Sweet child o mine music video

Here is sweet child o mine by guns n roses. It has not a lot of ostinato but is a great song and defiantly my favorite song. Hope you like it.

By Dan

Potter Puppet pals

This is a really funny clip for anyone who knows Harry Potter. We have been doing ostinatos in class and this has a good rhythm. An ostinato is a repeating pattern of notes or rhythms. This clip has a few ostinato patterns that you will hear being used over the top of each other.

Found by Rowan and a few others in the Music SPEC.

VOCA PEOPLE

Check out what some people are able to do, using only their voices!!!!

STOMP

We have been having heaps of fun looking at the music of STOMP, and creating our own music using unconventional instruments. Have a look at what we were inspired by, and then at some of our photos and videos!

BEAT & RHYTHM

One of the things we have begun our Spec unit with, is looking at Beat and Rhythm.

BEAT = a steady pulse. The most common way to group beats, is either in groups of 4 or groups of 3 eg. 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4 or 1 2 3, 1 2 3. Most pop music you will listen to, you will hear a steady beat grouped in 4's (have a listen and see if you can hear the beat in some of your favourites).

RHYTHM = the pattern created by short and long sounds.

Eg. Ha-ppy Birth - day To You

--- * --- --- --- -------

L S L L L L__ (L= long sound, S = short sound)

Almost every piece of music is created from a different rhythm pattern, and just from hearing it clapped out - you may be able to work it out!

Here are a couple of really cool You-Tube clips that explore BEAT & RHYTHM! The players are very clever at using BODY PERCUSSION to create them. Have a look:

WHAT IS MUSIC ???

In Music Spec, we have recently been pondering the question "What is music?". Is it only something we can hear by switching on our i-pod or going to a live show or concert of our favourite band? Is it only something created by conventional musical instruments?

August, the main character from the movie 'August Rush', shares some interesting views about music: what he thinks music is and where he thinks you can find and hear music. Have a look and see what you think: