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Dear Parents and Friends,
We were so fortunate to have Tanya Menz (Harry’s mum) spend
her morning with us in the ELC today. Tanya played her beautiful harp music for
us and let the children have turns at making the sounds themselves. The
children were captivated and found it such a rare and beautiful experience.
Something they will never forget! Thank you so much Tanya!
Jock: Wow!
Tom: It’s a music
day!
Tanya: Has anyone
seen a harp before?
All the children: Nooooooooooo
Tanya: This is a
pedal harp. The pedals change the sound. There are 46 strings. My harp came all
the way from America. This is what harp music looks like on a page. (showing
her manuscript)
Harry B: Wow!
First Tanya played “The Little Fountain” It sounded like a
waterfall.
Jock: Why aren’t
you singing?
Tanya: Oh, I
don’t sing, it’s tricky enough just to play.
Alec: It’s almost
giant den (than) dat (that) (pointing to the ceiling)
Harry B: Do it
faster! Do it faster!
Then Tanya played “A Moorish Garden”. It had soft and loud
parts, fast and slow.
Jock and Harry B:
Do more loud!
Then Tanya let us all have a turn. It was beautiful to see
the children’s faces as they experimented and made sounds.
Angus: It (the
string) is buzzing.
What a treat! We are having a ball making shakers and moving
on to drums next week. The children are showing a special interest in the
noises that jungle animals make. We are busy making a video with Mrs Kerr of
“The Lion sleeps tonight” which will be amazing!
Warmest Regards,
