NIST Song (YMCA)

Sorry about this, but it had to be done ……

N I S T Song (YMCA)

Kazoo solo

Young kid, there’s no need to feel down.
I said, young kid, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young kid, ’cause you’re in a new town,
There’s no need to be unhappy.

Young kid, there’s a place you can go.
I said, young kid, when you’re feeling so low
You can learn there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.

It’s fun to learn at the N I S T
It’s fun to learn at the N I S T

They have everything for us kids to enjoy,
You can hang out and make some noise

N I S T
It’s fun to learn at the N I S T

You can learn some new things,
You can make some new friends,
You can do whatever you feel …

Young kid, are you listening to me?
I said, young kid, what do you want to be?
I said, young kid, you can make real your dreams.
But you’ve got to know this one thing!

No one does it all by themself.
I said, young kid, put your pride on the shelf,
And just hang there, at the N I S T
I’m sure they can help you today. X X X X X

It’s fun to learn at the N I S T
It’s fun to learn at the N I S T

They have everything for us kids to enjoy,
You can hang out and make some noise.

N I S T
It’s fun to learn at the N I S T

You can learn some new things,
You can make some new friends,
You can do whatever you feel …

Young kid, I was once in your shoes.
I said, I was down and out with the blues.
I felt no one cared if I were alive.
I felt the whole world was so tight …

That’s when someone came up to me,
And said, young kid, take a walk up the street.
There’s a place there called the N I S T
They can start you back on your way. X X X X X

It’s fun to learn at the N I S T
It’s fun to learn at the N I S T

You can learn some new things,
You can make some new friends,
You can do whatever you feel …

N I S T – It’s fun to learn at the N I S T

Young kid, young kid, there’s no need to feel down.
Young kid, young kid, get yourself off the ground.

Kazoo solo

N I S T !

How can we draw sounds?

An unseen animated graphic score was played on a projector. a crowd of around 30 people (mostly voice and 6 instrumentalists) improvised along with the visuals.
This event explored how an animated graphic score can create a musical dialogue between a group of musicians and non musicians, young and old.

Graphic score

Leafcutter John – Animated score

Composers choose and organise sounds.

Year 1 have been exploring patterns in music from different times and places.
This is a slide-show of students from year 1 composing their own melody patterns, inspired by our resident classroom composer – “Rat-hoven”.
Enjoy.

‘Roll over Beethoven!!’ on PhotoPeach

Year 2 Music – Where in the world?

Year 2’s have started to explore culture and identity through exploring instruments from Kenya.
Check out these slideshows of the year 2’s in action.

Jambo, Jambo bwana, (Hello, sir)
Habari gani, (How are you?)
Mzuri sana. (Fine, thank you)
Wageni, mwakaribishwa, (Foreigners, you are welcome)
Kenya yetu (In Kenya)
Hakuna Matata. (There are no worries)

2LH – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2BM – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2MR – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2NR- Where in the world? on PhotoPeach
2RJ – Where in the world? on PhotoPeach