Music Department

St Augustine's Priory Music Department

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Year 10 students have been studying popular music recently. Here are some composing their own music for a sci-fi movie: today, they are experimenting with chromaticism and ostinati. ⁦@staugustinesp⁩

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Hello world! UII and Senior Choir are rehearsing for this evening’s O2 gig right this minute! Cannot wait! 🎸🎤🎵 @staugustinesp

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LIV have been learning about Reggae this term. Here, a couple of students are working on performing a bass line with off-beat chords in ‘Yellow Bird’.

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UIV are trying their hands at composing for film at the minute, using leitmotifs and their own ideas to create a soundtrack for 007. Have you seen the new movie? What en ending! ⁦😱 @staugustinesp⁩

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As part of their Folk Music unit, LIV are learning how make and play chords. We’re focusing mostly on minor chords today in ‘The Wellerman’ 🎹

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At A-Level, students study the fundamentals of harmony. Here is one of our students learning how to compose chorales in an 18th-century style.

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Cello taster lesson

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UIV are using Logic Pro today to compose some Club Dance 😎 ⁦@staugustinesp⁩

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This year, III Form students will be accessing their music curriculum through jSaxes - they’re great fun! Today we were learning about pitch and duration with the note B ⁦@staugustinesp⁩ ⁦@NuvoInstrument⁩

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The GCSE Music course gives students the opportunity to study music from diverse traditions. Here are some UV putting their learning of Reggae into practice 🎶

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LIV are learning about Folk Music this term. Today we’re looking at The Wellerman and learning how to compose and perform drones and pedals for accompaniments. ⁦@staugustinesp⁩

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Instrument taster day. The children enjoyed demonstrations from our instrumental teachers. Flute, cello, violin, harp, trombone, trumpet, French horn

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UIV have been learning a line dance today to Achy Breaky Heart as part of their studies into dance music. Yehaw! ⁦Think we need to work on those turns…@staugustinesp⁩

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What a fantastic music taster day we had this morning. Thank you to our music teachers who demonstrated their instruments. Look out for an email this afternoon with info on how to sign up your daughter for musical instrument lessons 🎶 ⁦@staugustinesp⁩

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Wonderful flute duet 🎼 today with Erika in Year 2 #music #lessons #Duets #talent #SocialDistancing @staugustinespmu @staugustinesp @StAugHead @societyofheads @GSAUK @CISCSchools

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Musical Endeavours | St Augustines Priory https://t.co/5ofQ5lXk2N

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"But the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.'" @staugustinesp

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Year 9 are prepping for a mini class concert. Today’s line-up includes Adele, Flo Rida, Bruno Mars and Vance

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It’s fantastic that with everything that is happening we can still make music with the help of our bioscreens from @RATstands. Thanks go to them, to our students for being so intrepid, and to our staff for their tireless efforts to nurture our young musicians 🎶 @staugustinesp

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LIV getting to are learning to play djembe, and are getting to grips with polyrhythmic music.