0:00:02 > 0:00:04# Melody, Melody
0:00:04 > 0:00:06# Listen to the music
0:00:06 > 0:00:08# Let your mind run free
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# Melody, Melody
0:00:11 > 0:00:13# From a castle or the jungle
0:00:13 > 0:00:14# To the Arctic Sea... #
0:00:14 > 0:00:15WHALE SINGS
0:00:15 > 0:00:18# To be as loud as a storm
0:00:18 > 0:00:21# Quiet as a sigh
0:00:21 > 0:00:23# As dainty as a dance step
0:00:23 > 0:00:27# We're soaring high in the sky
0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Melody, Melody
0:00:31 > 0:00:35# The musical imaginings of Melody. #
0:00:35 > 0:00:37And friends!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Look at that cloud, Melody, it's going to rain soon.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- I love playing in the rain, Mummy. - Well, maybe not today.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- We've got a friend to meet. Come on.- OK, let's go!
0:00:50 > 0:00:56'My friend studies at this school! It's a great place to visit.'
0:01:01 > 0:01:05MARIMBA MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:07 > 0:01:12- Oh, Melody. What can you hear? It's a marimba.- Marimba! Let's go!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16MARIMBA MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Hey, hello, Joe.- Hello.- Hi, Joe.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- That was amazing, we could hear you outside.- Thank you very much.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26'My friend's name is Joe. He plays a marimba.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28'It's a funny word - ma-rim-ba!
0:01:28 > 0:01:29MELODY LAUGHS
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'I can't wait to learn all about it!'
0:01:33 > 0:01:39You play it with these, one of these, which is a mallet.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42'I feel one of the mallets. It has soft hair on the top of it.'
0:01:42 > 0:01:44..kind of woolly, isn't it?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Depending on what the head is wrapped in,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49it makes a softer or louder sound.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54So, this one is actually quite a soft mallet. So, when you play it...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Quite a gentle sound.- Lovely.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01These are wrapped in yarn, so they make a medium sound...
0:02:04 > 0:02:09- Very good.- You can even play it with really harsh, rubber mallets.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13And it's best to play it slightly further up the instrument,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- because otherwise it gets a little too harsh...- Oh, yes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18HE PLAYS NOTES
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- Sounds a bit like a xylophone. - Can you hear the difference?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24What have we got down here? Can you feel
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- what we've got there?- These are resonators.- Yeah.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30When you strike the key, these amplify the sound
0:02:30 > 0:02:32so it carries across the whole room.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Why do you think there's holes?
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- To make the sound come out.- So the sound can travel through.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- You have to hit in the middle?- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- On the end it doesn't sound as good? - If you hit it on the end...
0:02:44 > 0:02:46'It doesn't sound good when you hit like that.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Hit it in the middle, however...
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Can you hear the difference?- Yeah. 'That sounds much better, Joe.'
0:02:53 > 0:02:55..which is really great.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Would you like to have a go? - Yes, please!- Yes!
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- It'll be amazing.- I'll take Fudge, there we go, thank you.- Here you go.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05'Wow! Joe lets me have a go. This is great fun.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- 'I love all the different sounds a marimba can make.'- Try and hit it...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- In the middle.- Yeah.- Whoa! - There you go.- Boomy.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Can you make a quiet sound?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Goes all the way down there, right the way up to the top! Whoa!
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- MUM LAUGHS - Joe, could you play something for us?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Yes, of course...
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- 'Wow! Joe sounds amazing!' - Aw, Melody, that was brilliant.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We've got to let Joe get ready while we find our friends.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54'Mum tells him we have to go, and we will see him soon,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56'at the performance.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59'My friends are here to listen to the music with me!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02'I can't wait to hear what they imagine!'
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- ALL:- Hello, Melody!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Are you excited to listen to the music?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08- ALL:- Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I wonder what it'll make you think of!
0:04:12 > 0:04:17'The show is about to begin! Fudge and I are so excited!'
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Hello.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24I'm going to play Two Movements For Marimba, by Toshimitsu Tanaka.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:04:45 > 0:04:49'Wow! The marimba sounds so cool!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52'Joe is playing with two mallets in each hand!
0:04:52 > 0:04:56'He must have had lots of practice.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00'And practice makes perfect! 'Isn't that right, Fudge?'
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Meow.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11'I start to use my imagination.'
0:05:16 > 0:05:17It's raining.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20RAIN PITTER-PATTERS
0:05:24 > 0:05:26WATER SPLASHES
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Meow.- I can see Fudge!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31And that's me!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34We're in a field, playing in the rain.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It's fun to splash in the puddles.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38WATER SPLASHES
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Oh, no! Sorry, fudge!
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Meow! - MELODY LAUGHS
0:05:51 > 0:05:53The sky's gone dark!
0:06:03 > 0:06:08All this rain is making the puddles get bigger and bigger.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12You better let me carry you, Fudge. The valley is filling up fast!
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I know!- Meow!- Let's head for the hills, Fudge!
0:06:29 > 0:06:35Phew! We made it safely up the hill! Look what the rain water did, Fudge.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36It's made a big lake.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43Joe has finished the first part. I wonder what I'll imagine next.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09This part sounds very different.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36We're under the water! It's so blue and clear!
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Fudge and I are dressed in diving gear.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41WHALE SONG
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Look, Fudge, it's a whale. Isn't he beautiful?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51WHALE SONG
0:07:51 > 0:07:56He wants to give us a ride. Of course, Mr Whale!
0:07:56 > 0:07:59We're having a WHALE of a time!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01SHE LAUGHS
0:08:01 > 0:08:03WHALE SONG
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Woohoo!
0:08:13 > 0:08:14WATER SPLASHES
0:08:14 > 0:08:16MELODY LAUGHS
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Thank you for the ride, Mr Whale.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21APPLAUSE
0:08:21 > 0:08:26The music was so good. Joe played really well.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Take a bow, Joe! You deserve it!
0:08:33 > 0:08:39After the performance, Mummy, Fudge and I go to meet our friends.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I can't wait to hear what the music makes them think of.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Hello.- ALL:- Hello. - How are you?- Good.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Did you enjoy listening to Joe play the marimba?- ALL:- Yes.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Would you like to listen again? - ALL:- Yes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56This time we'll see what your imagination makes you think of.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:09:02 > 0:09:07It made me think of somebody kicking a log and rolling on it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09MELODY LAUGHS Fun idea, Lilly!
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Someone in a laboratory making a robot
0:09:13 > 0:09:15but there are loads of buttons,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17so he couldn't do it that quickly.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21BUTTON BEEPS
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I could definitely see those things you saw.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27That was brilliant, well done!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Shall we listen to the next piece,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31and see if we can see something different?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:09:38 > 0:09:42'Sometimes it's good to close your eyes when you listen to the music.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44'It can help you to imagine.'
0:09:48 > 0:09:52So this time, Maggie, could you see anything in your imagination?
0:09:52 > 0:09:57There were, like, some mice running around on, like, some floor.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Wow! And were they running really quickly?
0:10:00 > 0:10:07Well, they went out to go get... To go so they can get some cheese,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- and then they went back to their holes.- That's brilliant.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14'Mice. Oh, good thinking, Maggie!'
0:10:14 > 0:10:17That's a really good idea, well done. So what about you, Jack?
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Mice sneaking around trying to get the cheese.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25What is it about the music that made us all think about mice?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28It was because it was like a scampering around.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Shall we listen again and see if we can see what you saw
0:10:32 > 0:10:33in your imagination?
0:10:33 > 0:10:38MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:10:38 > 0:10:41MOUSE SQUEAKS
0:10:41 > 0:10:42MICE SQUEAK
0:10:45 > 0:10:46MICE SQUEAK
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Did you hear the mice? Shall we listen to the next section?- Yes.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:10:59 > 0:11:03I saw a snorkeler swimming around in the ocean,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06seeing lots of different sea creatures.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14It made me think of someone going in to a house, and they thought
0:11:14 > 0:11:19no-one was there, but there actually was loads of scary creatures hiding.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24'Oh, I love those ideas!'
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Right, that was wonderful, wasn't it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Shall we listen to the last piece? - Yes.- OK.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Whoa, that was really different at the end, wasn't it?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52So, what did we see this time?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56I saw people walking in the spooky wood,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- then suddenly something jumped out on...at them.- Really?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05That's brilliant. What did you see in the spooky wood? What jumped out?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07A herd of bats!
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Do you think they've come from Harry's house and flown into
0:12:11 > 0:12:14your wood? Very spooky, that's a lovely idea.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17So, Jack, what did you see in your imagination?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Loads of balloons just flying up and up and up,
0:12:20 > 0:12:21and they weren't stopping.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24It made me think, like, balloons, too.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And then when it had the big bit at the end,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- they all popped on a cactus in the desert.- On a cactus, wow.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Just like Jack's, so that's amazing.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Well, shall we have a listen and see if we can hear all your ideas in it?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41MUSIC: Two Movements For Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Mixing all our ideas together is so much fun.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46LILLY LAUGHS
0:12:50 > 0:12:52POP! POP!
0:12:52 > 0:12:53POP-POP-POP-POP!
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Wow! What a load of lovely ideas. Thank you, we loved them all.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- We've got to go now, but thank you and bye-bye.- ALL:- Bye!
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- Don't forget to keep using your imagination.- Bye!
0:13:05 > 0:13:06- ALL:- Bye!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Shall we have a little sit down here?- Yes, please.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14There we go. Pop Fudge down.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18So, what did you think of the other children's ideas then, Melody?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22I liked them all, but I really liked when Harry imagined a robot.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Oh, yeah, do you remember?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26THEY MIMIC A ROBOT
0:13:26 > 0:13:29The same piece of music can mean lots of
0:13:29 > 0:13:31different things to different people.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Mummy, can we listen to the music again, please?- Course you can.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- There you go.- That music made me think of swimming with a whale.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45What did it make you think of?