Good morning Year 1!

On Fridays we have our music lessons with Mr Rees which we all really enjoy!

Today, have a listen to these music pieces

Both pieces of music link to our topic of Journeys and Transport.

  1. Trailblazers: Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Bachianas brasileiras No. 2, The Little Train of the Caipira (finale)
  2. John Adams
    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

When listening to each piece of music I want you to

  1. Just listen and enjoy the music that you hear.
  2. Listen to it again and see if you can hear different instruments playing. Can you name the instruments? Write them down in a list.
  3. Tell me which piece of music you liked best and why?

Here is my example:

I listened to The Little Train and the Short Ride in a Fast Machine.

I heard these instruments:

trombone

violin

drums

piano

I liked the Little Train music because it got faster and faster and lots of different instruments were used. It reminded me of our class assembly songs.

This picture of different instruments will help you:


11 comments on “Music! Which piece do you like and why?

  1. I preferred the second music Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, because it was interesting and the musicians were very good. ?
    I saw a piano, saxophones, recorders, pan flute, violin, trombone and a trumpet. ?From Louise??

  2. Miss Travers says:

    Well done Louise! You have found lots of instruments.
    You must use your real name on the blog, not a made up name please.

  3. I could hear the maracas, drum, the trumpet and the flute in the little train music.
    I liked the slow ride song because it was fast. I could hear the tuba, the drum and the pan flute.

  4. Miss Travers says:

    Brilliant, you could hear and name lots of instruments!

  5. I heard these instruments:
    Shaker
    Piano
    Trumpet
    Violin
    Flute
    I liked The Little train music best. My favourite bit was when the train went faster the music went faster.

  6. Miss Travers says:

    Well done Daisy!
    I’m glad you liked the music!

  7. I preferred John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine because it was exciting and made me want to dance.

    The Instruments I heard were
    Piano
    Flute
    Drums
    Trumpets
    Saxophone
    Violin
    Percussion

  8. Miss Travers says:

    Well done Isabella!
    You have named lots of instruments. I am glad you liked the music!

  9. I heard Short ride in a fast machine because I liked it. This reminds me that I was on a airplane.
    The instruments I heard are:
    Flute
    Harmonica
    Drum ?
    Organ
    Tambourine
    Trumpet

  10. Miss Travers says:

    Well done Fabi! You have found lots of instruments!

  11. I preferred Short ride in a fast machine because there was lots of instruments playing at the same time and the sound was beautiful. I could hear violins, trumpets, flute, tambourines, drums.

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