Musical Experience My First

Does it make a noise as you go across it?

-No.

-No?

-MUM LAUGHS

Why don't you jiggle it a little bit?

-Oh!

-Oh, yeah.

That makes it really wobbly.

DAD LAUGHS

Levi loves to explore and play outside.

There are so many different sounds

all around. Can you hear any?

-Listen to the trees.

-Listen.

What noise are they making?

Can you make that noise?

WHOOSHING

Today, Levi is going to do something new

for the first time, but what will it be?

This is Levi's memory box.

It helps him remember exciting things.

See if you can spot anything going in it today.

-That was good, wasn't it, learning about sounds?

-Yeah.

What would you think about going on a musical experience now?

To learn about drums and different kinds of sounds?

-Does that sound good?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Shall we get ready?

-Yeah!

-OK, let's go.

Levi, you're off to learn all about music.

Music is made when we take sounds and put them together

to make something that is fun to listen to.

People often create music by playing instruments like

pianos, guitars, and drums,

which make some really interesting sounds.

You can also sing to make music, too.

Today, Levi has come to a music class to learn about

different types of sounds.

-TEACHER:

-Can you take the lid off your tin...?

and take everything out?

Levi, can you choose an instrument for me?

Ooh, a drum.

Let's bang our drums.

Get ready...

That's it, well done.

As well as making music, it's also

great fun to dance to music, too.

THEY SCREAM AND GIGGLE

Just look at all the different-coloured feathers.

See if you can blow the feathers.

The first thing to go in Levi's Memory Box

are the feathers Levi used in his dance.

Levi has decided he wants to try and make his own music.

I wonder what he can use.

Let's see what we can find outside.

Can you see anything to use?

Oh, yeah, let's have a look.

-What can you see?

-These.

Yeah? What are they?

-Bottles.

-Bottles, yeah.

How are you going to use those, Levi?

What could we use that for?

-A drum.

-A drum?

-That makes a good sound.

-That makes a good sound?

Oh, look what I found up here.

-Oh, that makes a good drum.

-All right, let's go.

It's a great idea to use things from around the house to make music.

Do you want to sit next to Mummy?

Come on. So what have you found?

We found them.

-What are we going to use this for?

-For a guitar.

-We're going to put it on the back.

-Put that on the back?

-Right here.

-Like that?

-Oh, to make the handle?

-That's clever.

-That's a good idea.

-Should we stick that on?

-Yeah.

Should we hold the spoon in place?

There we go.

-Stick that down.

-Wow!

-I think so.

-"I think so."

-Should we make some strings here?

-Yeah!

-What have we got here?

-Elastic bands?

-Yeah.

How many do we need?

-Erm...

-We'll need a few, won't we?

That's looking really good -

just the finishing touches now.

-PLINK, PLINK

-Sounds like a guitar.

-Are we ready?

-Here we go.

One, two, three, four...

Looks like you've joined your first band, Levi.

That's good.

PLINK, PLINK

Nice guitar, buddy.

-Wow!

-Wow!

Hey, that was really good.

You've done a great job with the guitar.

What do you say we go to the instrument shop now,

-and have a look at the different instruments?

-Yeah.

PLINK, PLINK

The second thing to go into the Memory Box

is an elastic-band guitar.

-DAD GASPS

-Wow!

-Wow!

Look at this.

Well, what we're going to do here, Levi, is have a look...

As you love music so much, we'll have a look around

this big shop, and see which instrument you like the most.

-Does that sound good?

-Are you ready? Let's go.

-Keyboards first.

-BOTH:

-Keyboards?

All right, OK.

What have you found, Levi?

Go on - play some notes to see what it sounds like.

-LOUD NOTE PLAYS

-Whoa!

-Try your other hand, as well.

-What does it do here?

-LOW NOTE RUMBLES

-Whoa!

-That's too low.

-DAD PLAYS SHORT NOTES

-You play it.

-HE PLAYS LONG NOTE

-Wow.

-What does it sound like?

LOW RUMBLING Those are some funny sounds.

Does that sound like thunder?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, wow.

Anything else you'd like to look at?

-Guitars.

-BOTH:

-Guitars?!

-Shall we see if we can find some?

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

-Come on.

-I can see them.

What kind of guitars can you find, Levi?

Oh, look at this one.

-What colour ones can you see on the wall?

-Erm...

-..the blue ones.

-BOTH:

-The blue ones?

-SHE GASPS

-And what's this here?

-Look at that.

-Wow.

-STRUMMED STRINGS RING OUT

-Shall we... Oh!

That's a funny noise.

Shall I put it round your neck?

-Are you ready?

-Come on.

Are you going to play it?

See what you think it sounds like.

STRINGS RING OUT

Good playing!

-What do you think these do?

-I don't know.

QUIET STRUMMING

Gets quieter.

LOUD STRUMMING

Is there anything else you'd like to look at?

-Drums.

-BOTH:

-Drums?

-Shall we go and see what we can find?

-Put this down?

-Yes.

I see them!

All the ones upside down.

-Drums upside down?

-What?!

You can't play those ones, Levi.

-What's that?

-An upside-down drum kit.

-An upside-down drum kit?

-Who's going to play that?

-I don't know!

-Look at these here, Levi.

-Yeah.

-Let's try one.

CRASH!

HIGH-PITCHED THUMPING

COWBELLS RING

-What else makes a sound?

-Oh, try that.

CHIMES TINKLE

-That... That sounds like magic.

-Is that magic?

-It does, yeah.

CHIMING AND THUMPING

So many sounds.

-Look at this one, Levi.

-Oh, yeah.

-Do you want to try it?

-Yeah.

Shall I help you on? You OK? All right...

That looks just like your size, Levi.

HE KEEPS SOLID BEAT

Oh, wow!

Hey, you know what, Levi?

-I don't think guitar's for you, is it?

-Nah.

-Don't think keyboard's for you, is it?

-No.

I think it's the drums.

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-Shall we get the drum kit?

-Yeah!

-CRASH!

Good choice!

If we take this kit, you'll need a lesson, won't you?

-Yeah!

-THUMPING AND CRASHING

Levi has chosen a drum kit.

The drums are a percussion instrument.

You hit them so they make a sound.

There he is.

Now Levi has his drum kit, he needs to learn how to play.

It's time for his first lesson.

Levi, do you know what the individual drums are called?

No? So this is the high hat,

this is the snare drum,

this is the high tom,

this is the low tom...

this is your bass drum,

and these are your cymbals.

The basis of drumming is about timing.

I'm going to count you to four,

and back again - one, two, three, four.

Here we go.

-HE PLAYS BEAT

-One, and two, and three, and four,

and one, and two,

and three, and four.

Your turn now.

So one, and two, and three, and four,

and one, and two,

and three, and four,

and one, and two,

and three, and four.

One, and two, and three, and four.

There you go - well done.

-How was that?

-Good.

-Yeah?

So that's our first lesson over.

The trick with drumming is to practise as much as you can.

Once you've got a new, red drum kit,

I'll give you my own sticks to practise on.

-Thank you.

-No worries, buddy.

-See you later, guys.

-BOTH:

-Bye!

Are you ready to practise on your new kit at home?

Come on.

The third thing to go into the

Memory Box is a pair of drumsticks.

OK, Levi.

We've got our new drums, and you've been practising hard -

-do you think we should play for Mummy?

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

-I love that, yeah. I'm ready.

-Let's go!

-Yeah.

One, two, three, four...

THEY PLAY ROCK TUNE

# Next time... #

MUM CHEERS

Well done, Levi - great job!

The fourth thing to go into the Memory Box

is a drum kit.

Today, Levi had a musical experience.

Do you remember what's happened?

Let's have a look in the Memory Box.

First, Levi went to a music class to learn about different sounds.

After that, Levi made a guitar with his mum and dad.

Next, Levi had a drum lesson,

and was given his very own pair of drumsticks.

And, finally, Levi played a garden concert for Mum,

with his brand-new drum kit.

Today, Levi had a musical experience -

there's a first time for everything.