Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Year 3 - Instruments of the Orchestra



Year 3 have been reflecting on their learning about the instruments of the orchestra.  We did the thinking routine "I used to think...But now I think..." to help us to identify the things we had learned so far in our unit.  Here are some of our answers:

"I used to think that the piano wasn't part of the orchestra, but now I think that the piano is part of the percussion section because it is hit" - Olivia

"I used to think that the orchestra was made up of random instruments, but now I think that it is made up of families of instruments" - Ciara

"I used to think that there was only one drum in the orchestra, but now I think that there can be lots of different drums in the orchestra" - Jaime

"I used to think that the woodwinds were a big deal, but now I think that the strings are more of a big deal" - Eimear

"I used to think that orchestras were boring, but now I think they're exciting!" - Lila

Keep up the great work, Year 3!