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A Rumble in the Sky

BASBWE Working in the Community

A Y3 Perspective
It was an exciting day because our class got a great
Week opportunity! A brilliant composer, Bill Connor, came into our
1 class, and told us we were going to compose and perform a
new piece of music! When Bill came, we felt nervous, curious
Bill came in a few times this week so that we could learn
and excited. We started by getting on the floor and tapping,
Week the lyrics to our piece. It was so good how the song told a
stamping, banging and clapping the pulse and different
4 story, and a very exciting one too! It started with the rain,
rhythms. My good friend, Sophia, thought about it and said,
then the train arrived and we went on an adventure! We
“it sounds like rain falling.” Bill though that was a good idea,
struggled to remember the lines at first, but we handled it.
and asked us for other things that sound like rain falling.
Then another good friend of mine, Keira, said “pitter, patter.”
It was time for the performance! We went to Scarisbrick
Bill was very pleased!
Week Hall and met Mrs. Shotton. Then we went for a rehearsal
5 with Maghull Wind Orchestra and heard them play their
The following week, Bill came back and we listened to some
part for the first time. It was very loud! We thought it
Week music. We closed our eyes and we could see all different
2 things. Then we started to decide on different tunes that we sounded great. Then we practised our part and put it all
together. Soon it was time for us to perform! We were
might use. We came up with some good ideas and Bill wrote
all very nervous but we sang our best and it was great!
them in his special notebook. Bill said he would take these
Everyone was very proud of us all, especially our Head-
ideas away and they would help him write the piece. Before
teacher, Mrs. Hillsdon. She said we were amazing! We
he left he said that someone was coming to meet us next
really enjoyed working with Bill and it was very special to
week and we all got very excited to meet this person!
write and perform our very own piece with Maghull Wind
The next Monday, Mrs. Shotton (our teacher) said that Bill Orchestra. But remember, not everybody will have an
Week wanted to see us in the Hall. When we went in, we saw opportunity like this so if you do get the chance, accept it
3 Bill and Mr. Shotton – who was going to conduct our piece! and do the best you can!
Bill introduced him and then put us into groups to think
about words and phrases for our piece. Chloe and Igor
thought of ‘ducks are jolly’ and ‘jump up high’. We put that in By Amelia Booth (with a little help
the piece. We also decided that we wanted to include a train,
that magically appeared outside of our school. This train from Sophia Carr, Keira Pearson &
would go on a journey in our piece. Bill said he would take Chloe Pierce)
our ideas away again and have the lines ready by the next
week for us to learn.

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