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Burton Hathow Preparatory School
Odder Farm
Saxilby Road
Burton
Lincoln LN1 2BB
Music Making in Lockdown
One of the most frustrating parts of being a musician at the moment is not being able to make music together with other musicians, and not being able to get in front of a live audience and share your work. For any of us working in the performing arts these are difficult and potentially depressing times; even on Teams calls with our Burton Hathow classes, a number of our children have told me how they can’t wait to be back in choir, or orchestra, or jazz band, making music together again. Watching some of the media coverage over the last few days after the passing of Captain Tom, I was struck once again by his mantra – “Tomorrow will be a good day”. I believe that society will need its creative artists all the more as that “good day” eventually comes, to keep sharing our common experience, and to keep telling the stories we all need to hear.
Over this last term I have been so uplifted by the creativity and positivity of our students. We have continued to study the inner workings of music at really quite sophisticated levels, with all year groups developing composition tasks. Year 1 and 2 have been looking at Japanese gardens, and taking inspiration from them to study Japanese music and instruments. They have composed some wonderful melodies and also produced some fantastic artwork in response to what we have listened to. Year 3 have been investigating Indonesian Gamelan and composing pattern melodies that could fit into a Gamelan performance, while Year 4 have been developing their awareness of structure within melodic writing, and coming up with their own longer pieces. Year 5 have spent time with the music of Edward Elgar, and composed music inspired by his Enigma theme, and Year 6 have been getting to grips with electro-acoustic music and planning electronic soundscapes with found sounds.
In addition, as you will know, every year group has been singing! We would normally have been getting ready to present an informal concert just about now, but as this isn’t possible I have asked for the children to submit their “virtual choir” recordings to me, so that I can edit them together during the half term break. On this occasion our half term celebration of the children’s musical efforts with arrive just after the holidays instead – watch this space!
Programming at BH… 11 March, 2024
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First Day of Term
After School Clubs Begin.
UK Chess Challenge Commences
Come and Explore - Nursery & Reception Event: 10am-1130am
U9 Netball Coaching at Ranby House 215pm
Sports Fixtures Meeting at Ranby (Staff)
Closing Date for Lincoln Music, Speech & Drama Festival Entires (R-Y6)
Football v St Hugh's School (A) 2.15pm
U9 Netball v Highfields (A) 2.15pm
U11 Netball v Highfields (A) 2.15pm
Reception and Nursery Stay and Play
Y3-6 Parents' Evening
Open Morning
U11 Football v Handel House (at Marshalls Sport Ground) 2.15pm
Y1 & 2 Showcase of Topic Work
RSPB Big Schools' Bird Watch
Chinese New Year
House Singing Competition R-Y6
Burton Hathow Does Quizney - BH Owls - 5pm-7pm £5
Informal Concerns 2.15pm (R-Y6)
Main School Closes at 3pm. No after school clubs.
Half Term Begins
Second half of term begins
U9 Football v Ranby (H) 2.30pm
U11 Netball v Ranby (A) 2.30pm
U9 Football v LMS (A) 2.15pm
U9 Netbal v LMS (H) 2.15pm
U11 Netball v Highfields (A) 2.15pm
Lincoln Speech & Drama Festival
U9 Football and Hockey v Highfields (A)
Spain Trip Information Meeting for Parents 7pm
World Book Day/Outdoor Activities
U11 Hockey v St Hugh's
Mothers' Day Afternoon Tea (Nursery & Reception)
Share a Skill Day
Lincoln Music Festival
Great British Spring Clean
Comic Relief - Red Nose Day
U11 Hockey v Ranby (away at Worksop College)
Nursery Parents' Evening
Netball Coaching at St Hugh's
Easter Service Celebration (TBC)
Easter egg hunt
End of term - school closes at 3pm - no after Schoo clubs
Open Morning