Hi there,
I've had a great weekend away at my music course playing Light Orchestral music. This a particular genre of music which hails from earlier in the century. It is utterly joyful to play! Weirdly, I was playing my viola, which I don't do very often! We ate lovely food and I talked to lovely people, had a nice walk and played Qwirkle.
Here's a sample of two of the pieces we played- Fiddlefaddle by Leroy Anderson and Edward German's Nell Gwyn suite.
The return to school last week was ok. We had 2 inset days and then I had two days of doing reading with Year 3 children (which was quite nice) and then I covered year 6 on Friday but did manage to do a music lesson as part of it. So hard to get started again. I always feel like I can't teach again when I go back- it all feels weird!
This week's Word of the Week for The Toy Press was 'Prop' which was quite hard to use. I've been trying to think of what to write all week and it's only last minute desperation and a sheer stubborn determination not to renege on the target I set myself to not fail on this challenge, no matter how bad the attempt, that I came up with this poem.
Thoughts?
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Hope you have a good week!
xx
Oh, my, that does sound like it would be fun to play! The conductor is obviously enjoying himself <3
ReplyDeleteI loved it in the Leroy Anderson when the men burst into song! So unexpected. Do you think he was making up for the lack of a brass section?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to read that your return to school was ok, although I do get it felt a bit weird at first.
ReplyDeleteYour weekend away playing Light Orchestral music sounds lovely! xxx
I think you did well with the poem!
ReplyDeleteI love your inclusive poem, what a thoughful lass you are! xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great poem.
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