Our wonderful little brass band at Wellfield Middle School took part in an amazing music concert at the School on 25th May. Music teacher Mrs Gibson did a brilliant job of organising the event and leading the brass band and choir.
The band played: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley; Never Gonna to Give You Up by Rick Astley; and Mamma Mia by Abba; the last a joint performance with some of the choir. Great playing and lots of fun. Very proud parents, family and teachers!
We are delighted to be starting a new after school brass band club at Wellfield Middle School.
Seven children from year 5 attended the first session on Monday (Halloween!) and we hope to have a few more next week. The children have been learning to play pocket trumpets with Miss Gibson, the Curriculum Lead for Music, as part of their “whole class” musical instrument tuition.
However, five of them immediately wanted to try the trombone, which caused a slight problem as we’d only taken four trombones along!
We’re looking forward to a great half term, hopefully with a performance in school at the end of term!
Our latest composition is “Apple Pie Blues”! 
We think it’s a good exercise to help learn simple note rhythms using names of delicious desserts, e.g. “Ap-ple Pie” for 2 quavers and a crotchet; “Blue-ber-ry Muf-fin” for a triplet and 2 quavers; “Wa-ter-me-lon Slice” for 4 semi-quavers and a crotchet; etc.
Click here to take a look in our Sheet Music Pages: Apple Pie Blues
After an absence of over 2 years due to the covid-19 pandemic, we have returned to Backworth Park Primary School!
Nine enthusiatic students have started their journey to learn to play a brass musical instrument, and whether that is a long journey or a fairly short one, we hope they have lots of fun and that is opens up a lifetime of enjoyment of music.
So far, we’ve learnt to get a sound and copy simple rhythms on one notes. We’ve also learnt how to play the notes C, D, E, F and G, and next week we are going to have a go at “We Will Rock You” by the band Queen: F.. E.. D.. C.. D-D, clap, stomp, stomp, clap!
North Tyneside Brass in Schools is delighted to be back helping children learn to play brass music at Marden Bridge Middle School in Whitley Bay.
Our volunteer tutor Gavin is helping Music Teacher Andrew Griffiths with his after school brass group on Mondays.
The mixed group of children are playing cornets, trombones and euphonium!
We’ve been able to share our fun warm up “We Will Rock You” and this week we had a go at “Rock Around the Clock”.
Andy is also a brass player, on Euphonium, and currently conducts Jayess Newbiggin Brass Band, where Gavin is playing Bass Trombone!
We hope to be back in more schools very soon!
Chris Ord, local author and brass musician, has written a feature on us on his website! Check it out here
It was great to see James Newman representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest, and featuring brass instruments on the backing track and on stage! As well as 2 huge trumpets hanging over him, he was joined on stage by 4 dancers wielding plastic trumpets and trombones, very like the ones we use in schools!
Watch and enjoy!
It’s a shame he got nil points! Oh well, better luck next time!
We’re working on bringing you short introductions to lots of different brass instruments, with video clips and wonderful performances!
Learn about trumpets, trombones, cornets, horns, tubas, even didgeridoos and vuvuzelas!
Here are 2 fun quizzes for you to have a go at.
Enjoy!
In this short video on YouTube, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales introduce us to some brass musical instruments:
Did you see and hear the tuba, the trombones, the trumpets and french horns?
What did you notice about them? Were they different shapes and sizes? How would you describe them?
What sounds did they make? Were they different to each other? In what ways?
How did the musicians play them? Were the different instruments played differently?
If you want you could watch the orchestra again, and have another look and listen?