0:00:40 > 0:00:43THEY PLAY A LIVELY TUNE
0:01:38 > 0:01:41CHEERING AND WHISTLING
0:02:05 > 0:02:08CHEERING
0:02:43 > 0:02:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Hello and welcome to Birmingham. - ALL: Hello!
0:03:01 > 0:03:05We've come here to sing sing sing. Yeah!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- We love singing with our school choir.- It's lots of fun.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14To make your singing really good, you need to remember to...
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Stand tall with proud chests.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20# Listen to each other when you sing. #
0:03:20 > 0:03:23And to smile and enjoy yourself.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26# Look happy when you sing. #
0:03:26 > 0:03:29We're going to perform a fantastic song for you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33It's called Bubble And Bubble.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37It's got lots of actions in it, so you can join in if you like.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41THEY CHEER
0:03:41 > 0:03:44# Bubble and bubble and bubbling over
0:03:44 > 0:03:48# Bubble and bubble and bubbling over
0:03:48 > 0:03:51# Bubble and bubble and bubbling over
0:03:51 > 0:03:54# Hallelujah
0:03:54 > 0:03:58# All I want is bubbling over
0:03:58 > 0:04:02# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:02 > 0:04:05# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:05 > 0:04:09# Hallelujah
0:04:09 > 0:04:12# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:12 > 0:04:16# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:16 > 0:04:19# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:19 > 0:04:23# Hallelujah
0:04:23 > 0:04:27# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:27 > 0:04:30# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:30 > 0:04:33# All I want is bubbling over
0:04:33 > 0:04:37# Hallelujah. #
0:04:37 > 0:04:41THEY CHEER
0:05:04 > 0:05:07# Bubble and bubble and bubbling over
0:05:07 > 0:05:11# Bubble and bubble and bubbling over
0:05:11 > 0:05:15# Bubble and bubble and bubbling over
0:05:15 > 0:05:18# Hallelujah
0:05:18 > 0:05:20# All I want is bubbling over
0:05:20 > 0:05:25# All I want is bubbling over
0:05:25 > 0:05:28# All I want is bubbling over
0:05:28 > 0:05:35# Hallelujah. #
0:09:29 > 0:09:33HE PLAYS A ROMANTIC TUNE
0:09:47 > 0:09:50TUNE BECOMES UPBEAT
0:10:11 > 0:10:13APPLAUSE
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Bravo! Bravo!
0:10:17 > 0:10:23VIOLIN PLAYS
0:11:26 > 0:11:29APPLAUSE Bravo! Bravo!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49ALL: Hi, Kagemusha Taiko!
0:12:49 > 0:12:50And we're from Exeter.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53And today we've come to Haldon Forest Park.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Because we really like sticks.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Sticks?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Not those types of sticks, drum sticks.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Because we play the drums.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08ALL: Japanese style!
0:13:08 > 0:13:09It's called taiko drumming.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And these are special Japanese drum sticks called bachi.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15We use them to hit small drums, like this.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17They're called shime.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Or big drums like this, they're called nagados.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28These big drums on the stands are called odaikos.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33And they're very, very heavy.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35THEY STRAIN
0:13:35 > 0:13:38To play taiko drums, you have to smile.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Keep your head up.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Stand in a strong position.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Make definite movements.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53And keep going whatever happens.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56CHILDREN YELL
0:13:59 > 0:14:01THEY LAUGH
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Oh! Well done!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08THEY APPLAUD
0:14:09 > 0:14:11We like to shout when we play our drums!
0:14:11 > 0:14:15We shout "suru" to start because it means start in Japanese,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17but after that we shout whatever we like.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Suru!
0:14:18 > 0:14:21THEY SHOUT INDISTINCTLY
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Let's show you properly.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Suru!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Suru!
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Suru! Suru!
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Suru!
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Suru! Suru!
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Suru!
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Suru! Si!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Si! Su! Su!
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Suru!
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Sat! Sen! Suru!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Sat! Sen!
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Sa!
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Sat! Su!
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Su! Su! Su!
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Suru!
0:15:37 > 0:15:38Sa! Sa!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Suru!
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Sa! Sa!
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Sa!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Sat! Su! Su!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Su! Su!
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Suru!
0:16:01 > 0:16:02Sa! Sa!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Suru!
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Sat! Sun!
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Sa!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Sat! Su!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Su! Su! Su!
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Sa!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I'm here with Carl, he's 17 years old.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- You've been beatboxing... - For about five years now.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Five years? All right. I don't need any excuse to be asked to beatbox,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47so, if you wouldn't mind joining me in a little beatbox.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I'll start the beat and you carry on.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Three, two, one, go.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53HE BEATBOXES
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- All right, all right.- We know you're really good at beatboxing.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I'm just street, aren't I?
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Carl, you're obviously very good as well, but you're not here to beatbox
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- you're here for the old didgeridoo. - Indeed I am.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Going to combine both skills together.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The didgeridoo is 2,000 years old from Australia.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Give us a little go and see what it sounds like -
0:17:25 > 0:17:27beatboxing and didgeridooing.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Is that a verb? Didgeridooing?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30It is now!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So, what gave you the idea to go, "Oh, I can beatbox,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42"why not whack it into a didgeridoo?"
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Ages ago, I used to play didgeridoo, but then it broke,
0:17:45 > 0:17:46so I recently bought a new one.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Because they both work on the same principle, breath control,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52and the positioning of your mouth, so I thought,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- yeah, why not have a go? - Give it a go, yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Can we have a go? Can you teach us? - Let's do it.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Barney's getting involved, he's keen.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02So, how do you blow the didgeridoo?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05You need to vibrate your lips just like blowing a raspberry.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I'm really bad at that. Aren't I?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Let me give it a go.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15LAUGHTER
0:18:15 > 0:18:17That's special, isn't it?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I don't want to have a go, because Andy's embarrassing me.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Once you've got that,
0:18:24 > 0:18:28you've got to learn the three basic skills of beatboxing,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30which is the high hat...
0:18:30 > 0:18:31HE MIMICS TAPPING OF CYMBALS
0:18:31 > 0:18:33And then the kick drum.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36THEY MIMIC KICK DRUM
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And then the snare.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39THEY MIMIC SNARE DRUM
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Then you put all three together... - Barney's not liking this!
0:18:43 > 0:18:47OK, so you do the raspberry with one of those moves
0:18:47 > 0:18:49and that should make a beatboxing didgeridoo.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51OK. Here goes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55SHE SPLUTTERS
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Let me give it a go.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01BLOWING AND SPLUTTERING SOUNDS
0:19:01 > 0:19:02BARNEY BARKS
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Barney, beatbox with us.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06BARNEY BARKS
0:19:06 > 0:19:08All right, all right! Relax!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Barney...- Chill.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11BARNEY BARKS
0:19:11 > 0:19:15OK, Barney's obviously scared by the didgeridoo, so let's...
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Let the master have a go.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Carl, show us how it should be done. BARNEY GROWLS
0:19:19 > 0:19:22HE BEATBOXS INTO THE DIDGERIDOO
0:19:52 > 0:19:54LION ROARS
0:19:54 > 0:19:57We've come to the art gallery here in Leeds.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- It's really cool inside. - Come with us to see.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06We've come to perform on traditional Indian instruments.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09This is a tabla. That's the bass drum
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and that's the treble drum and this is how it sounds.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14RHYTHMIC DRUMMING
0:20:14 > 0:20:19This is the santoor. You play it with two sticks called kalam.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24It's got about 100 strings. It comes from the valley of Kashmir
0:20:24 > 0:20:26and this is how it sounds.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28TWANGING, BOUNCING STRINGS
0:20:28 > 0:20:31We are going to perform an Indian song.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34It is a tarana with Indian sargams.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39CHILDREN SING AND BAND PLAYS
0:21:08 > 0:21:12MUSIC AND SONG GAIN PACE
0:21:13 > 0:21:15BELLS JINGLE
0:21:28 > 0:21:30POTS "PLAY" BIG BEN CHIMES
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Hey! Very nice! That was the Big Ben tune
0:21:39 > 0:21:40played with pots.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- Zic Zazou, welcome to the studio. - Hello.- Bonjour.- Bonjour.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48All the way from France. This is great. Now, you guys play with
0:21:48 > 0:21:51some pans. How do you get sounds out of pans and pots?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- You need to have a pan which sounds the note you want.- The note you want.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58If you want to make a tune very good...
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Yeah.- ..you have to grind it a little.- So you grind it there
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- to get a particular tune that you want.- Yes.- What other stuff
0:22:05 > 0:22:08do you play with? You have some bottles, some glasses.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12We play lots of things. Bottles, glasses, frying pans. Many, many
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- tools and we even use table legs as flutes.- Are you serious?- Yes.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Amazing.- Can I have a go of the glass. Everyone does this at home.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25So I wet my finger. You can do this with any glass, can't you?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Any glass. Some are better.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29NOTE RESONATES This is a good one.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Great. Very nice.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Ooh.- Add some water
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and the note changes and it will be deeper.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- A deeper note?- OK. - DEEPER NOTE RESONATES
0:22:41 > 0:22:43You're good. A pro. Maybe he can join you in your show?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- Do you want to try?- OK, give us a go.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Oh...- Let's forget it. - So I'll just stop.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53You've come to show us exactly what you do.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56You're going to be giving us a performance
0:22:56 > 0:22:59of your signature song - Le Ballon De Rouge.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Le Ballon De Rouge - yes.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Almost got it! And what does that mean?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- It means the red balloon. - The red balloon.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08OK, guys, take it away. Allez!
0:23:11 > 0:23:16THEY PLAY: "Le Ballon De Rouge"
0:23:16 > 0:23:19SWEET RESONATING NOTES
0:23:29 > 0:23:32TAPPING NOTES JOIN
0:23:32 > 0:23:34REVERBERATING PUFFING NOTES JOIN
0:23:42 > 0:23:46FLUTE-LIKE NOTES JOIN
0:24:36 > 0:24:38APPLAUSE
0:24:49 > 0:24:53JAZZY HARP PLAYS
0:25:04 > 0:25:05GLISSANDO NOTES
0:25:05 > 0:25:08PERCUSSIVE TAPS AND SWEET NOTES
0:25:43 > 0:25:44APPLAUSE
0:25:44 > 0:25:49This is an electric harp. I love it and the sounds it makes.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52In fact it's ELECTRIFYING!
0:25:52 > 0:25:56ROCK'N'ROLL BLUESY STYLE ELECTRIC HARP
0:26:59 > 0:27:04WHOOPING AND CHEERING IN BACKGROUND
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Hi, I'm James and I'm at the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22It's very special here because the rocks make these amazing patterns.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28And I think it's the perfect place for me to play my wind instrument -
0:27:28 > 0:27:29the clarinet.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35My clarinet has a reed here that vibrates to make the sound
0:27:35 > 0:27:36when I blow here.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39MELLOW SINGLE NOTE
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It has lots of keys and holes
0:27:41 > 0:27:45and I have to stretch my fingers to make notes.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I love playing the clarinet because it makes me happy.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Shall I play you something?
0:27:50 > 0:27:56JAMES PLAYS: "Stranger On The Shore"
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Look at them go! It's great. Now, the idea here,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40which I'll try and do, is the A to Z of instruments.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43We're going to start with A for Aaron here on the A for accordion.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Let's move on to B for bongos.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47C for cymbal!
0:29:47 > 0:29:49D for drum. It's big, it's a capital D.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Euphonium!
0:29:51 > 0:29:55F for flute. Give us it... That's good. Good effort. Well done.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58G for guitar. Can we have a G chord? Very nice. Lovely.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01And a harmonica. Very nice. H for harmonica.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04This is an idiophone, would you believe? Or a rattle.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Very nice rattling.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Lovely. Jew's harp.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Hwoahr! - GIGGLES
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Jew's harp.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14K for keyboard - very nice indeed. This is L for lute.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Going through, M for maracas. Keep it going at naga...zwacka,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22I think it is, or something similar, an Indian... Nagaswaran.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24It's an Indian wind instrument.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26You've got a bit of Indian wind in you, well done.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30O for oboe. I tell you what, they've been practising all day, very good.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34P for panpipes. We struggled a bit with Q.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36What about a quartet of kazoos?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Go on, give us a kazoo...
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Good, very good. Keep going. R for recorder.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45And I'm going to join in with S for spoons. Can we have a bit of T
0:30:45 > 0:30:47for tambourine as well while we're at that...? Lovely. Very nice.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Ukulele - when you're cleanin' windows. Give us on of them.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Lovely. Now we're on to V for violin, or viola.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Wooden block - W.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Good. X for xylophone.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Very nice. And Z for zither... Oh, no, I've missed out Y!
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Yourself. You can never miss out yourself.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Lovely. Your cheeks. You could do your elbows, or even your feet.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11And then, Z, for zither. Give us a zither!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Lovely! Thanks very much.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to...
0:31:30 > 0:31:33..me. Hi, I'm Sam and I'm from Halifax...
0:31:33 > 0:31:36which is here, in the North of England.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I've come to the National Railway Museum, in York.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42It has lots of different trains,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45but I haven't come here just to look at the trains. I've come here
0:31:45 > 0:31:49as a percussionist. That means I play instruments that you hit.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51This is a xylophone. TRAIN TOOTS
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Not that, this. It's made of wood.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I hit it with special sticks and it makes a funny noise, like this...
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Now, I'm going to play this xylophone.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Here's a piece. Guess what? It's called On The Track.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08That's funny, because we're in a railway museum!
0:32:11 > 0:32:15HE PLAYS: "On The Track"
0:34:07 > 0:34:08TRAIN TOOTS
0:34:08 > 0:34:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:34:22 > 0:34:26And now, it's our turn to have a go on the drum kit. OK, Chris,
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- show us what we're hopefully going to learn.- Well, hopefully,
0:34:28 > 0:34:35you should be able to learn this. SLOW DRUMBEAT
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Good. Sounds simple, but I bet it's not.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41So, you only use three drums for that, but obviously,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- you've got a big kit there. What have we got here?- Well,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- we have a bass drum here.- Yeah.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- We have a snare here.- Mm.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48A high tom here.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Floor tom.
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Hi-hat.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Crash...
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- and ride.- Good.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57OK. But let's concentrate on that rhythm to start with.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- You're in pole position, you learn first.- OK.- Chris, take it away.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- OK. Is you foot on the hi-hat? Yep. - My foot is in place.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10Right, all we have to do is a simple four on your hand. So like one,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16One, two, three, four.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18On every three, you hit the snare drum. So, it's
0:35:18 > 0:35:20one, two, three, four.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22One, two, three, four.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24One, two, three, four.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26One, two, three, four...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Every one you hit,
0:35:28 > 0:35:29you have to hit the bass drum.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32So, that would be...
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- I like it. - ..one, two, three, four.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.- Woo!
0:35:37 > 0:35:39One, two, three, four.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40# A programme called Blue Peter... #
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Right, so you've got the simple rhythm,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- can you add anything to that? - After that,
0:35:46 > 0:35:47if you get good enough,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49you can add a fill...
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I like it. OK, let's have a little go at that.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Great. So that was kind of a simple rhythm and a fill-in.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Are you going to do it with me, Zoe? You've got the beat. Ready? And...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08That's a simple rhythm.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- Do you want me to do a fill? - Yeah, try and do a fill.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- How's that?- OK.- You keep going with that rhythm.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Lovely stuff. Whilst we keep on practising,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23why don't you find out a bit more about drumming?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27The modern-day drum kit is a collection of drums,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30cymbals and sometimes, other percussion instruments.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35The drum kit began to develop with the turn of the 20th century.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38It was a way to play as many different drums as possible
0:36:38 > 0:36:41in a confined space.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45The bass drum is the largest member of the modern drum set
0:36:45 > 0:36:46and it produces a low, deep sound.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49It was introduced into the Western orchestra in the 18th century
0:36:49 > 0:36:53and was known as the Turkish drum. The snare drum's
0:36:53 > 0:36:55unique sound is made by the stick hitting the skin
0:36:55 > 0:36:58and the rattle of a snare. The snares are the metal wires,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01or springs, stretched across the bottom of the drum, which produce
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- this sound. - LIGHT DRUMMING
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Great stuff. How's it going, Zo?
0:37:07 > 0:37:12Yeah... Do you know what? I can do two things at once,
0:37:12 > 0:37:14but three things at once is proving tricky.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- But I think I'm getting there, yeah? - Not bad. We do need more practice.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Beardyman is a champion beatboxer, who's performed at
0:37:31 > 0:37:35loads of music festivals. Beatboxers imitate the sound of
0:37:35 > 0:37:39musical instruments by using their mouth, lips, tongue and voice,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41creating beats, rhythms and melodies.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44We had a guest come in who was a beatboxer
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- and they called him the Bearded Man. - The Bearded Man?
0:37:47 > 0:37:48They called him the Bearded Man.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Just for the record, Sam, it's Beardyman.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Either way, he doesn't have a beard!
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- He was absolutely amazing. - Really good. It was brilliant.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01# Come fly with me... #
0:38:01 > 0:38:04'A bit of Frank Sinatra, a bit of beatbox...'
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Ah...- He was phenomenal.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07# ..away! #
0:38:07 > 0:38:13I couldn't even talk. After I saw him, I was like...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Was that you, doing that with your mouth?
0:38:15 > 0:38:20- Exactly.- Looks like Beardyman's inspired everyone.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26THEY CHEER
0:38:26 > 0:38:30For Welsh beatboxer Lloyd, it's a dream come true,
0:38:30 > 0:38:36- as he gets some one-on-one tuition. - THEY BEATBOX
0:38:36 > 0:38:38'Lloyd's wicked.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40'He's a really talented musician.'
0:38:40 > 0:38:41I'm sure he'll be a wicked beatboxer.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48See?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51I learnt how to vocal scratch,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54but I'm not that great, so I'll have to practise.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Erm... Wacka-wacka-wacka.- Wicked.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58'Although he's great at beatboxing'
0:38:58 > 0:39:03in one particular style, to then shift that to something else
0:39:03 > 0:39:04is pretty challenging.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10Tightening up his beats rhythmically and how loud he is, and stuff.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11But then you go like, shh.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13As well, like sucking in - shh!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Shh.- Yeah, so you go, ushh!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Usssh!- That's it, that's it!
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Just like, usssh!
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Uh! Oh!
0:39:20 > 0:39:22You never get it first time.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Well, practice makes perfect!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38She's the girl at the top of her scene,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41with success at the MOBOs and Brit Award nominations,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Estelle is making a mark on the music world.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47But she's not so famous to help out the stars of the future
0:39:47 > 0:39:49with an MC master class.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Hi.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57This workshop is funded by Comic Relief
0:39:57 > 0:40:00and it helps kids who want to make it in music
0:40:00 > 0:40:04even though some of them come from tough backgrounds.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07It took Estelle six years to get a record deal,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09so she knows how hard it can be.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11It was a chance for me to go out there and say,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15"Look, this is how real it is. Don't let anyone tell you anything else.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18"If you're rubbish, you're rubbish. If you're good, you're good."
0:40:18 > 0:40:22And it wasn't long before she spotted some talent.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26There was one guy, he was rapping and he ended up freestyling.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27He had the crowd up.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31It was just like, "You was trying to hide two seconds ago.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32"What's going on?"
0:40:32 > 0:40:33# I think you might get sick of me
0:40:33 > 0:40:35# Cos I'm crazy hype
0:40:35 > 0:40:37# I'm getting into this beat I don't know why... #
0:40:37 > 0:40:38It was beautiful.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It was just like, "That's what I want to see", you know?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43I don't want to get up on stage,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45I want to be in the crowd in five years
0:40:45 > 0:40:47and see these guys like, "I don't know. I'm scared."
0:40:47 > 0:40:50When you are performing, perform to these people.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52# What can I do?
0:40:52 > 0:40:55# If I had a wish I would wish you... #
0:40:55 > 0:40:58The one thing I learnt today would have to be
0:40:58 > 0:41:02that if you want to do something in your life, you can do it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04# Yeah, yeah. #
0:41:04 > 0:41:07It was very embarrassing. I am shy.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11They told me I should be confident
0:41:11 > 0:41:13and I shouldn't hear what people say.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16She talked sense, she don't talk rubbish you don't want to hear.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20'Then it was my turn.'
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Sing it with her, come on!
0:41:22 > 0:41:24# 1988, God made me
0:41:24 > 0:41:27# 89, I start to feel fine
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- # Sing it - 95, I start to find myself
0:41:29 > 0:41:32# 99, reminiscing my life. #
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Your host can rap. I was like, "Wow!"
0:41:35 > 0:41:37# Sing it
0:41:37 > 0:41:39# 99, I start to find myself
0:41:39 > 0:41:42# 99, reminiscing my life. #
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Ah, there's nothing like a gentle, early morning wake-up call.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Brace yourself for this.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02THEY PLAY SCOTLAND THE BRAVE LOUDLY
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Oh-ho-ho-ho!
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Bagpipes were traditionally designed to be played outdoors
0:42:13 > 0:42:16and their sound can carry up to 10 miles.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Oh, Steve, guys, great early-morning rendition of Scotland The Brave.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27By the end of today... It's a big ask...
0:42:27 > 0:42:29I'm not looking to play Scotland The Brave
0:42:29 > 0:42:32but to at least get a note out of the bagpipes.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- What are my chances, Steve? - Pretty good.- Yeah?
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- But you first of all have to start off on the practice chanter.- Right.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- Time for a lesson?- Yep.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Off I go.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43THEY PLAY THE CHANTER
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Right here, I am for my first chanter lesson.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Now, I know it looks a little bit like a recorder
0:42:51 > 0:42:53but believe me, when it comes to playing it,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55you need an awful lot of puff.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Nice and quiet!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59OK, what we're going to do today
0:42:59 > 0:43:02is start off with the basic scale for practice chanter.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05To achieve low A, we lift up our finger, here.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- Try that. - THEY PLAY
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- Next. - HE PLAYS A NOTE
0:43:09 > 0:43:10Good. Right, Simon.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12HE PLAYS POORLY
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Oh, excuse me! HE PLAYS THE RIGHT NOTE
0:43:15 > 0:43:16Good. Nibbler?
0:43:16 > 0:43:20SPEECH DROWNED OUT BY CHANTER
0:43:20 > 0:43:22To achieve C, you need to lift up that finger
0:43:22 > 0:43:24and put down the pinkie at the same time.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26HE PLAYS
0:43:28 > 0:43:30HE PLAYS A SCALE
0:43:30 > 0:43:33OK, Simon?
0:43:33 > 0:43:36SIMON PLAYS A SCALE
0:43:37 > 0:43:38Good!
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Now that we've covered all the notes on the chanter,
0:43:41 > 0:43:44the first tune we're going to cover is The Brown Haired Maid.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46We're going to play only the melody.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48I knew I was pushing my luck
0:43:48 > 0:43:52cos normally you wouldn't be given a tune without weeks of practice.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54I haven't got a hope of playing this!
0:43:55 > 0:43:57THEY ALL PLAY TOGETHER
0:44:06 > 0:44:07OK!
0:44:07 > 0:44:09The great thing with everyone playing is,
0:44:09 > 0:44:12I'm not sure whether he can hear if I'm playing it right.
0:44:12 > 0:44:17If I was good enough, I'd play this later with the pipers,
0:44:17 > 0:44:20but I'd no idea how I'd cope with the bag attached.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23Bagpipes are one of the world's oldest instruments
0:44:23 > 0:44:26and were played when Scottish clans went into battle.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30Their piercing drone was one of the only things that could be heard
0:44:30 > 0:44:32above the roar and the din.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37Steve, that sounded great
0:44:37 > 0:44:39and I've had my chanter lesson.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41It's gone OK.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44I think I'm ready to have a go on the pipes themselves.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- What do you reckon? - Good, we'll give it a shot.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49- Is this my set here? - This is your set, yeah.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52I'll explain first of all what we have.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56What you have to do first is put the bag under your left arm
0:44:56 > 0:44:58and rest the drones on your shoulder
0:44:58 > 0:45:00and blow into the blow piece.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03BAGPIPES MAKE NO SOUND
0:45:06 > 0:45:09HE PLAYS A NOTE
0:45:10 > 0:45:12HE PLAYS A LONG NOTE
0:45:19 > 0:45:21NOTE STOPS
0:45:21 > 0:45:24You need lungs the size of an elephant!
0:45:24 > 0:45:26That's good for a first attempt.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30Danny, guys, I'm kitted up, I'm practised up,
0:45:30 > 0:45:32I think, and I'm ready to go.
0:45:32 > 0:45:33Are you ready for me?
0:45:33 > 0:45:35- Get blowing, Simon.- Are you sure? - Yeah.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37OK, guys, take it away.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41THEY PLAY A TUNE
0:45:59 > 0:46:02CHEERING
0:46:02 > 0:46:04Well, hello, good morning.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10My name's Lesley Garrett and I'm going to sing O Mio Babbino Caro.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12Lesley Garrett is an award-winning singer
0:46:12 > 0:46:14and one of the UK's most famous opera stars.
0:46:14 > 0:46:21# O mio babbino caro... #
0:46:21 > 0:46:22For some of the team members,
0:46:22 > 0:46:25this is the first time they've ever heard a live opera performance.
0:46:25 > 0:46:31# ..bello, bello... #
0:46:31 > 0:46:33When she started singing, we were all like...
0:46:33 > 0:46:36# ..Vo'andare... #
0:46:36 > 0:46:42This woman almost bared her soul and these sounds flew out of her.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45# ..Andrei sul Ponte... #
0:46:45 > 0:46:48The performance today with Lesley Garrett
0:46:48 > 0:46:49really shocked me.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53It was such a strong performance, she was so loud.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57I didn't know how someone could perform so well with just a pianist.
0:46:57 > 0:47:06# ..Pieta. #
0:47:06 > 0:47:10THEY APPLAUD
0:47:10 > 0:47:12That sounds fantastic.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Opera singer Lesley Garrett drops in.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18The most important thing when you come to sing is to breathe.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20SHE INHALES
0:47:20 > 0:47:23You need to take a breath in with the idea that you're going to sing.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26That's your preparation breath and that will sustain you
0:47:26 > 0:47:28throughout the whole song.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31Lesley told us how to control your breathing.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34She said breathing's the most important thing in singing
0:47:34 > 0:47:36cos you have to time it right.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38It will last the whole song.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42Have you warmed your bodies up? Have you done some vocalising today?
0:47:42 > 0:47:44Have you stretched?
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Before I sing, I do a load of stretching.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Lesley shows them a few vocal tricks of the trade.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52There's the, "I'm stepping on hot coals"...
0:47:52 > 0:47:56# Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. #
0:47:56 > 0:47:58THEY LAUGH
0:48:00 > 0:48:01..the vacuum cleaner...
0:48:01 > 0:48:03A-ff-a-ff-a-ff
0:48:03 > 0:48:08That's great. A-ff-a-ff-a-ff.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10And finally, the car alarm...
0:48:10 > 0:48:11Wow-oo!
0:48:11 > 0:48:14- Wow-oo!- Wow-oo!- Wow-oo!
0:48:14 > 0:48:15- Wow-oo!- Wow-oo!
0:48:15 > 0:48:17Fantastic!
0:48:17 > 0:48:20That just really wakes your voice up.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32# Brr-brr-brr... #
0:48:32 > 0:48:40THEY BEATBOX
0:48:40 > 0:48:42Award-winning R&B group, Naturally 7,
0:48:42 > 0:48:45are experts in vocal versatility
0:48:45 > 0:48:49as they use no instruments at all, just their voices.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53THEY BEATBOX
0:48:53 > 0:48:57I really liked them and when they said they were going to perform
0:48:57 > 0:49:00so I just went mad cos I was so excited.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04# I can build this wall to surround me... #
0:49:04 > 0:49:06My mouth was just open and I couldn't close it.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09They were amazing, it blew my mind.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16At one point, one man did a guitar solo.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20It sounded so much like a real guitar but it was with his mouth.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29THEY BEATBOX
0:49:32 > 0:49:34# I build this wall. #
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I see you're tasting a bit...
0:49:44 > 0:49:49What do you think the sound is of creaming together butter and sugar?
0:49:49 > 0:49:52HE IMITATES RECORD SCRATCHING
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Like a scratch, yeah.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57Naturally 7 came into our rehearsal today,
0:49:57 > 0:50:01they taught us that we could make different sounds with our voice.
0:50:01 > 0:50:02How would we stir?
0:50:02 > 0:50:04# Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum
0:50:04 > 0:50:06# Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum
0:50:06 > 0:50:08# Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum... #
0:50:08 > 0:50:13- That's where the groove comes in! - Spread on a baking tray and divide.
0:50:13 > 0:50:14Spread like...
0:50:14 > 0:50:18# Moo-oo-mo-oo-moo-oo... Ch-ch-ch-ch! #
0:50:18 > 0:50:20See if you can...
0:50:20 > 0:50:25- # Moo-oo-mo-oo-moo-oo... Ch-ch-ch-ch! #- Yeah!
0:50:36 > 0:50:39Steel pans are traditionally the music of the Caribbean.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41But I'm not going to the island of Trinidad,
0:50:41 > 0:50:43where steel pans come from,
0:50:43 > 0:50:45but to Tyneside.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58I feel like I should be dancing in with a Caribbean shirt on.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00- That sounds lovely.- Thank you.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- You must be Katie.- Yeah.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05- How long have you been doing this? - About two years.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07- You've got a challenge for me. - Em, yep.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10I'm going to teach you how to play the steel pans
0:51:10 > 0:51:12- then you have to play a solo.- A solo?
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Mm-hm.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17OK. I have no musical ability, I warn you now!
0:51:17 > 0:51:18So, good luck, teacher!
0:51:23 > 0:51:25First up, Katie taught me the scale.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27- B Flat, C.- F, D, A.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33That doesn't sound right.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35You do make it look easy.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38If you don't hit it square on, it sounds rubbish.
0:51:38 > 0:51:39Come on!
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Well done!
0:51:44 > 0:51:45Yay!
0:51:45 > 0:51:49'I'd barely mastered the skill when she added a tune!'
0:51:49 > 0:51:50- Right, it's C and F.- OK.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52Then C and E.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54Then C and F again.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56- OK.- Right, you try it.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02Then another part is A, A, C.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04A, A, C.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08A, C, F.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13That sounds like something. Little Donkey! Little Donkey!
0:52:13 > 0:52:16'I was having to play by ear and the notes weren't in any order.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18'This challenge was proving pretty tricky.'
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Now you've got to put all three sections together.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33'With a bit of practice, I was starting to get the hang of it.'
0:52:35 > 0:52:37I think you're doing well. So you're ready for the solo.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40- This is what I'm going to have to play in the studio?- Yeah.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43- OK. Go on, then.- Ready?
0:52:53 > 0:52:55There's quite a lot of notes there.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57SHE FALTERS
0:52:57 > 0:52:59'Yep, too many notes.'
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Oh!
0:53:01 > 0:53:04I think she's doing quite well on the training but when she performs live,
0:53:04 > 0:53:06I'm not sure what she'll be like.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09I'm getting it right every now and again!
0:53:09 > 0:53:11The trouble is, I'm only going to get one shot at this.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13If I don't get it right,
0:53:13 > 0:53:15I'm going to let the whole band down.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24So now it is challenge time. Helen says she has no musical ability.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28Let's find out. Katie's going to do a solo and Helen will repeat it.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31Helen, what is toughest about this?
0:53:31 > 0:53:34If you don't hit the notes bang on, it sounds rubbish.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Perfect...rubbish.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Don't embarrass yourself on national TV. Well, let's talk,
0:53:40 > 0:53:43as they say in Hollywood, let's take it away!
0:53:45 > 0:53:48BAND PLAY CARIBBEAN MEDLEY
0:54:17 > 0:54:18THEY CHEER
0:54:57 > 0:54:59THEY CHEER
0:54:59 > 0:55:03It may be miserable outside but it is sunny in here, it feels it anyway.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Katie, did Helen make any mistakes?
0:55:05 > 0:55:07No, I think she did really well.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10Congratulations! You were just... Freestyling!
0:55:10 > 0:55:14- It was good.- I did what they told me to do. I hit the right notes.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17- I enjoyed that!- Emily, you've been judging Helen from afar.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21Not very far. How did she do, can she join the band?
0:55:21 > 0:55:23With a bit of practice, yeah.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25- Woo-hoooo!- Well done, H!
0:55:25 > 0:55:29We finally succeeded at a Take Me On. I'm not sure about these.
0:55:29 > 0:55:33Katie, thank you so much for the lessons, a great teacher.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Thank you to the North Tyneside Steel Band for coming in.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50Next stop, Stomp, an award-winning dance troupe who use all kinds of
0:55:50 > 0:55:52every-day objects in their shows to create
0:55:52 > 0:55:54amazing rhythmic performances.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58THEY TAP BRUSHES RHYTHMICALLY
0:56:08 > 0:56:11People come to Stomp not quite knowing what they're in for.
0:56:11 > 0:56:15When the rhythm and the performance builds up,
0:56:15 > 0:56:18from nothing, it's really exciting for the audience to watch.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20Oh, that's a bad boy manoeuvre!
0:56:25 > 0:56:27THEY CHEER
0:56:27 > 0:56:30They've seen the pros at work, now it's time for them
0:56:30 > 0:56:33to get their hands on some of Stomp's unique instruments.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35- Get your earplugs ready! - BANGING, RATTLING
0:56:35 > 0:56:38As you can hear behind us, this is what it's like to wake up
0:56:38 > 0:56:41in the noisiest room, in the noisiest place on Earth.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43It's very, very important,
0:56:43 > 0:56:46the first thing you need to do when you're busking together
0:56:46 > 0:56:50is listening to each other, playing together, not overpowering
0:56:50 > 0:56:53each other's playing, OK? So, let's start off with the basses.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Kick off some kind of groove.
0:56:55 > 0:56:59One by one, we'll come in playing what we think we can add to it
0:56:59 > 0:57:01- to make it sound nice. - 1, 2, 3, 4!
0:57:06 > 0:57:07Add something?
0:57:09 > 0:57:12A little softer. It's good, though.
0:57:14 > 0:57:18We gave them some bass instruments and some high-end instruments.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21We had a skip, some pipes, some paint cans,
0:57:21 > 0:57:25some bins. Pretty much rubbish that we use in the show.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29We've learnt to keep in time with each other, look at each other,
0:57:29 > 0:57:33and generally just feel each other's groove, really.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37Whilst they carry on jamming, backstage there's a special visitor.
0:57:38 > 0:57:40What's going on? I'm Tinchy Stryder.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44Tinchy Stryder is another huge star.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47His single with pop band N-Dubz, called Number 1,
0:57:47 > 0:57:50went straight to the top of the charts at number one.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53They don't know I'm here but I'm going to surprise them now.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58Wait, what's going on here?
0:57:58 > 0:58:00It's Tinchy Stryder!
0:58:00 > 0:58:02If you go on stage and you ain't got no butterflies,
0:58:02 > 0:58:05there's something wrong. It's right to have butterflies.
0:58:05 > 0:58:08I have a couple of minutes silence, just take it in.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10HE BEATBOXES
0:58:10 > 0:58:13Yeah, I like the tempo. Good.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16He give me lyrics from Number 1, so I was like, "Wow!"
0:58:16 > 0:58:17# .. kid's games, kiss chase
0:58:17 > 0:58:20# Just a quick fling Now I'm hoping you never go missing
0:58:20 > 0:58:23# I'm telling you You can hold this ring
0:58:23 > 0:58:26# Watch it glisten As quick as the wind blows
0:58:26 > 0:58:28# Didn't think I would ever be involved
0:58:28 > 0:58:31# So I made a song called Don't Go It was just you and me on a love roll
0:58:31 > 0:58:34# Us two, tip-toe Duck-dive, get low
0:58:34 > 0:58:35# Know I care less about who knows
0:58:35 > 0:58:37# Now we're deep in way past intro
0:58:37 > 0:58:39# Dappy, explain, yo. #
0:58:39 > 0:58:40THEY CHEER
0:58:40 > 0:58:41Well done!
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