Music making – Making Music

July 1, 2020July 29, 2020

Rainforest Songs

Introduction

Mrs Borthwick teaches us three fun tunes from around the world in the lesson called Rainforest Songs. We learn about a tree frog from Japan, the Kaeru. A song from Southern Congo about a tree pineapple in Si Si Si. The last song is called Zum Zum Zum and come from Brazil.

Today’s Song

Now lets sing about a little frog. It is a traditional song about the tree frogs which live in the temperate rainforests of Japan. The words in the last two lines imitate the croaking sound of the frog.

Here are the words. They might look difficult but juts follow along to us as we sing.

Kaeruno utaga. (Ka-e-roono oo-ta ga)
Kikoetekuruyo. (Kee-ko-ay-taykoo-rooyo)
Gwagwagwagwa
Gerogerogerogerogwagwagwa

You can also have a go at making your own rainforests sounds along with the music track after you have sung the song though twice. You could use your voice, body percussion or some homemade musical instruments to shake, tap, scrape and ting.

Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track – with Vocal

Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track which has no voice – just sing it yourself to the track.

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

- Save Target As’ (PC)
- ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

Rainforest songs.pptx

Rainforest songs.pdf

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts.

June 25, 2020June 22, 2020

Shape Rhythms BUSTED!! Game

Shape Rhythms BUSTED!!

This is a music game for 2-4 players, which helps you

November 6, 2019December 6, 2019

Music Appreciation Assembly

Music Appreciation Assembly

Three of the YMI team recently performed songs at an assembly in Earlston Primary schools. The school was running a series of afternoon assemblies bringing in musicians , asking some of the pupils to play their own instruments or listening to music to increase the appreciation and enjoyment of music . the Depute head teacher, Kevin, asked if we could help and Kaela, Jon and Jenni went along in December to play sing and get the pupils up dancing.

It went down well and we hope to help the school invite some other musicians along to inspire the children.

September 1, 2019November 1, 2019

Sounding Out

In 2014 a report was commissioned to examine the strengths and weakness of youth music in the Scottish Borders. The writers spoke with a cross section of sectors, music teachers and young people. The report led to the creation of the Borders youth Music Forum ‘Soundcycle’

The full report can be downloaded below.

Sounding Out 2014

July 1, 2019May 29, 2020

The Borders YMI team

The Youth Music Initiative team in the Borders consists of four music tutors , working in our schools, who are supported by the Creative Learning Officer. We are part of the Education, within Children and Young People’s Services.

Each year we apply to the YMI Formula Fund for the staff team, resources and the external projects that we run.

We work in many of our Primary schools, all of the Support and Complex Needs units and some of the High schools. We compliment the work done by the peripatetic Curriculum Support Teachers (Music), who also deliver lessons in some our primary schools, and we ensure that we visiting each primary school in the region between the two teams.

The YMI tutors are highly accomplished musicians and have taught in schools for many years. Whilst they all have their own specialism they deliver whole class music making lessons, using a wide range of instruments including ukuleles, drums, tin whistles, keyboards and the accordion, as well as using singing and music technology.

Our funding enables us to deliver a number of regular projects provided by external partners, such as the primary school tour by Scottish Opera and Mat the Hat’s ‘ Big Drum Adventure’ as well as other one off projects by touring musician’s, such as the Ghanaian Kakatsitsi drummers.

For more details about what the work YMI team in the Borders is doing and some of our activities we are currently undertaking have a look at some of our Home Learning posts.