The Woodcroft Samba Band
Woodcroft is on the road to Rio 2016! We welcomed back renowned musician Ollie Tunmer from ‘Beat Goes On’ who worked with pupils from Yrs 3, 4 and 5G over the last 4 weeks on a special Brazilian Samba project. On Wednesday 27th Jan, the pupils performed their Brazilian Samba to an enthusiastic audience in which they presented their newly composed and arranged works.
The pupils had learnt traditional Brazilian Samba drumming techniques on authentic instruments as well as having an introduction to the cultural and historical origins of this music.
Julia (4B) said: “Everyone has loved working with Ollie Tunmer – everyone has learned something new!”
Marcos (3R) said: “I love playing all the different instruments!”
Have a look at the school website and Treehouse to see photos and videos of their work with Ollie.
This year, Woodcroft were the proud recipients of the Music Teacher Excellence Award for Best School Music Department. Our award category was sponsored by the MMA who are the National Association of Music Teaching Professionals – the largest and longest established association of music teachers in the UK. On Monday 11th January Woodcroft hosted a successful MMA training day for music teachers. Part of the day involved a presentation from Ms Sherring, our own Music Coordinator, and a performance to the course delegates by our string ensemble lead by Miss Blyth and Mrs McLean (violin tutor).
