It is a cool Autumn morning. The first lesson of the day is with a Year 4 class who are very excited because I have told them we will be playing ukuleles, for the first time, today. We begin in time-honoured fashion with me singing ‘Hello Everyone’. It’s a Year 4 class so we are using the pitches do, mi, so and la (C, E, G and A). I am keeping it in C major today because these four notes are the open string tones of a ukulele.
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Resonance FM Radio Show
This one-hour radio show (01.10.24) features lots of songs written and recorded by pupils at Rhyl Community Primary School where I am the full time music teacher. The show is hosted by me and has interviews with many of the young song writers.