Music Home Activity Pack - HAF project April 2021
KS1-2 – ages 5-11years
Video 1 – Our City
“Our House” by Madness – “2 Tone” song to join in and sing.
History of “2 Tone” music with Melissa
Coventry places ostinato rhythm game with Claire
Musical story - “Lady Godiva’s Birthday Suit” by Aaron Ashmore with Mark and Claire
Activities for the pack:
Lyrics for “Our House” to join in with song.
Our House by Madness
Father wears his Sunday best, Mother's tired, she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs.
Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep, He can't hang around
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our
Our house it has a crowd, There's always something happening And it's usually quite loud.
Our mum, she's so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down, And a mess is not allowed
Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house in the middle of our street
Father gets up late for work, Mother has to iron his shirt Then she sends the kids to school Sees them off with a small kiss, She's the one they're going to miss in lots of ways
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our street Use the words from Claire’s ostinato game to create your own rhythms – cut them out.
Words for Coventry Ostinato – video 1
Go-di-va Go-di-va
Sky-Blues Sky-Blues
Cov-en-try Cov-en-try
2-Tone 2-Tone
Rib-bon-fac-to-ries Rib-bon-fac-to-ries
Wat-ches Wat-ches
Clocks Clocks
Jet en-gine Jet en-gine
Whit-tle Arch-es Whit-tle Arch-es
Can you match up the “2 Tone” instruments with their names?
Video 2 – Our City’s Communities
“Peace is Flowing Like a River” performance with Claire to join in a sing
Djembe drums and different cultures with Pardip
“Garden Fugue” with Kevin – using objects from the home and garden to create music
Lyrics for Song
Draw a symbol of peace – some ideas to help you shown below:
Video 3 - Transport
Transport song “Driving in My Car” by Madness to sing and join in
Transport journey using home-made instruments with Melissa
Transport words ostinato rhythm game with Claire
Tuba performance with Mark – “Minuet” by Gordon Jacob from “Six Little Tuba Pieces”
Activities for pack:
Lyrics for “Driving in My Car” by Madness
I've been driving in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar I bought it in Primrose Hill from a bloke from Brazil It was made in fifty-nine in a factory by the Tyne It says Morris on the door, the G.P.O. owned it before I drive in it for my job, the governor calls me a slob But I don't really care, give me some gas and the open air
It's a bit old but it's mine, I mend it in my spare time Just last week I changed the oil, the rocker valves and the coil Just last week I changed the oil
I've been driving in my car, it don't look much but I've been far I drive up to Muswell Hill, I've even been to Selsey Bill I drove along the A45, I had her up to 58 This copper stopped me the other day, you're mistaken what could I say The tires were a little worn, they were O.K., I could have sworn I like driving in my car, I'm satisfied I've got this far
I like driving in my car, it don't look much but I've been far I like driving in my car, even with a flat tyre I like driving in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar I like driving in my car, I'm satisfied I've got this far
WORDS FOR TRANSPORT OSTINATO GAME TO CUT OUT – Video 3
Car Car
Motorbike Motorbike
Bicycle Bicycle
Bus Bus
Taxi Taxi
Aeroplane Aeroplane
Train Train
Video 4 – Wellbeing
“Zipp a dee doo dah” song and rap - Claire
Outdoor walking/nature music/feelings – Melissa
“Jungle Journey” using instruments from home – recycling – Pardip
“Cantina Band” by John Williams performance from Star Wars showcasing brass instruments – Melissa on trombone, Mark on trumpet and Mark on tuba.
Activities for pack:
“Zip-a-dee-doo-dah” lyrics to join in song:
Junk Percussion Ideas
Use items from the kitchen – plastic tubs, pots and pans, empty milk or water bottles, use pasta or rice in bottles or containers to make shakers. Use wooden and plastic spoons and utensils as beaters.
HAVE FUN!
KS3-4 Age 11-18 years
Video 5 – Our City
“Our House” by Madness – “2 Tone” song to join in and sing.
History of “2 Tone” music with Melissa
Tech Demo with Dan – Garageband multi-track recording using “2 Tone” music.
Activities for pack:
Song Lyrics
Our House by Madness
Father wears his Sunday best, Mother's tired, she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs.
Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep, He can't hang around
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our
Our house it has a crowd, There's always something happening And it's usually quite loud.
Our mum, she's so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down, And a mess is not allowed
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house in the middle of our street
Father gets up late for work, Mother has to iron his shirt Then she sends the kids to school Sees them off with a small kiss, She's the one they're going to miss in lots of ways
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our street, Our house, in the middle of our street
Video 6 – Our City’s Communities
Djembe drums and different cultures with Pardip
Tech Demo with Dan – “launchpad”
Being “Sent to Coventry” spoken word/monologue composition activity with Melissa
Drum and Bass tracks to accompany composition with Dan and Alex
Activities for pack:
Composition Prompts
Being “Sent to Coventry” – what does it mean? Why would it happen? How would you feel? Using the drum and bass backing tracks as inspiration devise a spoken word exploration of a character experiencing sending, or being sent, to Coventry. Think of emotions/actions – what has taken place to cause being sent or you sending someone.
Video 7 – Transport
Transport song “Driving in My Car” by Madness to sing and join in
Transport journey using junk percussion with Melissa
Tech Demo with Dan – History of Delia Derbyshire Coventry composer and technology expert
Using Overdub app.
Activities for pack:
Lyrics for “Driving in My Car” by Madness
I've been driving in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar I bought it in Primrose Hill from a bloke from Brazil It was made in fifty-nine in a factory by the Tyne It says Morris on the door, the G.P.O. owned it before I drive in it for my job, the governor calls me a slob But I don't really care, give me some gas and the open air
It's a bit old but it's mine, I mend it in my spare time Just last week I changed the oil, the rocker valves and the coil Just last week I changed the oil
I've been driving in my car, it don't look much but I've been far I drive up to Muswell Hill, I've even been to Selsey Bill I drove along the A45, I had her up to 58 This copper stopped me the other day, you're mistaken what could I say The tires were a little worn, they were O.K., I could have sworn I like driving in my car, I'm satisfied I've got this far
I like driving in my car, it don't look much but I've been far I like driving in my car, even with a flat tyre I like driving in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar I like driving in my car, I'm satisfied I've got this far
Video 8 - Wellbeing
Flute and piano piece “Berceuse” by Faure with Claire and Kevin. Listen and respond to music - drawing with Dan.
Tech Demo with Dan to create calming ambient music for listening and meditating using Polyfauna and Musyc.
Tuba performance with Mark – “Minuet” by Gordon Jacob from “Six Little Tuba Pieces”.
“12 Bar Blues” demonstration with improvisation on each instrument.
Activities for pack:
IMPROVISATION ACTIVITY
Further info about Improvisation
What is improvisation? Where musicians take a chord or scale pattern that fits within the key signature of a piece of music and they make-up a melody/tune to play along as a soloist in the band. Piano and guitar players can choose to play melodies or a sequence of chord rhythms over the backing from the rest of the band.
We played our 12 bar blues piece in the key of F so the chord pattern goes like this: 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | F F F F Bb Bb F F C7 Bb7 F F
So when in the chord of F start with FAC as the notes in that chord, then maybe add some joining notes F G A Bb C etc and have a go at adding in different rhythms and jumping around the pitches.
Remember – you can’t go wrong with improvisation as its your own ideas and original composition!