easter excitement

Back to Marston Montgomery last Thursday and Friday.

Thursday evening and the second session with the Youth Club. Due to the new light evenings everyone wanted a roust-about outside first so we had quite a short session before a very messy game involving eggs! My group of six did some good work on the rhythm for the song. It's going to be really hard to record it next session due to the shortage of time and noise seeping through from next door. I think I may have to record some samples and put something together outside the session. We'll see.

Ellie from the club also made a lovely poem about her home village of Rocester after I encouraged her to cut up and collage her ideas:

Non Stop Rocester
Creaking hills,
blossoming trees,
honking flowers,
humming bees,
bouncing grass,
rolling lake,
stupid squirrels,
all awake.

In my room,
off time clock,
next door's dog
will never stop.

Laughing goose,
cackling sheep,
greasy children
all asleep.

Friday morning saw the last session with the lovely under 5's group. Preparations were in full swing for an Easter egg hunt so we did a slightly longer music session first and recorded our new song. Everyone still loves The Jungle Samba and today those puppets really danced! I got stuck into the playdough. And get well soon Dawn!

Friday afternoon off to Doveridge for the second session with the men at Derby Road residential home. Bit of an all over the place session today but we all have our off days! Everyone was a bit too wound up I think and the music was a bit too exciting. Will try something much calmer next time. Staff all very supportive and I love it here.