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- Express Yourself
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- This is Me
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Space
Lesson Six - This is Me
Ben, Lottie, Mia and the twins create their own melodies (or tunes) and rhythms from just the noises they can make with their bodies.
All sorts of noises can be made from your own body.
Watch as the Thunder Jam group begin to make music with the help from British RnB singer Omar.
Did you know?
- Omar is an English singer, songwriter and musician.He trained as a classical musician and plays the trumpet, piano and percussion.
- RnB is short for ‘Rhythm and Blues’ – and Omar’s style is Contemporary (or modern) RnB, music which mixes the styles of hip-hop and soul music.
- RnB began in America during the late 1980s with artists such as Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson.
- It uses several vocal tracks, layered together to create a rich quality of sound.
- RnB artists often have a special singing style - vocal run (or melisma) – which is singing a single syllable of a word while moving between lots of different notes. Mariah Carey is especially known for this.
- Other famous modern RnB artists include: Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige and Beyoncé.
Activity
'Feel the rhythm'.
Have you ever tried to make music using body percussion?
Using your own body to make sounds - you don't need another instrument, just yourself!
Did you see in the video - the children could:
- stamp their feet like a dinosaur?
- blow raspberrys with their mouths?
- rub their hands together?
- flap their arms like a penguin?
What do you think you can do? What actions and sounds can you make?
Feel the rhythm by putting different actions and sounds together.
Maybe you could ask your family to join in, and you can become a body percussion orchestra?
I would love to see your creations! Perhaps you could record your music and send me a video (please send it to your class teacher for me).
I am looking forward to seeing your amazing body percussion!
Well, that is the end of the Thunder Jam adventures ... for now!
I hope you enjoy watching these videos and learning about different music! Please let me know how you get on.
Mrs Sumner
Thank you to the BBC for making these resources available for us to use.
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