Brass Melody and Friends

# Melody, Melody

# Listen to the music

# Let your mind run free

# Melody, Melody

# From a castle or the jungle

# To the Arctic Sea... #

WHALE SINGS

# To be as loud as a storm

# Quiet as a sigh

# As dainty as a dance step

# Or soaring high in the sky

# Melody, Melody

# Listen to the music

# Let your mind run free

# Melody, Melody

# Musical imaginings of Melody. #

And friends.

I'm meeting a few people today.

They all play different instruments but they're from the same family.

I ask, "Is it brothers and sisters?"

But mum says the family isn't the people, it's the instruments.

I can't wait to find out what she means.

I wonder if they all look the same.

Melody, I can hear a guitar. Have a listen.

GUITAR PLAYS

VIOLIN PLAYS

And I can hear the violin. Shall we have a listen?

VIOLIN PLAYS

TRUMPET PLAYS

-And I can hear the trumpet. It's this way, Mummy.

-Come on, then.

I can hear people practising.

BAND PLAYS

-Hi.

-Hello, everybody.

-Hello.

-So, what instruments are you playing?

-French horn.

-Cornet.

-Trombone.

-Trumpet.

They're all the same colours, so are they from the same family?

They're from something called the brass family,

so the mouthpieces are silver or gold and the instruments can be

-gold, silver or brass.

-How do you make this sound?

Basically, you just blow into the mouthpiece.

HE BLOWS

-Can I have a go?

-Yes.

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you.

MELODY BLOWS

-It was harder than it looked.

-Oh, thank you. Thank you, Sam.

But how do you change the note?

So, basically, for every note, you press down a different valve so...

HE PLAYS

-That's brilliant.

-Wow!

-What actually changes the note?

Well, when you press a valve, it lengthens the tube

which creates a higher or lower note.

Right, I see. And what about this trombone?

How do you change the note on that?

SHE PLAYS

LAUGHTER

But what do they sound like together?

They sound like this.

SHE PLAYS

THEY PLAY

-Wow.

-Wow! That was incredible and so loud.

We have to get going because that's the time.

The recital starts in a few minutes. Everyone's got to get ready and

-we've got to find our friends.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-ALL:

-Goodbye.

-See you.

-I'm really looking forward to this.

In the concert hall, we meet our friends. They've come to listen too.

-Hi. Are you excited to listen to some lovely music?

-ALL:

-Yes.

And as you listen, see what pictures come into your mind.

And I can't wait to hear what the music makes you think of.

We sit down just in time.

The band arrives on stage.

They're called Brass Attack. There's loads of them.

At the front is Paul, their conductor.

Today, we'd like to play for you two pieces of music.

Colonel Bogey and Odd Socks.

The music gets going straightaway.

They play so well together.

BAND PLAYS

I think of a bright summer's day.

I can see bunting and balloons.

BAND PLAYS

Then a little girl runs along holding a balloon by its string.

She's in a hurry to get somewhere.

Oh, no, her balloon is floating away.

WIND BLOWS

BAND PLAYS

It's stuck on the top of the Ferris wheel.

Look, the Ferris wheel is turning.

It's bringing her balloon back.

BAND PLAYS

They all changed their music over.

They're going to play something else.

BAND PLAYS

As I listen, I think of being in the car.

It's a warm summer's day and we're driving through the countryside.

BAND PLAYS

I can almost feel the car going up and down over all the hills.

BAND PLAYS

We're arriving at the beach.

BAND PLAYS

The sun is setting. What a beautiful scene.

BAND PLAYS

Brass Attack make a great sound.

APPLAUSE

After the recital,

Mum and I go to talk to our friends to find out what they thought.

-Hello.

-ALL:

-Hello.

Hi, everyone. It's nice to see you again.

-Did you enjoy Brass Attack?

-ALL:

-Yes.

I'm sure it made you think of all sorts of things.

-It made me think of two things.

-A balloon and a car.

That's right, because there were two parts to the music, wasn't there?

Would you like to have a listen again?

When you listen to the music, let your imaginations run free.

BAND PLAYS

Ernie, what did the music make you think of?

It made me think of soldiers marching down.

BAND PLAYS

James, what did that music make you think of?

-Just like a park with no-one in it.

-Really green open spaces.

The music made to feel really open, maybe.

BAND PLAYS

Shall we have a listen to the next piece?

Everyone listens very carefully.

BAND PLAYS

So, Isla, what does it make you think of?

It makes me think of when I'm watching

a really sad musical and something really sad is happening.

HE CRIES

Henry, what did the music make you think of?

-It made me think of a castle with the doors opening.

-Wow, a castle?

You saw a castle in your imagination?

-The doors opened and what happened?

-Lots of tourists came in.

They were like rushing into the castle.

BAND PLAYS

CAT MEOWS

-And Melody, what did you see?

-I saw a beautiful couple dancing.

BAND PLAYS

They were all amazing imaginations and all so different,

which was brilliant, so one piece of music can make

us all think lots of different things, can't it?

-It's time for us to go now. Thanks, everybody.

-Thank you.

-Don't forget to keep using your imagination. Bye. ALL:

-Bye.

Brass Attack made us think of all sorts of ideas.

-Well, those were really good ideas, weren't they?

-Yes, really good.

But, remember, the same piece of music can mean lots of different

things to different people.

-Mummy, can I listen to it again, please?

-Course you can.

So that music made me think of a balloon and a car

and it made us think of a castle, and soldiers.

BAND PLAYS

CAT MEOWS

BAND PLAYS

What does it make you think of?