Heathrow Primary School
Autumn 1 – On this Island: British Sounds and Sound
As musicians, we learned to sing a traditional British folk song and create a seaside soundscape using our voices, bodies and instruments. After singing the folk song 'Lavender's Blue', we consider what we might see and hear in the British countryside, and perform a countryside soundscape. After singing 'London Bridge is falling down', we try to recreate the sounds they might hear in the city, using a city image as inspiration. Working in groups, we choose a setting (seaside, countryside or city) for which to compose our piece of music. Finally, we combined our learning from the previous lessons to compose a piece of music that takes them on a journey through Britain, from the seaside to the countryside to the city.