MARIMBA

This will be the trickiest piece so don’t leave it till last!
Note that it is in 3/4
You can choose how many of the parts you teach and assign instruments in any way you wish except M4 and Bass (both in bass clef) should be on bass instruments.
The rhythm is the challenge with two against three – do lots of clapping to support the rhythm.
Please make sure the children practise playing the order exactly as written below

MoJO ORDER

Percussion for 8 bars
M1 once through Section A
Add M2 once through Section A
Add M3 once through Section A
Add M4 once through Section A
Add Bass and play 4 times.
Switch to Section B – M1 plays alone, once through
Add M2 once through Section B
Add M3 once through Section B
Add M4 once through Section B
Add Bass and play 4 times
Back to Section A – everyone plays twice through and end on the first note of the last bar

CatchBottle (pdf)

CATCHBOTTLE NOTES

Melody can be played by recorders, flutes, glockenspiels, xylophones or marimbas
Middle part to be played on wooden instruments (if possible) with one mallet held the wrong way round so every second beat sounds “sharper.” Chime bars could also play this part.
Bass line on low marimbas, metallophones or bass xylophones
Children can roll their mallets on the long notes (minims and semibreves)

CATCHBOTTLE ORDER

Bass alone play first 8 bars
Bass and middle part play first 8 bars
Bass, middle and melody play first 8 bars
Four whistles while all children spin clicking their beaters as they turn
All play the second 8 bars together
Repeat the whole piece from the beginning (If you have a good recorder, flute or tin whistle player they could play the alternative melody the second time through.
Finish on a crotchet C after the last bar.

FIZZY POP NOTES

Melody can be played glockenspiels, chime bars, xylophones or upper marimbas
Xylo ostinato (top staff at bottom of page) can be played on xylophones, marimbas or metallophones
Marimba ostinato (bottom staff at bottom of page) can be played on bass xylophone or marimba

FIZZY ORDER

NOTE

At the end of the B section D.C. (meaning go back to the beginning) rather than a repeat the B section. (there should really be a D.C sign rather than a repeat sign).

ORDER

This is the same as the recording.

Tennessee Blues – all parts portrait (Pages 1-3 with note names – pages 4-6 without names)

1. Melody (with note names)

2. Harmony 1 (with note names)

3. Harmony 2 (with note names)

4. Harmony 3 (with note names)

5. Bass (with note names)

NOTES

Choose parts according to ability but harmony 1 instruments need a Bb and the bass should be played on a bass instrument (xylophone or low marimba)
If you have more advanced children they may want to learn the written improvisation section or, even better, improvise on any of the following notes, C, D, Eb, E, G, A

ORDER

Bass play 4 bars alone
Bass and Harmony 3 play first 4 bars
Bass, Harmony 3 and Harmony 2 play first 4 bars
Bass, Harmony 3, Harmony 2, Harmony 1 play first 4 bars
Melody join in and all play Section A
For section B no melody – just improvisers – we will organise who will play at a later date.
Repeat Section A with everyone
Repeat Section B with no melody – just improvisers.
Play Section A to sign and then coda