Pots, pans, trash cans and even bodies become musical instruments.
(full synopsis/info below)
Cost: $1,300
(This is the assembly programme. You may also view the hands-on workshop.
The whole school helps us make music Melody and rhythm from "musical tubes." |
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Synopsis
A cook, a customer, a cleaner and a delivery man enter "hawker centre" and proceed to play a rousing percussion composition on the everyday objects in front of them. Through this and other performances we show how simple objects can become musical instruments and how music can be created in any situation.
We also prove that we can make music without any instruments at all: The whole assembly hall joins in as we make music using only sounds from clapping hands as well as “beat boxing”, stamping feet, etc.
We next showcase traditional ethnic musical instruments that evolved directly from common objects, including boxes, tree branches and jars.
We end by playing simple melodies using nothing but round plastic tubes (tuned to the C major scale) and then combining the tubes with the box drum for one last exciting rhythmic extravaganza.
Objectives:
At the end of the programme students will learn to / understand:
Cost: $1,300 for four performers and all equipement.