Taken from "Vocal Traditions of Albania" by Saydisc Records-www.saydisc.com.
Smarte moj! shows how instruments are used interchangeably with voices in the southern Albanian tradition, occupying the same roles in the polyphonic structure [track 3]. Instruments in the southern Albanian music do not appear to have evolved specialist roles, but are similar to voices in taking any part of the ensemble.
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Official classification: Audio, Albania, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 1 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3.
Music from South America, from Saydisc album 'Music of the Andes', performed by Caliche (3'01")
Main features: ostinato, changes in tempo and metre.
This track from the Andes, features three South American Instruments. These are the quena, a type of flute, the charango, a small lute, and the bombo, meaning 'drum'. The Track Explorer has five learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure, the repeating rhythm ostinato on the bomb, phrasing of the quena and chords.
Official classification: Listening, Ostinato, South America, Key Stage 3, Latin America, Quena, Bombo, Charango, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 1 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Music from the court of King Henry V111, from Amon Ra album 'The
Field of Cloth of Gold', (1'52) Main features: early instruments and drum ostinato. This music is a pavane, a stately dance of Tudor England and is played by early instruments. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and drum ostinato.
Official classification: Listening, Example Instruments, Ostinato, Tudor England, Dance, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, England, Unit 15 Ongoing Skills, Pavan, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 2 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Chinese music for solo pi-pa from Saydisc album 'Like Waves against the Sand' (2'27")
Main features: pitch, tempo, structure.
This traditional Chinese piece is played by a pi-pa (a Chinese lute). The Track Explorer has three tracks focusing on instrumentation, descriptions of the different sections of the music and structure.
Official classification: Listening, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Pentatonic Scales, China, Far East, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Programme Music, Pi-pa, Track Explorer, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tracks 9 and 10 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. English sacred music of the late Middle Ages from Amon Ra album 'Worcester Fragments' performed by The Orlando Consort (1'32") (1'37") Main features: early church music, ostinato, drone. These two extracts are sung by unaccompanied male voices. The Track Explorer has four learning tracks focusing on the titles of the extracts, vocal texture, description of texture and the lowest part.
Official classification: Listening, Rounds , The Middle Ages, Religion, Devotion & Meditation, Interactive Activities, Early Music, Polyphony, Unison, Drone, England, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 1 from Saydisc "Percussion around the World" - notes from Maureen Hanke.
Vientos del Sur is an example of traditional music of the Andes. It features the Bolivian pipes, accompanied by the interesting percussion sound of the bombo. The bombo is the double-headed frame drum of Spain and South America.
In Vientos del Sur, the bombo plays throughout. The beats are arranged into groups of 6 and the bombo plays on the first of each group of 6.
This is the strong beat.
(In a music session note how the low pitch of the bombo gives a feeling of strength to the piece. Count the groups of 6 while you listen.)
Official classification: Percussion, Timbre, South America, Audio, Key Stage 3, Latin America, Bombo, The Andes, Bolivian Pipes, Saydisc Records
Track 1 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 1. Traditional chant from Easter Island (Rapa Nui), from Saydisc album 'Spirit of Polynesia' (1'03") Main features: chanting, repeating rhythm patterns.
This Polynesian chant from Easter Island is sung by mixed voices and accompanied by the sound of clapping stones. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on the rhythms of the stones, the voice of Papa Kiko and the other voices.
Official classification: Listening, Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 1, French Polynesia, Chanting, Polynesia, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, Charanga, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Allows you to isolate (solo) or mix together any combination of the 4 parts provided (tune plus 3 rhythm ostinatos). Use this app to support rehearsal towards a group or class ensemble performance. The Lilliburlero tune dates from Tudor times, but it could also be replaced with a live improvisation. The Tips & Hints button shows the music notation for each rhythm ostinato. Please refer to Saydisc Track 04 Lilliburlero for the original piece.
Official classification: Improvising, Rehearsing, Ostinato, Tudor England, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Channel Mixer, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Pupils can listen separately to each of the four melodic phrases from the Drunken Sailor. Then they can place them in order to recreate the piece (or place in their own order to create a new piece). Excellent exercise for KS1 or KS2 pupils for understanding pitch, shape and phrasing. See also 'Track 03 What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor' track explorer for prior listening.
Official classification: Listening, Graphical Notation, Arranging, Pitch, Rounds , Melody, Interactive Activities, Puzzle, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, List Sequencer, Melody
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 1 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: ostinato, pentatonic, melody, chordal accompaniment, tempo, quena, charanga, bombo, contrast
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 7 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: accompany, rhythmic chant, pa'i ipu, varied rhythms, cross-rhythms, rap, vibrato
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 2 of the Saydisc 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: klezmer, bass, on-beat, off-beat, clarinet, accordion, guitar, Eastern scale, octave, accelerando
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 8 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: Latin, habanera, accordion, backing, rondo, coda, modulation
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 4 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: koto, plectrum, minor pentatonic, bridge, space between phrases
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 3 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: shakuhachi, pentatonic, solo, improvised, pitch bend, vibrato, breathy tone, decoration, crescendo, diminuendo
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to tracks 9 and 10 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: a capella, plainsong, unison, parts, polyphonic, drone, ostinato, round
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 1 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: sacred/secular, sackbut, shawm, tabor, cornett, waits, drone, monophonic, polyphonic, thickening texture, irregular time signature
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 11 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: pentantonic scale, drone, rondo, melodic decoration, improvisation, circular breathing, dadara santara, dholak
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 1 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: rallentando, ud, tremolo, rondo, improvisation, non-standard metre, 10-beat metre
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 5 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Listen and Respond, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: choral, male choir, oral tradition, a capella, 2 parts, drone, irregular phrases, modal