Far East
Displaying 1 to 7 of 7 resources labelled with 'Far East'
Track 19 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Traditional Japanese music for hichiriki, from Saydisc album 'Oboe Collection', performed by Robin Canter (3'39")
Main features: hichiriki, portamento, free tempo, accelerando drum rolls
This haunting track is performed on the hichiriki (a traditional Japanese instrument) and accompanied by a temple drum and bell. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on the three note recurring pattern of the hichiriki and its sliding portamentos, the drum rolls and single drum notes.
Official classification: Listening, Example Instruments, Key Stage 3, Japan, Far East, Hichiriki, Portamento / Glissando, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 24 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Chinese music for Yang-qin from Saydisc album 'Like Waves Against the Sand', performed by Jing Ying Soloists (4'32")
Main features: yang-qin, pentatonic scale, descriptive music.
This music from China, based on a traditional folk melody, is played by the yang-qin (Chinese hammered dulcimer). The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, the four sections of the piece and their descriptions.
Official classification: Listening, Example Instruments, Key Stage 3, Pentatonic Scales, China, Far East, Yang-qin, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Unit 15. Song, Saydisc Records
Track 21 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3.
Music from China for er-hu and cheng from Saydisc album 'Evening Song', performed by Jing Ying Soloists (4'38")
Main features: Chinese instruments, pentatonic scale, imitation.
This gentle, meditative piece is played on the er-hu, a stringed instrument and the cheng, a Chinese zither. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on structure, the melody of the er-hu based on the pentatonic scale of G and the cheng's imitation of the er-hu.
Official classification: Listening, Key Stage 3, Pentatonic Scales, Echo, China, Far East, Er-hu, Cheng, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records
Track 4 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Music for Koto from Japan, from Saydisc album 'Kurokami', performed by Rié Yanagisawa (2'21")
Main features: koto, minor pentatonic, use of dynamics, use of silence.
This music from Japan is played on the koto, a large zither. It is based on a poem written by Kobayashi Yoshio, a Japanese poet. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on descriptions of the phrases and use of pauses.
Official classification: Listening, Changes in Volume, Silence, Key Stage 3, Pentatonic Scales, Japan, Far East, Koto, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records
Track 3 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3.
Shakuhachi solo from Japan, from Saydisc album 'Kurokami', performed by Clive Bell (1'51")
Main features: the shakuhachi, improvisatory style, changes in dynamics
This music from Japan features the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on breath techniques of the performer, use of dynamics and note centres.
Official classification: Dynamics, Example Instruments, Key Stage 3, Pentatonic Scales, Japan, Far East, Shakuhachi, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 2 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Chinese music for solo pi-pa from Saydisc album 'Like Waves against the Sand' (2'27")
Main features: pitch, tempo, structure.
This traditional Chinese piece is played by a pi-pa (a Chinese lute). The Track Explorer has three tracks focusing on instrumentation, descriptions of the different sections of the music and structure.
Official classification: Listening, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Pentatonic Scales, China, Far East, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Programme Music, Pi-pa, Track Explorer, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 32 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Chinese music with solo di-zi from Saydisc album 'Like Waves against the Sand' (3'35")
Main features: structure, timbre, pentatonic scale.
This Chinese music is played on a di-zi (a bamboo flute) and yang qin (a Chinese dulcimer). The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and claves.
Official classification: Listening, Example Instruments, Ternary(ABA), Animals, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Pentatonic Scales, China, Far East, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Claves, Programme Music, Di-zi, Yang-qin, Trills, Track Explorer, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Displaying 1 to 7 of 7 resources labelled with 'Far East'