Episodes
Friday Mar 22, 2013
Friday Mar 22, 2013
Listen to Padraig Harrington describe his perspiration problems. Methinks he is angling for a Sure sponsorship. Harrington: "Sure it won't let you down".
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Lovers of Light by Afro-Celt Sound System from the album Vol II: Release 1999
This is a fusion of music from two different cultures, African and Celtic. Play the song and stop it after 33seconds have been played.
Ask students if they can predict what other instruments they might hear.
Ask the students what the music reminds them of.
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Below is the second track for the jazz section -
Eleven Four by the Dave Brubeck Quartet from the album Live at Carnegie Hall
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Eleven Four by the Dave Brubeck Quartet from the album Live at Carnegie Hall
Blue in Green by Miles Davis from the album Kind of Blue
What genre of music are these two pieces from?
Are they fast or slow? What is the tempo?
How do these pieces of music make you feel calm, relaxed, happy, sad etc.?
Are they loud or soft? What is the most dominant instrument and how dynamic is it?
Watch the accompanying video film to Blue in Green:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZYHezhSR4E
Does the music and film suit each other? What other scenes could this music suit?
Have you heard this style of music before? Where?
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Mean Mr. Mustard by the Beatles from the album Abbey Road
Students listen to the simple two verse song by the Beatles. Teacher can have the lyrics printed and prepared to distribute to the students. Follow up with a discussion. What is the personality of Mr. Mustard? Is his sister Pam similar?
Have the students design a one page comic book to illustrate Mr. Mustard and Pam based on the song. The lyrics should help the students with this task.
Have the students watch the following animations to complement the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY_jB9GeCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQc4w_L2PqI&feature=related
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Body Percussion and environmental sounds:
http://soundcloud.com/mrbongo/sets/batida-do-corpo-body
Baterista by Batida do Corpo
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Stand by Me by The Blind Boys of Alabama from the album Higher Ground
Click on the link below to hear the song from youTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ZkIuIK5Ro
Version by The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama
Genre = Gospel music
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
The Butcher's Jig/The Lark's March/The Gander At The Pratie Hole (Jigs) by the Tulla Ceili Band from the album The Tulla Ceili Band: A Celebration of 50 Years
Activity – all students receive three cards with A, B and CHANGE written on them. There are three different tunes in this set of jigs. Students listen to the tunes with the teacher emphasising where the A and B parts are of each tune. Teacher explains where the tunes change, i.e., where The Butcher’s Jig ends and The Lark’s March begins. After a few listens the students are asked to listen to the music again and hold up their cards on the different part of each tune (either the A or B part) and also their CHANGE card when a new tune begins. Teacher explains the timing of a jig, 6/8 and counts this out for the students. Teacher uses the phrase “butterfly, butterfly, butterfly…” to emphasise this. Teacher can now also contrast a jig with a reel through the caterpillar / butterfly phrases.
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Dannans Reel by Zoe Conway from the album The Horse’s Tail (Duration = 2:26)
Activity – divide class into two groups. One group claps in time for the A part of the tune. When the A part is over the second group claps in time for the B part of the tune. Students recognise the structure of this reel tune in its’ A and B part components. Students are taught that a reel is composed in 4/4 timing. This pattern is explained to the students. Students learn how to recognise a reel from the phrase “caterpillar, caterpillar, caterpillar…”
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Rigoletto: "La Donna e Mobile" by the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Jose Perez & Hanspeter Gmür from the album The Most Essential Classical Music In Movies(Duration = 2:12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A3zetSuYRg
This version and video is from Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's film of Verdi's dark tragedy, featuring Luciano Pavarotti as the Duke of Mantua.