During our music lessons everybody in year 4 is learning to play African drums. We are improving quickly and beginning to sound like a real band!
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Riya said,
May 13, 2010 @ 6:07 pm
I loved drumming today.Our drums are called Jembays.Last term we done Indian drums and put on a consert.I hope everyone enjoyed it!
Riya's Mum said,
May 13, 2010 @ 6:09 pm
Riya has been telling me you have been playing the drums.I loved your concert last term.It was fantastic!
Kimran said,
May 13, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
The drums are wonderful instruments. I am glad this thime we all got to play the drums. Mrs Lavender is teaching us loads.
Tanvir said,
May 13, 2010 @ 7:17 pm
Playing a Jambay is so much fun.Miss Lavinder is teacing us lot’s of fun and exciting beats.I like it because we all get to play our own Jambay.So it’s not just 3or4 pepole playing.It’s all of us playing like a band.I hope we get to do a concert again
muskaan said,
May 14, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
Drumming is my favourite instrument.
Amandeep said,
May 25, 2010 @ 6:42 pm
muskaan drummings not an instrument its a verb but drum is an instrument.
amaan said,
May 15, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
i love druming!!!
Haseeb said,
May 17, 2010 @ 11:15 am
I love playing insrements ecpeshily Jembays!!!!!!!
joshua said,
May 17, 2010 @ 11:28 am
i think druming is amazing!!!!
amanveer 4m said,
May 17, 2010 @ 5:13 pm
Drumming is my favourite instrument and I love playing them.
Riya said,
May 17, 2010 @ 6:08 pm
I love drummining.I wish we will do a consert this term.
amanveer 4m said,
May 18, 2010 @ 5:28 pm
Miss Lavender is a amazing drum teacher.Playing Jembays is so much fun.I hope we get to do a concert this time as well because it is a great way to show other people what we are learning and have learnt.
year5atbearwood said,
May 19, 2010 @ 7:48 pm
I am glad that so many of your are enjoying learning to play the drums. I am also enjoying the lessons immensely. Don’t forget that I am learning too! I do hope I get to be in the performance with you all!
Miss Martindale.
Riya 4m said,
May 20, 2010 @ 5:04 pm
I hope you will be in the peformence too Miss Mataindale,I wonder what we will be doing next.
Miss Dinsdale said,
May 20, 2010 @ 8:40 pm
Wow! Year 4 I am so jealous! You make drumming sound so much fun that I want to come and join in. I can’t wait to watch your next performance, everyone playing sounds amazing and I now know that African drums are called Jembays.
Riya 4m said,
May 21, 2010 @ 8:31 pm
All the children are playing the Jembay this time,even Miss Martindale.She is learning too.I hope Y3 are experserts now on the ukalayle.I hope I get to see one of your conserts Y3.
Amandeep said,
May 25, 2010 @ 5:55 pm
Same here.
Dylan said,
May 24, 2010 @ 5:40 pm
it should be called DJEMBES NOT African drums. if it was real African drums I `d be better than Mrs lavender.
Amandeep said,
May 24, 2010 @ 8:00 pm
Dylan dont speack too soon miss lavender is much much better then you at african drums in addition to that if you are so good why didnt you get picked to drum for mr singhs concert.Hehehe.
Amandeep said,
May 24, 2010 @ 8:09 pm
Also i know why you think your`e better then miss lavender.I bet you think the way miss lavender teaches you tooo hold it,you think it is difficult.hheeheheh.
Amandeep said,
May 24, 2010 @ 8:11 pm
I love drumming but to be honest, im not very good.
Amandeep`s dad said,
May 24, 2010 @ 8:20 pm
Hello,I loves the concert last term.If you ask me it was reealy good.Also I liked how it was set.There was the singers at the middle of the stage and theres the drummers on the bench!
Riya 4m said,
May 25, 2010 @ 6:13 am
I like the DJEMBES but I don’t know how to play the Aferican drums.Maby I will learn to play it someday.
Amandeep said,
May 25, 2010 @ 5:54 pm
I have some problems playing the djembes my self but remember, pratice makes perfect.
year5atbearwood said,
May 25, 2010 @ 7:21 pm
I think some of you might be getting a little confused- the djembe is a TYPE of African drum. So we are all learning to play an African drum.
Miss Martindale
Dylan said,
May 28, 2010 @ 3:31 pm
i knew it so see amandeep, only 1 type
amandeep said,
May 26, 2010 @ 9:46 am
Drums are awesome and inspiring.My favirote Drum is Djembies.
Muskaan 4M said,
May 26, 2010 @ 1:51 pm
Drumming is not just good but phenominal!
I do like the Jemba’s the best because…because I don’t know!
Amandeep said,
May 28, 2010 @ 4:22 pm
Muskaan its djembes not jemba`s.
Oceane said,
May 28, 2010 @ 2:33 pm
Drumming is really enjoying we are trying to get better at playing in a band and making lovely music.
Oceane said,
May 28, 2010 @ 2:35 pm
Sometime it is very hard playing in a band but sometimes we are very good at it.
Amandeep said,
May 28, 2010 @ 4:53 pm
I agree oceane
simranjeet said,
June 8, 2010 @ 12:26 pm
drumming is so cool and I wish I do it next time
Riya said,
June 9, 2010 @ 7:58 pm
Simranjeet we are already playing the drums!I do agree it is very cool.By this week we are doing drumming Friday morning ang Writers workshop tomorrow but that is only for today.
Zoe said,
June 15, 2010 @ 5:07 pm
I love your dummers it was great even the singers and the beat it went smoothly on the float it was just amazing
Riya said,
June 15, 2010 @ 6:22 pm
Thankyou Zoe.
Tanvir said,
June 15, 2010 @ 7:02 pm
I like the song we are learning ‘Malesay’ I have used inverted commas.That’s my target
year5atbearwood said,
June 16, 2010 @ 5:58 pm
Well done Tanvir for thinking about your targets when writing on the blog!
amrit 4m said,
June 16, 2010 @ 12:56 pm
I enjoy learning about Djembes
muskaan's mum said,
June 17, 2010 @ 6:44 pm
Drumming is a very interesting hobby. Muskaan is really enjoying it and I am going to buy her Jemba for her next birthday… yeah!!!!!
Riya 4m said,
June 18, 2010 @ 7:01 am
Me too Tanvir I like the song ‘Melesay’!
I also like the song Sha Sha colay!