During the year, some of our Monday assemblies are devoted to music appreciation. We listen to a wide variety of music and try to identify the instruments, the style and the mood of the music. We also close our eyes and talk about what pictures the music conjures up in our heads.

Below is a selection of the pieces of music we have listened to:

	Artist: Sigur Ros Track: Gobbledigook Album: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (2008)
	Artist: Era Track: Ameno Album: Ameno
	Artist: The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Track: Telephone and Rubber Band Album: The Penguin Cafe Orchestra
	Artist: The Neil Cowley Trio Track: His Nibs Album: Loud Louder Stop
	Artist: Morton Lauridsen Track: O Magnum Mysterium Album: O Magnum Mysterium
	Artist: Ulrich Schnauss Track: Far Away Trains Passing By Album: Knuddlemaus
	Artist: Air Track: Alone in Kyoto Album: Talkie Walkie
	Artist: Efterklang Track: Mirador Album: Parades

You may be able to listen to some of these tracks free (and legally) by using Spotify - you will find details at www.spotify.com - it is a music player - a little like internet radio - but you choose the tracks!

There is a simple sign-up and download and you can then access their library of music (not download) - the only drawback with the free version is that they play an advert for new music every few tracks.

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