Barney and the World Champion Scratch DJ Blue Peter Bite

BARNEY: This is Blue Peter, but mini.

Expect epic adventures,

makes, bakes, badges, pets,

presenters and your post.

We've only got five minutes, so get ready for your Blue Peter adventure.

Ten Pieces is all about introducing a new listener

to the beautiful world of classical music.

So, as part of this, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra are doing

a really special concert right here in Manchester.

Oh, and, um...

I'm going to be playing with them...

in just three days.

Ten Pieces aims to inspire a whole new generation of music fans.

They listen and then shake it up or re-version it in a creative way.

I wonder what I'll be playing? Like the cello, maybe, or the violin!

Or, hopefully - my favourite instrument,

because of how it sounds, the bassoon!

The bassoo...

-Oh, all right, mate?

-You all right?

Where's the orchestra?

-I'm playing with an orchestra.

-It's just me today.

Oh.

-Well, what can you do with them?

-Try this.

MIXES/SCRATCHES BLUE PETER THEME TUNE

'Meet four-time World Champion DJ Mr Switch, AKA Tony.

'At the concert, he's performing

'a piece called Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra,

'composed by Gabriel Prokofiev and he wants me to join him

'and scratch my way through three parts of it.'

That was unbelievable.

Let's start talking about the instrument itself -

a piano has keys, a guitar has strings -

what do we play on this instrument?

Well, scratching consists of two ingredients -

we have the turntable and the mixer.

So the turntable goes backwards and forwards.

Then the mixer has this thing called the fader -

all it does is turn the sound on and off.

Then we put those two parts together

and we get all these different scratch techniques.

'I need a masterclass, and quickly.

'We start with the baby scratch.'

-Shall I try it?

-Give it a go.

That's the baby scratch. OK.

This is called the chirp.

This is going to take a while, isn't it?!

'I spent the next few hours getting to grips with some simple scratches.

'I am loving it!'

Barney is coping quite well at the moment.

We've shown him the basics,

but now I'm going to throw the whole piece at him

and we're going to put everything all together. See how he does.

'Tony takes me through the three scratches

'he wants me to do in his performance.

'The first is the string riff.

'It's actually the most complicated. And it sounds like this...'

Tony, it's so hard!

'The second is called the scribble.'

-Yeah, that's good.

-That's element two.

-There's a third element, though, right?

-Yes.

There's various different bits of percussion where I'll play...

The DJ plays a part and then the percussion and brass reply.

'And so the third is the call and response.

'Now I know what I've got to do,

'we spend the next few hours getting our performance up to...

'scratch.'

Dum-dum, tsch, da dum-de-dum, tsch.

'Two days later and it's the final rehearsals.

'One last chance to practise my new skills. And I've got company.'

This is it.

I've now got to play this piece of music, or scratch with an orchestra.

'Tony gets us off to a good start.'

'But when it gets to my part, the pressure gets to me.'

Ah, no! No volume!

'I left my fader down - I cannot do that on the big day.'

If you make a mistake, you can't correct it.

It's like, "Oh, no, I missed it!"

You've got to move to the next one. I need to get that right.

'And before I know it, rehearsals are over.'

Brilliant, well done.

It's showtime.

Please welcome Barney Harwood!

APPLAUSE

'I have to try and remember everything Tony has taught me.

'First up is the string riff.'

'I just about do it and my nerves settle.

'Next, the scribble.'

'This one I find easier - I'm feeling good now.

'Finally, the call and response.'

'Nailed it! And now I am really enjoying myself.'

'But there's no denying who the master is.'

'From an absolute beginner to a scratch DJ in just three days.

'Loved it!'

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