Year 2 have been exploring what it takes to be a good marimba performer.
Here are some recordings we made in class of our practicing.

2NR
http://youtu.be/emciuy6sWCo

2RJ
http://youtu.be/NgY5F64EeNo

2LH
http://youtu.be/__1f71LvsAw

2MR
http://youtu.be/W4VIGqWKyt0

2BM
http://youtu.be/m0GbBUjjCns

Year 3 have been exploring what makes a good marimba player.

Here are some recordings of the students playing some music they learned during the unit.

3JJ

http://youtu.be/8rsTRB5-Yls

3AK

http://youtu.be/Xihyfsw6ASw

3BC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8tqtjh5Y_o&feature=share&list=PLBUHcdRRVVur0ngWPsUSBiCRRSUfN2wIu

This is a song made by a fish seller from the UK. He sells fish in a market and ‘sings’ to his customers, asking them to come buy his fish. He has made a song out of his street cries!

There is a clear beat to this music – and you can create moves to match the beat,

Click the link to see the video:

and here he is on X-factor – explaining his story…..

I wonder why the judges rejected him when the audience – and the 2 million you tube viewers – loved him?

Is he a good singer?

http://youtu.be/iHIO4-c22Ok

This music by Carl Orff is famous for being very exciting.
How does the composer use DYNAMICS (loud and quiet sounds) to achieve this excitement?

How do you feel as a member of the audience?

Can you achieve a similar result in your own composing?

This piece is by Gustav Holst and describes the planet ‘Mars’ as a God of War.
The DYNAMICS are very extreme here, ranging from very quiet to very loud.

Bolero
Listen to the pattern played by the snare drum through the music. Do you hear it stop, or change?

Where are the snare drums?

Are you sleeping, Frere Jacques

Click above for the music notes pdf.