Vocal Workshop at Redland United Reform Church
On Wednesday 20th May, pupils from Year 5 at St John’s and Sefton Park Choir came together to share in a ‘Brighter Days’ themed vocal workshop at Redland United Reform Church on Whiteladies’ Road.
The pupils joined in enthusiastically with warm ups and games aimed at exploring and improving articulation, blending, tuning and rhythm. They had lots of fun adding body percussion patterns and actions.
Led by their Music Co-ordinator, Charlie Evergreen, Sefton Park Choir performed Optimistic Voices, a mash up of music from their forthcoming production of The Wizard of Oz and the musical Annie. St John’s children were invited to accompany them by singing a melodic ostinato.
St John’s Y5 pupils, led by Music Co-ordinator, Lindsay Churchill, taught their new friends a riff and a bass line which they layered with a melody to create a thick texture for a performance of a song called, Wish, by Mathers and Derbyshire.
The afternoon concluded with a workshop performance of Walking on Sunshine, accompanied by Mr Evergreen on the guitar, and a range of improvised percussion embellishments. Everyone left feeling very uplifted and smiley!