Sunday, December 19, 2010

Primary 5: Topic 1 - music and changes


Suzana- M Osman (last apperance on SBC) -60's
Pop Yeh Yeh


Suzana - XPDC


Susanna - The Art Company - 80's


上海滩 叶丽仪(original)


Vocal Group Cosmos - Shanghai Noon (album "Aiming For the Stars" )


Piano version


Choir:
This song was conducted by Veronica Lee at Vancouver Chinese Choir's Silver Jubilee Concert on July 4, 2009 at The Chan Centre for The Performing Arts, UBC. Choral arrangement by YongKang Yang of Sydney, piano arrangement by Veronica Lee.


Carnival
Chingay Parade 妆艺大游行
http://www.chingay.org.sg/

Mardi Gras Carnival
http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/mgdates.html
http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/mgdates.html

Notting HIll Carnival
http://www.thenottinghillcarnival.com/

Fasnachts Carnival
http://fasnacht.ch/?pm_1=21&mid=21

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Recorder Playing

Dear Pupils,
Things to remember
1. keep left hand on the top
2. each note should be played by whispering the word "too," not "hoo"
3. Keep fingers nice and low
4. your goal should be to play the whole song at a steady tempo. It sounds bad if you play the easy parts fast and the hard parts slow.

Interactive Fingering Chart
http://www.hrs.hampshire.org.uk/finger/cfinger.html

BBC Guide: How to play the recorder:


Youtube Recorder Channel


Here are some recorder tutorials for your:
1.Ode to Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV7hrusF0_w&feature=fvw
BBCD, DCBA, GGAB,BAA-
BBCD, DCBA, GGAB, A.GG-
AABG, ABCBG, ABCBA, GAD-
BBCD, DCBA, GGAB, A.GG-

2.Basic Theme of "Star Wars"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzae4zkpRkw&feature=related
notes (small c is high, big C is low):
C G FEDc G FEDc G FEFD GGG
C G FEDc G FEDc G FEFD
GGGc CCCC

3. Jingle Bells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A14VttHJpO4&feature=related
notes
BBB-, BBB-, BDGA, B---,
CCCC, CBB-, BAAB, A-D-
BBB-, BBB-, BDGA, B---
CCCC, CBB-, DDCA, G---

4.Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL2sffgYXwY


5. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwf7XE0xXgE


6. Accidental Jive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnQW32X4P2Q&feature=related


7. Can Can
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWH3xZcT5YE&feature=related


8. Canon

Pentatonic Scales

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.
The point of the video is to show that people naturally know the pentatonic scale. He sings the first two notes for them, both of which are in the Db minor AND Db major scale. The third one is yet undecided. If the next note goes up a half step, the song is Db minor. If it goes up a full step, the song is Db major. The entire audience chose to go up a full step and turn the song into Db major, sticking with the pentatonic scale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk

Amazing Human Voice!

In 2006, Honda released its Choir advertisement, for the UK and the internet. This featured a 60-person choir who sang the car noises as film of the Honda Civic are shown.

Sing! in parts

Dear P6 pupils,
The young man is Sam Tsui - Vocals (1 person sing 6 parts!)
Kurt Schneider - Arrangement, Production

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Music Badge 2010: Dombra


The dombra is a pear shaped long necked lute of the Kazakh people of Central Asia. It has a slender long neck with fourteen gut frets and two gut strings.
Dombra have become a popular instrument with non-Kazakh peoples throughout Central Asia, Russia and in dombra clubs in the United States.
The dombra is played without a plectrum and is strummed quite rapidly with the index finger, or with the index finger and thumb.

Country: Kazakhstan, Russia
Region: Asia
Type: lute



图文-祝福北京哈萨克族使者评选 祝福物冬不拉

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

the original Stomp performance

We saw the SVPS "Stomp" performance this morning, let's watch the original performance by Stomp http://stomp.co.uk/shows.php



Here are some 24 Chinese Drums (二十四节令鼓) performances:



These are the other drums performances:


Monday, August 30, 2010

6.11 podcast

Mhonika and Phillis:
Dionne and Cherith:
Carmen, Cindy and Shi Ning,
Felicia and Roxanne:
Cai Shi and Sheryl:
Yang Xue and Fan Xi:
Eric and Yook Kit:
Belinda and Zhi Yu:
Hui Yuan and Yong Xin:
Fiona and Shi Han:
Xin Ying and Soon Ying:
Vasu and Zheng Theng:
Valerie and Bao Hui:
Yu Xuan and Shawn:
Jocelyn Khoo and Xin Hui
Josiah and Reeves:

Glendon, Tingyu, Isaac:

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Primary 3: Awesome Recorder Performance

Hi Primary 3-6 pupils,
Below is a comment by a viewer after watching this performance:
" remember playing the recorder in public school thinking it was the most lamest instrument ever. I was wrong."
Hope this video clips inspire you to learn to play recorder.
Loeki Stardust Quartett Amsterdam

You may want to know how a recorder is made:

Another professional Recorder Player,

Handel - Recorder sonata in A minor (live)


Michala Petri&Lars Hannibal: Tartini Devil`s Trill Sonata 3.



Telemann Fantasie (Frans Brüggen on his famous Bressan Treble recorder (1967)

Primary 2: Plucked String Instruments

Hi Primary 2 pupils,
You have learn Topic 4: Plucked String Instruments. This video clips shows you "ukulele":
Ukulele Orchestra in Great Britain http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/main/home.aspx

"Fly Me to the Moon", "Love Story (Where Do I Begin)", "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "Hotel California", "I Will Survive"
Playlist UOGB: http://tinyurl.com/2nqcl9

Here's a group of children playing guitar:

How to email your podcast to your teacher?

Steps:
Go to
1.Share
2. Send song to iTunes
3. Playlist: (class_year_pupil's name 1_index and pupil's name 2_index)
eg: 6.11_2010_Chia Bao Hui_1 and Valerie Ng Yun Shan_26
4. Album: (class_year)
eg: 6.11_2010
5. Artist: (class_year_pupil's name 1_index and pupil's name 2_index)
eg: 6.11_2010_Chia Bao Hui_1 and Valerie Ng Yun Shan_26
6. Chosse: "Good"quality (so that the file is not too big, easier to email)
7. Go to : Macintosh Music/iTunes/ Library to choose your podcast
8. email to your music teacher:
Mrs Lim: jennifer_lim@moe.edu.sg
Mrs Woo: woo_mun_lan@ moe.edu.sg
Mrs Dorett: bernadine_dorett@moe.edu.sg
Mdm Chiew: chiew_sook_yee@moe.edu.sg

Sing! in parts or canon

Primary 6 pupils,
I am sure you are familiar with Canon in D.
This is a wonderful performance by the same person.

You may also want to watch this young man sings in 5-6 parts for a chorus by JS Bach. "Bach Bach Bach"

Last but not least, lets appreciate another performance by Muppet "Ode to Joy".



Silent Night


Billie Jean

Thursday, July 29, 2010

My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson




Windy Nights



农家好




When I Close My Eyes

Colburn Children's Choir Sings "When I Close My Eyes"


Castle in the Sky: Carrying You

Kimi o nosete (Singer)