How does the music make you feel when you listen to it?
Chloe – happy because I liked it
Esme – scared because the train looked like it was going really fast
Morwenna – excited because the music was changing every moment
Elsie – I felt like I was on a train because of the detail in the music
Rosie – it went slower then faster
What sounds can you hear in the music that helps you to imagine the train moving?
Daniel – I heard it go fast and then slow
Minnie – I could hear the train moving along the track
What instruments did you see being played by the orchestra?
We saw lots of instruments like a trumpet, a piano, violins, flutes, trombones and we also saw the composer at the front of the orchestra.
Year 1 enjoyed listening to the music and the animation to go with ‘The Little Train of Caipira.’
We talked about the orchestra and learnt the word conductor. We also talked about the composer and learnt that he wrote the piece of music.
How does the music make you feel when you listen to it?
I feel happy. (Holly)
I feel calm (Lemell)
It makes me feel sleepy as it repeats (Emily)
I thought it was boring. (Ted)
I felt hot and bothered. (Conor)
It was fast to begin and the hot at the end (Darcie)
What sounds can you hear in the music that helps you to imagine the train moving?
It sounds like the train moving along the track (Archie)
I heard the whistle blowing. (Jacob)
What instruments did you see being played by the orchestra?
We saw trumpets, trombones, violins, flutes, a clarinet, drums and a tambourine. Lemell told us that there was an instrument called a ratchet making a scraping sound as the brakes went on the train. Freya said there was a shaker.
How does it make you feel?
Reuben- excited, as it was getting faster
Gwen- jolly when it was the smooth part but the shuddering part wasn’t so good
Clayton- happy and calm
Eleonora- I like rock and roll so I found it a bit boring
Luella- sometimes the instruments sounded angry
What can you hear?
Dylan- shakers
Isabelle- the flute whistling and going up and down
Alfie- the violins made the speed change
Rio- drums sounded like it was moving along
What instruments did you see being played?
Hollie- drums
Jack-trombone
Dominic- piano
Pippa- big violins (We talked about these being cellos)
Maya- flute
We noticed horns and found out they were french horns.
We weren’t sure about the names of the shakers and scrapers.
Year 5:
How does the music make you feel when you listen to it?
Courtney – it makes me feel relaxed
Matthew – it makes me feel like I’m on a train
Ben A – it makes me feel strange because of the loud noises in the music
Jenson – I felt relaxed and calm
Georgia – it made me feel happy because all the instruments were making noises at the same time
What sounds can you hear in the music that helps you to imagine the train moving?
Charlie R – maybe maracas?
Edward & Elliot – the chch sound was like train wheels going round
Oakley – the whistle. It made me feel like I was at a train station
Phoebe – the music felt like it was going up and down.
When we listen to it, it makes us feel:
-calm and relaxed
-feels like we are on a ride or train
-sounds like a loud steam train
The sounds we can hear that help us imagine a train moving are:
-chug, chug, chug
-choooo like a horn of a train
-a bell
-sounds like it’s speeding up
-the creak of metal like a screech
The instruments we can see:
-violins
-chello
-piano
-flute
-drums
-saxophone
When we listen to it, it makes us feel:
Sofia- Happy because the music is calm.
Molly B- Excited because the music has a good beat.
The sounds we can hear that help us imagine a train moving are:
Aryan- High pitched sounds like the horn of the train.
Charlie R- The drum is beating like the train tracks.
The instruments we can see:
John Rey- Trumpets, flutes and keyboards.
Keira- Violins and woodwind instruments.
How does the music make you feel when you listen to it?
Chloe – happy because I liked it
Esme – scared because the train looked like it was going really fast
Morwenna – excited because the music was changing every moment
Elsie – I felt like I was on a train because of the detail in the music
Rosie – it went slower then faster
What sounds can you hear in the music that helps you to imagine the train moving?
Daniel – I heard it go fast and then slow
Minnie – I could hear the train moving along the track
What instruments did you see being played by the orchestra?
We saw lots of instruments like a trumpet, a piano, violins, flutes, trombones and we also saw the composer at the front of the orchestra.
Year 1 enjoyed listening to the music and the animation to go with ‘The Little Train of Caipira.’
We talked about the orchestra and learnt the word conductor. We also talked about the composer and learnt that he wrote the piece of music.
How does the music make you feel when you listen to it?
I feel happy. (Holly)
I feel calm (Lemell)
It makes me feel sleepy as it repeats (Emily)
I thought it was boring. (Ted)
I felt hot and bothered. (Conor)
It was fast to begin and the hot at the end (Darcie)
What sounds can you hear in the music that helps you to imagine the train moving?
It sounds like the train moving along the track (Archie)
I heard the whistle blowing. (Jacob)
What instruments did you see being played by the orchestra?
We saw trumpets, trombones, violins, flutes, a clarinet, drums and a tambourine. Lemell told us that there was an instrument called a ratchet making a scraping sound as the brakes went on the train. Freya said there was a shaker.
How does it make you feel?
Reuben- excited, as it was getting faster
Gwen- jolly when it was the smooth part but the shuddering part wasn’t so good
Clayton- happy and calm
Eleonora- I like rock and roll so I found it a bit boring
Luella- sometimes the instruments sounded angry
What can you hear?
Dylan- shakers
Isabelle- the flute whistling and going up and down
Alfie- the violins made the speed change
Rio- drums sounded like it was moving along
What instruments did you see being played?
Hollie- drums
Jack-trombone
Dominic- piano
Pippa- big violins (We talked about these being cellos)
Maya- flute
We noticed horns and found out they were french horns.
We weren’t sure about the names of the shakers and scrapers.
Year 5:
How does the music make you feel when you listen to it?
Courtney – it makes me feel relaxed
Matthew – it makes me feel like I’m on a train
Ben A – it makes me feel strange because of the loud noises in the music
Jenson – I felt relaxed and calm
Georgia – it made me feel happy because all the instruments were making noises at the same time
What sounds can you hear in the music that helps you to imagine the train moving?
Charlie R – maybe maracas?
Edward & Elliot – the chch sound was like train wheels going round
Oakley – the whistle. It made me feel like I was at a train station
Phoebe – the music felt like it was going up and down.
When we listen to it, it makes us feel:
-calm and relaxed
-feels like we are on a ride or train
-sounds like a loud steam train
The sounds we can hear that help us imagine a train moving are:
-chug, chug, chug
-choooo like a horn of a train
-a bell
-sounds like it’s speeding up
-the creak of metal like a screech
The instruments we can see:
-violins
-chello
-piano
-flute
-drums
-saxophone
When we listen to it, it makes us feel:
Sofia- Happy because the music is calm.
Molly B- Excited because the music has a good beat.
The sounds we can hear that help us imagine a train moving are:
Aryan- High pitched sounds like the horn of the train.
Charlie R- The drum is beating like the train tracks.
The instruments we can see:
John Rey- Trumpets, flutes and keyboards.
Keira- Violins and woodwind instruments.