Eyemouth Primary School

Composers and Singers

Eyemouth Primary School Performing their Echoes Music for their school and parents conducted by Caroline Lesemann-Elliott. Image by Herbie Clarke.

  • CLASS 3 classes P6 – 7
  • SCHOOL Eyemouth Primary School, Berwickshire, Scotland
  • HONOURS  A number of children have been performing with the Glee club and recently were awarded the Spirit of Glee cup when performing in a recent Edinburgh competition. They are in the process of practising for the Edinburgh finals. One of the children has also won national Kayaking competitions.
  • MINERVA SCIENTIFICA PROJECT  Echoes – Berwickshire Coast, June 2018

Scientific Connections

  • Science is cool!
  • I learned about two of the most famous scientists in the world
  • I like Marine Animals
  • I like weather

Compositions

Marine Ecology Scores

Title:  Marine Ecology Soundscapes
Scientist: Karen Diele
Composed by:
P6B –  Kasey Barnett, Jessica Henderson, Cleo Crowe, Abi O’Neill, Aimee Robb, Holly Windram, Casey Dougal, Marcus Honeyman, Joshua Thompson,
P7C  –  Charlie Alexander, Bella Craig, Spencer Cromarty, Laura Cunningham, Zyche Hindhaugh, Eilidh Oliver, Abby Pringle, Alex Ritchie, Ben Sanderson, Ellie White, Lauren Windsor
P6/7B -Diana Catlakss, Islaimpson, Dale Butler, Katie Fowler, Robbie McNaught, Monty McNeil, Isaac Oliver, Alicia Rankin
Written in: June 2018
For: Voices
Performed by: The composers
First Performed: Ebba Centre, St Abbs, June 18th 2018

The children learnt about marine biology from the scientist in a session at the school. They used pictures and patterns to make patterns in sounds. You can see if you can follow the music on the score in the picture above.

Some of the composers present their Sound Waves Score

Title:  Sound Waves Soundscapes
Scientist: Marion Ross
Composed by:
P6B – Lily Duncan, Benjamin McNaught, Luke Elliott, Evie-Ellen Virtue, Logan Pringle, Jayda Affleck, Ruby Parker, Daisy Ritchie,
P7C – Dani Peakman, Deon Mark, Logan Craig, Robbie Ritchie, Cody Robinson, Livi Hamilton, Emma McEwan, Zak Ivanov, Alan Laing,
P6/7B – Nathan McCraw, Ben Truman- McNeil, Oliver Brunton, Ainars Kocegarovs, Jemma Craig, Carly Hamilton, Aiden Nash, Saskia Hindhaugh,
Written in: June 2018
For: Voices
Performed by: the composers
First Performed: Eyemouth Primary School Concert, June 25th 2018

The pupils learnt about the science of the physics of sound and used pictures and patterns to make patterns in sounds. You can see if you can follow the music on the score some of the composers are holding in the picture above. They also recorded part of a warm up song called The Physics of Sound.

Meteorology Scores

Title:  Meteorology Soundscapes
Scientist: Marjory Roy
Composed by:
P6B – Jamie Alexander, Mack Blackie, Martha Cromarty, Sandy Hogg, Harry Jackson, Holly McKenna, Veronika Poplavska, Lauren Scott, Mason Skene, Ethan White, Rhys Young
P7C: Tyler Runciman, Scott Simpson, Aiden White, Morgan Smith, Shannon Windsor, Skye Waite, Evie Marshall, Demi McCallum, Daniel Turnbull,
P6/7B – Ebony Rigby, Millie Truman-McNeill, Lois Young, Veronika Morgunova, Thomas Mark, Johnathon Norris, Kayla Aitchison, Brett Sanderson
Written in: June 2018
For: Voices
Performed by: the composers
First Performed: Eyemouth Primary School Concert, June 25th 2018

The children learnt about meteorology, running about and thinking about weather. They used pictures and patterns to make patterns in sounds. You can see if you can follow the music on the score in the picture above.

Education

Our teacher is Miss Bell and we do a lot of fun stuff such as:

  • Our rainforest topic
  • Our class novel
  • Our numeracy and literacy sets

Occupations

2 people want to be a musician (Thomas and Ben), and some of us are thinking about being scientists, singers and composers. Some of us thought about becoming a scientist and musician because the project was very interesting.

Musical Highlights

We recorded a CD for Echoes – Berwickshire Coast including helping Eyemouth High School composers to sing some of their music for “Stormsong 1881”.

Did You Know?

We ran around in circles to learn about the weather with Marjory Roy

Aimee, Holly and Jessica performing at the Ebba Centre


3 pupils from Eyemouth Primary joined in the performance at Ebba Centre with the Herring Queen, electric voice theatre and students from Eyemouth High School

3 of us performed with electric voice theatre at the Ebba Centre on June 18th 2018 – Aimee, Holly and Jessica were fabulous! The Eyemouth Herring Queen made an inspiring speech too.

An Inspiring Woman

Music: Our favourite music on the project was The Mangrove Crab Song written by Frances. We recorded it for the Echoes CD –  and we liked The March of the Women of Science by Mary Maxwell Campbell

Science: Karen Diele the marine biologist because we like marine animals

Recording the CD with Frances

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