Secondary Music at Home 21
Y7-9 The Wellerman Take#2 - Body Percussion, and Lay Down your own Beats | Y10-13 Develop your performing skills: Blinding Lights and Dance Monkey
Enjoy these structured musical activities that we have prepared especially for you to continue your learning at home.
Years 7-9:
The Wellerman Take#2
In issue #20 we learned how to play along with the TikTok sensation The Wellerman. This time we're asking you to do some challenging body percussion moves.
What to do
- Watch and follow | Start the video at 1:25 (if it doesn't automatically do so).
Years 7-9:
Lay Down Your Own Beats
Learn how to lay down a great beat with 10 easy-to-follow activities from Ableton.
What to do
- Follow the link | Head over to the Ableton website and start at activity #1.
Go to the Ableton website
- Explore | Work your way through all 10 activities and the different sounds you can create from the electric kit. Explore the We Will Rock You and Single Ladies beats.
- Create | Put all this learning into practice and create your own beats!
Keep learning
Continue your musical learning with us with more Music at Home, or find out how you could start learning to play a musical instrument.
Music activities and resources for children aged 11+, including for GCSE and A-Level, that can be done at home
Find out how your child can learn to sing or to play a musical instrument, with a range financial bursaries and instrumental loans available to support tuition.
Years 10-13:
Develop your performing skills
Our friends at Musical Futures have made a few of their activities available to develop your performing skills. The activities involve your participation, and you'll need a few items to help you out too!
1. Blinding Lights: Chair Drumming
What to do
- Follow the link | Head over to the Musical Futures website, follow the instructions and watch the videos.
- What you'll need for this | You'll need a chair, or something similar to hit – make sure you ask for permission first!
Go to the Musical Futures website
2. Dance Monkey: Just Play
What to do
- Follow the link | Head over to the Musical Futures website, follow the instructions and watch the videos. Play along using the full track video.
- What you'll need for this | You need to be able to play 4 chords - A minor, F, G and E minor. If you haven’t got an instrument at home there are lots of virtual instruments that you can find online.
Go to the Musical Futures website