Time for Music – 1 : Y5 & 6 Listen Up!
Let's Get Creative! Body percussion Poem
'Earth' by famous composer HANZ ZIMMER
Hanz asks you to play with his music. He describes composing as playing I can hear my hands gohave clap, clap. so why not a goclap, yourself.
And I can hear my feet go stamp, stamp, stamp. And I can hear my legs go slap, slap, slap. the music play with sounds at the same time. But I can’t hear my eyes go blink, blink, blink.
This week add something over the top of 'Earth' so while you listen to
1. You can add sounds with your voice or join in with the choir.
I can hear my knees go knock, knock, knock. Hanz likes my synthesized so you could use And I 2. can hear tonguesounds go cluck, cluck, https://intro.novationmusic.com/retro-grain cluck. (you may have used this last term) to play with sounds that go yousnap, think sound good with 'Earth' I can hear my fingers snap, snap. But I can’t hear my head go nod, nod, nod. 3. Add percussion sounds using objects from the house. Play around making the sounds louder and quieter.
3. You can add to the music using the notes from the main theme.
http://teach.files.bbci.co.uk/tenpieces/Zimmer1.mp3 Sit comfortably and relax while you listen. Allow sound to wash over you. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
How does the music make you feel? Can you hear individual instruments from the orchestra? Can you hear sounds that are not instruments? What do you visualize about our planet while you listen? Can you listen out for CRESCENDOs DIMINUENDOs and DYNAMICS which help shape this piece of music.
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Key Words: Crescendo - gradually getting louder Diminuendo – gradually getting quieter Dynamics - the term used for louds and softs/volume