Children used the hall to learn about symphonic poems for orchestra. In particular, The Golden Spinning Wheel by Antonín Dvořák.
In this tale, a troll named Gnomus goes travelling through a forest. Children started by thinking about what a terrible troll might look like. We then learned to count and keep a steady beat of 6, which we actually found easier by counting in French!
Once we had a steady rhythm, groups of children got into lines and used their counting and skipped beats to create a Troll Stroll that Gnomus might be seen doing through the Forest.
The results were hilarious! Despite having some 'terrifying' creatures in front of them, children still managed to keep it together and count a steady beat!
