RECORDER KARATE Star Wars Belt

Earn your special edition black and silver Star Wars belt by playing the first page of this music below. StarWarsSheetMusic

Homemade Musical Instrument Competition Winners announced

  Jacobo of Year 7 won a mini amplifier for his amazing PVC pipe boom-a-phone. Maria of Year 3 won a melodica for her chimes. Judges were all very impressed with the creativity of the students who submitted instruments to the competition. Congratulations!

UKP day Songbook

Here is the songbook that some groups in the ukulele extracurricular activity are using to prepare for springtime concerts.  June 3 we will be performing in the 2nd edition of UKPday in Ribadavia. This link takes you to a scanned pdf of the songbook: ukp-songbook-2017 Here is the youtube playlist for all of the songs…

Songlist for Ukedada October 22

This is not an event organised by the school, but teachers and ukulele players from the school will be participating and leading a play-along/sing-along. These are the songs we will be doing: YMCA, Village People Imagine, John Lennon La Bicicleta, Shakira and Carlos Vives I Love U All, Paula and Aurora The Cup Song, Anna…

Teachers’ Favourite Songs Contest

We have surveyed all of the teachers and many staff at O Castro asking them to name their favourite song. You can hear all of these favourite songs on Spotify and YouTube.  The playlists are called OCIS Teachers 2016 and are fun to listen to because there are so many different kinds of music represented. Guess…

Galicia Ukulele Event

This year is the first UKP-day festival in Ribadavia on June 4th. I’m so excited to meet other ukulele players from all around Galicia, Spain and Portugal. Free admission and all ages welcome.

Recorder Karate 2016

3 levels of belts, Recorder and Ukulele songs found here

How to read the notes on the musical staff

Almost everyone in KS2 has learned to read rhythms really well using the “blue jello” system. Some classes have not had the chance to make much progress with learning to read the notes on the staff. Here are some resources that might help anyone interested in learning more. A great video explaining musical notation A game to…

Welcome to the OCIS Music Class Blog

This is a place to share sheet music, audio and video links for students’ reference from home. Year 3 and 4 normal Recorder Karate Belt information is here. Year 5 and 6 BRAIDED Recorder Karate Belt information is here. Welcome!! –Helen REGULAR BELTS for YEAR 3 and YEAR 4 White Hot Cross Buns GAB Yellow…