynne Plowman on Wed. 27th November 2013.

Lynne wrote the children's opera "Captain Blood's Revenge" & following her workshop, we visited the world famous Glyndebourne opera house on Thurs. 28th November 2013 to watch a performance. We all had a fantastic time & hugely enjoyed the performance!

 

Click below to watch Year 4 children enjoying a recital by international guitarist Richard Durrant on Wed.5th February 2014.

Richard was a truly inspring performer, hugely relaxed with the children & happy to answer all questions they asked him - we had a fabulous afternoon!

 

 

Click the play button below to watch a presentation of our Concert of Keyboard music by pupils of Hugh Bedford, given on Tuesday 11th March 2014:

 

Click the play button below to see the presentation "Music at Westdene", shown during our Spring Concert Ensembles Performances in March 2013.

 

Click the play button below to see the presentation "Music at Westdene", shown during our Spring Concert Instrumental Performances in March 2013.

 

To watch a presentation of our Spring Concerts in March 2014, click the play button below:

 

Click on the play button below to see Year 6 participating in a Silent Movie Workshop with silent movie pianist David Watts.

This workshop was part of our unit at the beginning of the summer term looking at the role of music within the silent movie - as you'll see we had a brilliant time!!

 

Click the play button below to see a presentation of Year 1 & Year 2 children enjoying a day of Body Percussion workshops (year1) & Junk Percussion workshops (year 2) with Ollie Tunmer on Thurs. 12th June 2014. We all had so much fun!

 

Click below to see Year 6 children participating in Gamelan & Music Technology Workshops at Varndean School in June 2014.

These visits were linked with our unit investigating cyclic patterns which we studied during the second half of the spring term.

 

 

 

Click below to watch a presentation of "Music at Westdene March - July 2014" - a record of everything we did!!