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Check out some wonderful Ten Pieces creative responses:

This Year 5 class were inspired to compose their own piece of 'Earth' music as a class over half a term. The piece opens with synthesised pitches to set an atmosphere of 'space', followed by a shimmery cascade of spinning sounds. An introduction to a three note motif on the glockenspiel signals a section of improvised motifs shared between pitched instruments. As this builds to a peak, the uniqueness of life on Earth starts to emerge - firstly using body percussion for a rainstorm, and then followed by life through chattering voices and animal calls. The disorganised sounds draw into a single vocalised note enabling the piece to draw to a close with a vocal three note motif, reminiscent of Hans Zimmer's theme.

This Year 5 class have worked over a half term on their own class composition, inspired by Hans Zimmer's 'Earth'. The piece has a shimmering introduction, with a solo synthesised line to start. This leads into a three note motif improvisation that then cascades between different pitched percussion instruments. A middle section explores soundscapes, introducing the sounds of water, birdsong, animal footsteps, wind and human voices. The piece finishes with a sustained vocal note that rises and briefly falls back to the synthesised note to finish.

In response to Sally Beamish's Haven from Seavaigers Alex in Year 9 wrote a short story about homecoming
Isabella's (Year 9) poem explores the theme of homecoming in response to Sally Beamish's Haven from Seavaigers
Asharia's (Year 9) creative response to Sally Beamish's Haven from Seavaigers was a free vers poem on the theme of homecoming

'Butterflies' - video game music created by a year 6 pupil in BandLab in response to Laura Shigihara's music for the game Plants vs. Zombies

Art work for video game characters created in response to Laura Shigihara's music Grasswalk for the game Plants vs. Zombies - this class even created their own game music!
Some more video game character art work created in response to Laura Shigihara's music!
"I like to play the drums because they make a lot of noise and I love to learn new things" by Archie
Art work inspired by A Bao a Qu from Anthology of Fantastic Zoology in response to National Book Week.
This was an activity as part of homeschooling. Painted by Edward age 6. He used finger paints to create a violin and a firebird.

A fantastic song about a penguin by Nancy

This lovely picture was created in school, in response to Hans Zimmer's Earth.
This lovely picture was created in school, in response to Hans Zimmer's Earth.
This lovely picture was created in school, in response to Hans Zimmer's Earth.
This lovely picture was created in school, in response to Hans Zimmer's Earth.
This lovely picture was created in school, in response to Hans Zimmer's Earth.

"During Lockdown, our ensembles have been meeting online every week, to chat and have play alongs. We were inspired to produce this together, using the Ten Pieces parts for Habanera. This is our transition orchestra and wind band, and one of our team put this in to the video so that we could use it for our Virtually Brilliant online Music Festival - Thank you for the Music!"

'In the Hall of the Mountain King' Newton Farm quarantine edition.

'Spring' from Vivaldi Four Seasons

"Katie, 13 and Lucy, 10 made up their own clapping tune into a hand clap"

Megan Pyke's interpretation of 'Mars' by Gustav Holst

"I was influenced by 6 Pianos by Steve Reich, which we are studying at school."

"Annie and I listened to No Place Like by Kerry Andrew. She came up with a great question which was whether Kerry would have written it differently now we're in lockdown. So we tweeted her to find out!"
One of my year 3 pupils painted a storm picture as a creative response to the Storm Interlude by Britten and then sent me a photo of his work. He used abstract painting with acrylic paint to create a stormy sea.

Parmiter School's Virtual Orchestra play Derbyshire's arrangement of the Dr Who Theme