Music Night!

Yesterday evening we had our annual Music Night in the school hall.As part of the show each TY class had to do a performance.My class sang a medley of songs;we sang 'Ho-Hey','Hall of Fame' and 'I Follow Rivers'.A few girls in the class played instruments too;we had two piano players,three people on guitars, and a few girls playing  percussion instruments like the triangle,the tamberine and drums.
The Music Night started at 7:30 but my class wasn't on until after the interval so we had to wait a long time before going on stage.In this time we sat in the mall and practiced our piece and listened to the other groups who were going on before us.When it was time to go on stage we had to walk quietly to back stage;then we took our places and sang our song.All our practice paid off in the end because we remembered not to rush,to smile and to bow before leaving the stage.It was a really good night even though we didn't get to see the other classes on stage!

Drums!

On Monday morning we had  drumming workshop with a really nice man called David!We used lots of different types of drums during the workshop;we used the jembe and the kpanlogo.We also got to use some other percussion instruments like the Shekere,Marakas and agogo bells.We learned lots about where the different instruments came from and how they are played.While playing the drums a few girls got to wear some cool hats.We played the drums for 3 hours and after none of us had sore hands because we learnt how to play them properly.We also played a Bob Marley song on the drums and  few girls played guitars too!It was a really fun workshop and I learned loads but I wish we had it for the full day instead of just in the morning!
Check out The JabbaJabbeJembe workshop website to learn more about the drums!
heres the link:http://www.jabbajabbajembe.com/

Music and Drama

Today in music class we were told that the annual music night is going to be in March.Our music teacher thought it would be a good idea if instead of doing 1 song we are going to mix a few songs together.We are going to be singing Hall of Fame,Ho Hey and I follow Rivers.Its still a while until the music night but have already started practising in class.Today we started with Hall of Fame and next week we are going to be working on Ho Hey.

Next week my class and I will be taking part in the Briery Gap drama competition.The class is divided into 2 groups and each group will be preforming their drama on Tuesday.All week we have been practising and our play is really coming together now. I'm really looking forward to going to the competition on Tuesday and hopefully we will get through to the national final!Our drama was writen by our group and it is all about  the effects of war.
heres a copy of the script:

Religion drama the effects of war from katiehurley06

Junk Kouture Finished at Last :)

In art class today we found out who came first and second in each class for the junk kouture fashion show!And guess what!? My team came second!!I wasn't really expecting to come first and second because the outfits in our class were really good and I was so sure another team was going to come second.I guessed who would come first before we found out and I was right.The girls who made their outfit out of crisp packets came first and since the project is over we had a small party in Art.We watched the movie 'Wild Child' and ate sweets.After Christmas in Art we are going to start a new project which I am looking forward to because art is my favourite subject!

Now that we are done making our Junk Kouture we are all entering the Junk Kouture Competition for all of Ireland!I have already entered my teams outfit and now all we have to do is wait until February 15th to find out if we have gotten through!

The Fashion Show!

Today we had our junk kouture fashion show!Every TY student took part by modelling,describing or making the outfit.After break we all went into our home ec rooms to get our models ready.We did their hair and make-up and they got into their outfits;then we all went down to the hall.All the girls who were modelling stood in a line and walked up the hall one by one.When the models were walking someone in their group described the outfit being modelled;this was my job so I talked about how we made our outfit.It was really interesting to see what the other classes used to make their outfits;some people used magazines while others used crisp packets.

Tomorrow we are going to find out who came first in each class;I'd say it was really hard for the judges just to pick one winner in each class because there was so many really nice designs.Since we aren't doing junk kouture in home ec anymore we are starting cooking;which I'm really looking forward to but I really cant wait until after Christmas because we are going to be making teddy bears!

Heres a photo of a few of the girls in the fashion show!

Forte Fashion?

In home economics our Junk Kouture projects are coming along really well.My group is almost done;we only have a few finishing touches to do on thee dress and accessories!We also need to think of a name and music to play when our model is walking down the runway!Its really hard coming up with a name to match our outfit since ours is to do with music,but some of the girls in our class have been really helpful with giving us ideas!my favourite name that was suggested is 'Forte Fashion',because forte is a musical term which means loud! I'm really excited for the fashion show,I cant wait to see what the girls in the other classes have come up with!