Connections Showcase 2023

Schofields Public School – Uptown Funk

 

Schofields Public School is located in the south-western suburbs of Sydney on traditional Darug land.

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Schofields Public School’s students from Years 2 to 6 in the Mallee class enjoyed bucket drumming as part of their music lessons each week this year. In these classes, students learnt about duration, rhythm and pitch.

Each week they learnt more about rhythm, practising quavers, crotchets and rests. By the end of the term, all students did an incredible job with the tricky rhythms in their performance piece, Uptown Funk.

Five students play white plastic bucket drums with drumsticks. From left to right: boy, boy, girl, girl, boy.

Uptown Funk

Duration: 2:01

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Watch Schofields Public School's bucket drumming class playing along to the Bruno Mars song Uptown Funk.

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Video transcript – Schofields Public School – Uptown Funk

What did the students and parents have to say?

  • 'I had so much fun drumming with Mrs McGuiness in Term 2. We learnt so many fun songs. My favourite part was the Mario Kart rhythm warm-ups.' – Akshveer (student, 9 years old)
  • 'Awesome job Mallee.' –  Cheryl (parent)
  • 'Wow!' –  Archana (parent)

Participating students

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Congratulations to the following students from Years 2 to 6 of Schofields Public School for their wonderful submission:

Akshveer, Te Hana, Aariz, Mahd, Ryder, McKenzie, Mackenzie, Sameep, Eesha and Reyansh.

Third-party content attributions

  • All student artworks and images courtesy of the respective schools, student artworks © the student artists, 2023, reproduced and communicated with permission.
  • Congratulations banner, created using Canva, 2021.