"Music without borders"

We want to put together children's interests and their need to learn something new. We think that this way of learning is the best for kids.
Music reflects our culture and society and so the teaching and learning of music enables children to better understand the world they live in. Music is a creative and enjoyable activity and unique way of communicating that can inspire and motivate all children. Music gives them an opportunity for personal expression. Singing songs in foreign languages and playing on instruments is important in helping children feel part of a bigger European community.

1. To get to know children from other school.
2. To support international cooperation and communication between partners.
3. To develop responsibilities to cooperate from a long distance.
4. To improve english language in communication.
5. To perfect ICT usage.
6. To give all children a thorough grounding in basic musicianship skills: singing Polish (Jarzębinowa piosenka, Maria Szypowska, Księga pomysłów Juka-91), Slovak (Letia letia babie leta, Pesnicky pre deticky, Maria Podhradska, Richard Canaky) and English (Jingle bells, Boney M) songs, playing on handmade instruments.
7. To know how music is made through a variety of instruments.
8. To perform instrumental music with a partner.
9. To join in simple improvised activities.
10. To investigate music by listening, asking questions and discussing.

All photos and videos on "Music without borders" website by mgr Sylwia Leśniacka, mgr Zuzana Šlepecká and mgr Dominika Giezek. Version of songs Jarzębinowa piosenka and Letia letia babie leta by Benedykt Odya. Chorus of Jingle bells by Boney M. All rights reserved.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Own musical instruments


Last Thursday Polish children do their own musical instruments. They used the various materials, for example: used bottles, boxes of salads, butter and eggs surprises. Children filled them with rice, corn, buckwheat and peas. Each instrument had a different sound and each was a true copy of another instrument. We will use these instruments during the concert, which will be soon ...

W zeszły czwartek polskie dzieci robiły swoje własne instrumenty muzyczne. Używali różnych materiałów, np.: zużytych butelek, pojemników po sałatkach, po margarynie i pustych opakowań po jajkach z niespodzianką. Dzieci napełniali je ryżem, kukurydzą, kaszą i grochem. Każdy instrument miał inny dźwięk i każdy z nich był kopią innego instrumentu muzycznego. Będziemy używać tych instrumentów podczas koncertu, który już wkrótce ...
Sylwia Leśniacka
Dominika Giezek