Track 3 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3.

Shakuhachi solo from Japan, from Saydisc album 'Kurokami', performed by Clive Bell (1'51")
Main features: the shakuhachi, improvisatory style, changes in dynamics

This music from Japan features the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on breath techniques of the performer, use of dynamics and note centres.

Image of South American flute, for examples listen to Track 1 Amanecer Andino or 02 Amanecer Andino - Andean dawn from the saydisc material

Track 1 from Saydisc "Percussion around the World" - notes from Maureen Hanke.

Vientos del Sur is an example of traditional music of the Andes. It features the Bolivian pipes, accompanied by the interesting percussion sound of the bombo. The bombo is the double-headed frame drum of Spain and South America.
In Vientos del Sur, the bombo plays throughout. The beats are arranged into groups of 6 and the bombo plays on the first of each group of 6.
This is the strong beat.

(In a music session note how the low pitch of the bombo gives a feeling of strength to the piece. Count the groups of 6 while you listen.)

Track 2 from Saydisc "Percussion Around the World" (Also Track 1 from Saydisc "Listen To This! KS3) - notes from Maureen Hanke.

Amanecer Andino is a piece of Andean traditional music featuring the Bolivian pipes and the bombo drum.The bombo is the double-headed frame drum of Spain and South America.

The music is in two sections. You will hear the bombo and sticks start the piece playing a rhythm pattern that is repeated throughout the first section and can be heard just once to close the piece. A repeated pattern is called an ostinato.

Track 2 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Religions of the World' (2'59") Sheng-guan music from China. This ceremonial music features a traditional Chinese wooden wind instrument, the guanzi. The Track Explorer has two learning tracks focusing on the guanzi and accompanying instruments.

Recorder part 3 for the piece 'School Gates', from Lambeth Music Service's Musitrax Play scheme of work for recorders, glockenspiel and djembe.

Recorder part 2 for the piece 'School Gates', from Lambeth Music Service's Musitrax Play scheme of work for recorders, glockenspiel and djembe.

This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 24 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.

Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.

This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 25 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.

Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.

The principle woodwind of Classical antiquity is the aulos, consisting of a pair of cylindrical pipes with double reed mouthpieces. Originally made from reed stems, wood or bone.