The Choice

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0:00:09 > 0:00:12# No matter if you're young or old

0:00:12 > 0:00:16# With good friends you'll never be alone

0:00:16 > 0:00:20# Shining light on our joyful world

0:00:20 > 0:00:23# Ain't nothing going to beat that place

0:00:23 > 0:00:25# We call home

0:00:28 > 0:00:30# First days, new days

0:00:30 > 0:00:31# All the very best days

0:00:31 > 0:00:33# New things to discover

0:00:33 > 0:00:35# New people to meet

0:00:35 > 0:00:37# Fun days always

0:00:37 > 0:00:39# Playing with your friend days

0:00:39 > 0:00:43# Life is for the living down at Apple Tree House. #

0:00:45 > 0:00:47- Dad.- Yes?

0:00:47 > 0:00:50Do you have a favourite musical instrument?

0:00:50 > 0:00:54Well, I love hearing your mum sing along to the radio.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57That's not a musical instrument.

0:00:57 > 0:01:00Kobi's guitar sounds pretty cool.

0:01:00 > 0:01:05But, right now, I think this kitchen funnel is my favourite.

0:01:05 > 0:01:06What?

0:01:06 > 0:01:09- HE SINGS INTO THE FUNNEL - # Do-do-do-do-do... #

0:01:13 > 0:01:16You and me could make the perfect kitchen funnel band.

0:01:16 > 0:01:19- Your turn.- Dad, I need to know.

0:01:21 > 0:01:25Why don't you come with me? I've got an idea that can help you decide.

0:01:25 > 0:01:26OK.

0:01:34 > 0:01:36- Oh, hello.- Hiya.

0:01:36 > 0:01:38We were just coming to see you.

0:01:38 > 0:01:40We wanted to ask a favour.

0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Well, go on.- It's about musical instruments.

0:01:44 > 0:01:47Yes. Bella's thinking about learning a musical instrument.

0:01:47 > 0:01:51Oh, yeah. We saw the letter from school about that.

0:01:51 > 0:01:54There's many different instruments to choose from.

0:01:54 > 0:01:56And I'm having trouble choosing.

0:01:56 > 0:02:01Well, as my old mum used to say, she who has a choice has...

0:02:01 > 0:02:02Trouble.

0:02:03 > 0:02:05- You had any ideas yet?- Oh, yes.

0:02:05 > 0:02:08There's this instrument they showed us in class.

0:02:08 > 0:02:11Like a small guitar you put under your neck.

0:02:11 > 0:02:13- A violin.- Yes, a violin.

0:02:15 > 0:02:17I've seen one of those.

0:02:17 > 0:02:19VIOLIN PLAYS

0:02:22 > 0:02:25You take that stick and put it on the strings.

0:02:25 > 0:02:29My dad said it sounds like a howling cat...

0:02:30 > 0:02:33..but it sounds nothing like a cat or howling.

0:02:33 > 0:02:37I think the violin sounds like an orchestra,

0:02:37 > 0:02:42all dressed in black and white, but the violin sounds sad.

0:02:44 > 0:02:47- I think a harp sounds much happier. - HARP PLAYS

0:02:47 > 0:02:52A harp sounds like a silvery princess or raindrops.

0:02:52 > 0:02:54Plink, plink, plink, plink.

0:02:56 > 0:02:58So you don't want to play the violin?

0:02:58 > 0:03:01No, and I don't think I want to play the harp either.

0:03:01 > 0:03:07- OK.- Mr Stewart suggested at school I should try the recorder.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Or the flute.- I know what that sounds like.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13It sounds like someone whistling.

0:03:13 > 0:03:15SHE WHISTLES

0:03:17 > 0:03:22Oh, yes. Or like the noise of birds flying up in the sky.

0:03:22 > 0:03:23FLUTE PLAYS

0:03:23 > 0:03:25Singing birds, going higher

0:03:25 > 0:03:28and higher, in a blue sky.

0:03:30 > 0:03:32Or sitting in a tree,

0:03:32 > 0:03:36being all happy and making tweeting noises at my window.

0:03:40 > 0:03:42I like the flute.

0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Good choice.- Great.

0:03:44 > 0:03:46But...I'm not sure.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51I think I prefer the didgeridoo.

0:03:51 > 0:03:53A didgeridoo, from Australia?

0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Yes.- A didgeri-what?

0:03:55 > 0:04:00It's a big piece of hollow wood and you blow into it like...

0:04:02 > 0:04:06...a super huge tube from the kitchen roll.

0:04:06 > 0:04:09HE IMITATES A DIDGERIDOO

0:04:10 > 0:04:11HE COUGHS

0:04:12 > 0:04:15But they don't teach didgeridoo at school.

0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Oh.- Oh, that sounded like fun.

0:04:18 > 0:04:21So, what can we do to help?

0:04:21 > 0:04:23I was wondering if we could look at your guitar?

0:04:23 > 0:04:26Maybe that would be the instrument for Bella.

0:04:26 > 0:04:28Certainly. It's over at the flat.

0:04:28 > 0:04:33Bella loves listening to your songs when you play down at your shed.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35Well, let's go, then. We'll give it a try.

0:04:43 > 0:04:45Now, careful, Bella.

0:04:45 > 0:04:48That's good but it sounds a bit like the uku...

0:04:49 > 0:04:53Ukulele? We saw Year 3 play those.

0:04:53 > 0:04:55That's an electric guitar.

0:04:55 > 0:04:59If you put your fingers on different frets, you get different sounds.

0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Can you play tunes on it? - Yes.- Of course.

0:05:02 > 0:05:03Show us, Dad.

0:05:06 > 0:05:08All right.

0:05:08 > 0:05:09Here we go.

0:05:12 > 0:05:15HE PLAYS

0:05:23 > 0:05:26# There are so many instruments

0:05:26 > 0:05:27# That you can play

0:05:28 > 0:05:31# But you don't have to choose one straightaway

0:05:31 > 0:05:34# You can bang a drum You can strum a guitar

0:05:34 > 0:05:36# You can whistle on a flute

0:05:36 > 0:05:39# You can sing a song And I'll dance along

0:05:39 > 0:05:42# If the rhythm it takes root

0:05:42 > 0:05:44# Toot, toot, toot

0:05:45 > 0:05:47# Everybody sing along

0:05:47 > 0:05:49# Toot, toot, toot

0:05:50 > 0:05:52# All the children sing the song

0:05:52 > 0:05:54# Toot, toot, toot

0:05:55 > 0:06:02# You can bang that drum out strong because music is so much fun

0:06:02 > 0:06:04# Music is so much fun. #

0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Yeah.- That's lovely.

0:06:14 > 0:06:16Does it go louder?

0:06:16 > 0:06:22Yes, if you turn those knobs, you can get different sounds too.

0:06:22 > 0:06:24THE NOTES RASP AND DISTORT

0:06:26 > 0:06:27Wow!

0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Er, Bella.- Yes, Mum?

0:06:30 > 0:06:32You think you might enjoy the guitar?

0:06:32 > 0:06:36The instrument I want to play is definitely loud.

0:06:36 > 0:06:39But...I'm still not sure.

0:06:39 > 0:06:41OK.

0:06:41 > 0:06:42What about...

0:06:44 > 0:06:45..the spoons?

0:06:48 > 0:06:51No, that's silly.

0:06:51 > 0:06:56A bit like your dad suggesting to play the kitchen funnel.

0:06:56 > 0:06:57Ooh!

0:06:57 > 0:07:00- WHISPERS:- What about the drums?

0:07:00 > 0:07:02Oh, the drum.

0:07:02 > 0:07:03That's a good idea.

0:07:04 > 0:07:10You know, there are many different types of drum, not just the djembe.

0:07:11 > 0:07:14HE DRUMS A RHYTHM

0:07:16 > 0:07:20In fact, Grandma Zainab loves to listen to the dhol.

0:07:20 > 0:07:22A FASTER RHYTHM PLAYS

0:07:24 > 0:07:28Or there are samba drums, like the samba band we saw at the carnival.

0:07:28 > 0:07:29They were amazing.

0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Everyone was dancing. - SAMBA MUSIC PLAYS

0:07:32 > 0:07:36Bella, there are kit drums like you see in a rock band.

0:07:36 > 0:07:38DRUMS PLAY A ROCK BEAT

0:07:47 > 0:07:49But...a drum's not right.

0:07:50 > 0:07:53Then what do you want to play?

0:07:53 > 0:07:56Yes, do you have something in mind?

0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Yes.- Does it have a name?

0:07:59 > 0:08:01Er...

0:08:01 > 0:08:03What does it look like?

0:08:03 > 0:08:06I don't know, but it sounds like...

0:08:06 > 0:08:10- DISTANT BRASS INSTRUMENT That's it!- That's what?

0:08:10 > 0:08:12Listen, I can hear it.

0:08:14 > 0:08:16That's the sound.

0:08:16 > 0:08:19I knew I'd heard it before, and now I can hear it again.

0:08:19 > 0:08:23That's the sound I want to make with my music instrument.

0:08:23 > 0:08:26There's a musical sound coming from somewhere?

0:08:26 > 0:08:28And we need to find out what it is.

0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Yes.- Then let's go outside and find out where it's coming from.

0:08:32 > 0:08:34OK, come on, then.

0:08:38 > 0:08:41MUSIC GETS LOUDER AND MORE UPBEAT

0:08:45 > 0:08:50It's getting louder. I just can't hear where it's coming from.

0:08:50 > 0:08:52Then we have to listen harder.

0:08:53 > 0:08:55What is it?

0:08:57 > 0:09:00I think we've got a musical mystery.

0:09:00 > 0:09:07- Mystery?- Yes, how can we find out where the sound's coming from?

0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Use our ears.- And follow the sound.

0:09:10 > 0:09:11OK.

0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Bye, Mum. See you later.- Bye.

0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Bye, Katie.- Bye, Katie.

0:09:20 > 0:09:25MUSIC GETS SOFTER

0:09:33 > 0:09:34Where's it gone?

0:09:34 > 0:09:37Is it getting louder or quieter?

0:09:37 > 0:09:39It's quieter.

0:09:39 > 0:09:40Ah-ha!

0:09:40 > 0:09:43- So what does that mean?- Oh, no.

0:09:43 > 0:09:45We're going the wrong way.

0:09:45 > 0:09:46This way.

0:10:05 > 0:10:08Hey, Sam, Bella, do you want to go and play in the park?

0:10:08 > 0:10:09Shhh!

0:10:09 > 0:10:12What's the matter? What's up, kids?

0:10:12 > 0:10:16- SAM:- We're on a musical mystery mission.- What?

0:10:16 > 0:10:19We're searching for a musical sound.

0:10:19 > 0:10:22But we have to listen so we can track it down.

0:10:22 > 0:10:26- Is it lost?- I don't know, but we're using our ears.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Would you like to join us? - Yes!

0:10:29 > 0:10:31Sounds like an adventure.

0:10:31 > 0:10:34Grandma Zainab, you can join us too.

0:10:34 > 0:10:36Let's get solving.

0:10:36 > 0:10:39ALL: Let's get solving.

0:10:41 > 0:10:48# There are so many instruments that we can play

0:10:48 > 0:10:50# So you don't need to choose one straightaway

0:10:50 > 0:10:54# Bang the drums, strum the guitar Blow into your flute

0:10:54 > 0:10:58# Sing a song, I'll dance along...

0:10:58 > 0:10:59# Toot, toot, toot

0:10:59 > 0:11:04# All the children play the song Toot, toot, toot

0:11:04 > 0:11:08# Sing the melody along Toot, toot, toot... #

0:11:08 > 0:11:10BRASS INSTRUMENT PLAYS LOUDLY

0:11:10 > 0:11:14That's definitely the sound, coming from inside there.

0:11:14 > 0:11:16The community centre.

0:11:16 > 0:11:18- What is that sound? - Well, let's find out.

0:11:20 > 0:11:22Oh, hiya, Flo.

0:11:22 > 0:11:24Hello. Can I help?

0:11:24 > 0:11:26We wanted to know what that sound was.

0:11:26 > 0:11:28Why don't you come on in?

0:11:28 > 0:11:32Follow the sound a bit further and you'll find out.

0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Ah.- Look.

0:11:46 > 0:11:49Yes, this is our brass group.

0:11:49 > 0:11:52We've just been practising.

0:11:52 > 0:11:54Erm, what's that?

0:11:54 > 0:11:55It's a cornet.

0:11:56 > 0:11:58It looks like a trumpet.

0:11:58 > 0:12:01But a slightly different shape.

0:12:01 > 0:12:03Can you give us another tune?

0:12:04 > 0:12:09HE PLAYS AGAIN

0:12:18 > 0:12:19Amazing!

0:12:22 > 0:12:24That's definitely what I want to play.

0:12:24 > 0:12:29Well, why don't you have a chat with your mum and see if it's an option?

0:12:31 > 0:12:34You know what? I think I'm going to go and get my guitar.

0:12:34 > 0:12:38What a wonderful end to a musical mystery.

0:12:42 > 0:12:44# Toot, toot, toot

0:12:44 > 0:12:46# All the children play the song

0:12:46 > 0:12:48# Toot, toot, toot

0:12:48 > 0:12:51# Sing the melody along

0:12:51 > 0:12:53# Toot, toot, toot

0:12:53 > 0:12:55# And the drums are loud and strong

0:12:55 > 0:12:57# Toot, toot, toot

0:12:57 > 0:12:59# Playing music is so much fun

0:12:59 > 0:13:01SHE SQUEAKS ON THE CORNET

0:13:01 > 0:13:04# Playing music is so much fun

0:13:04 > 0:13:07# Playing music is so much... #

0:13:07 > 0:13:11- That's right. - You got the last one. There we go.

0:13:11 > 0:13:13CHILDREN GIGGLE

0:13:13 > 0:13:16CORNET PLAYS IN THE DISTANCE

0:13:19 > 0:13:20Can you hear it?

0:13:21 > 0:13:24Yeah, Bella's going to be a really good cornet player.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27We had a wonderful time doing our musical mystery.

0:13:27 > 0:13:29What would you like to play?

0:13:29 > 0:13:32I don't know. There's so many choices.

0:13:32 > 0:13:36- And he who has a choice has... - BOTH:- Trouble!

0:13:36 > 0:13:38THEY LAUGH

0:13:38 > 0:13:40You're a good friend, Mali.

0:13:40 > 0:13:42And you're a great friend, Sam.