Music Appreciation - BBC Ten Pieces:

Is an initiative for schools, led by BBC that try to open the world of classical music to children.

Year 1/2

In KS1, they will cover ‘The Sea’ as a topic in summer. Here are some classical pieces that relate to this topic.

Beside the sea:

Haven is about the long-awaited return to home after experiencing the rough seas and wild weather at sea.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/articles/z4bcxg8

The thunderous timpani and raging brass at the beginning as the storm swells. Can you hear how the dynamic changes from the storm scene when it is strong, dark and intimidating to when the harp plays and the dynamic becomes much softer and more gentle depicting the moment when the sun shines out from behind the storm clouds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/articles/z4fsv9q

Anna Clyne picked a paint brush and on large sheets of paper created a visual image of how she wanted her music to sound by using swirls and sweeps of dark and violent colours. Listen to how the instruments create colours in sound, inspire feelings, and capture images of stormy seas.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/articles/zbcbhbk

Year 3/4

Year 3 and 4 are covering the topics Egypt and The Romans. Here is some classical music relating to these topics:

Abolition of slavery in the UK:

Mighty River was written in 2017 to mark the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/articles/zhfg239

Romans:

Fortune spins her wheel. Who will win, who will lose? Inspired by medieval literature, ‘O fortuna’ is one of the most famous choral pieces in the world. The piece gives us a chance to meet Fortuna, the Roman Goddess of Fortune (also worshipped in Greek mythology) and transports us back to medieval times.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/articles/zrwkvk7

Year5/6:

This year, year 5 and 6 are covering WW2, Space and My Home as topics. Here are some classical songs relating to these topics:

WW2 GraÅ¼yna Bacewicz – Overture

Trailblazer GraÅ¼yna Bacewicz not only broke new ground as a female composer in Poland, she continued to write music while war threatened to destroy her country.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/articles/zf2k382

Space, the planets:

Gustav Holst was a British composer best known for his orchestral suite ‘The Planets’. A suite is a group of individual pieces. There are seven pieces in 'The Planets' and 'Mars, the Bringer of War' is the first one.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/14ZjT5yjnKQRdKVsqrLzk1x/mars-from-the-planets-by-gustav-holst

My home – Oxfordshire . No place like:

Written for a cappella voices, which means singing with no musical accompaniment, No Place Like showcases the amazing range and power of the musical instrument all of us are born with – the voice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5clQVzSPv8nPJvVQNdCW0rq/no-place-like-by-kerry-andrew

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BEST EVER GCSE RESULTS! WELL DONE TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF.

The staff at Heyford Park School are delighted with the excellent GCSE and BTEC examination results that Heyford students have achieved. These are a reflection of their fantastic commitment and the high-quality teaching they have received. All our students should be justifiably proud of their efforts through the most challenging of times. We are really proud of the staff and students at Heyford Park School. It is wonderful that their hard work and commitment has been rewarded in this way.

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29% of grades at Grade 7+
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