TUTTI FAN PIU: TEACHING MATERIALS
LET'S LISTEN, OBSERVE... AND PLAY
Tutti fan piu will make you dance, sing, listen and move with music from different places. In the hands of various birds and instruments you will take flight listening to magnificent musical arrangements, made by Marta Roma, and observing tender and delicious illustrations drawn by Rebeca Luciani. As for the didactic proposals we suggest: follow them and enjoy, because the birds are already here!
Guides and dossiers
Pedagogical dossier
Anticipation guide for the Tutti fan Piu concert for people with ASD
2. TICO-TICO NO FUBÁ
Zequinha de Abreu
This piece presents the main instruments that will accompany us throughout the journey of this CD. You'll find them hanging on the illustration tree in order of appearance: percussion, mandolin, cello, bass clarinet, and accordion. Play along as you listen to them. In the illustration we can also see a sparrow, Tico-Tico, with his kitchen utensils because he wants to eat a cake. Let yourself be carried away by the rhythm of this Brazilian choro, gather kitchen utensils and accompany him by following the pulse or making different sounds that might go well with it.
3. DANCE DES CYGNES
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This classic piece is part of Swan Lake , the first ballet that Tchaikovsky composed. In this arrangement, the accordion (carried by the black swan) and the clarinet (carried by the white swan) engage in a dialogue that we can continue to signal when each instrument takes center stage. We can also move to this ternary rhythm of the waltz, move through the space in long, linked movements following the main melody or take a black and a white handkerchief to act out the dialogue.
4. O DUCK
Jaime Silva, Neuza Teixeira
While looking at the illustration we can explain that this song is a bossa nova from Brazil that tells the story of a duck who, while happily singing a samba, was asked by a green collar if he could join in. At the same time, a goose was enchanted by the duo and went to find a swan to propose to him to make a quartet; they began to sing near the pond, but it didn't sound too good and all four of them fell into the water. Listening to the song, as if you were the protagonists of the story, you can pass a microphone (or an object that symbolizes it) and sing in the language you want only when the onomatopoeia quack-quack appears (in Portuguese: quem-quem ). Do you know how many times it appears? (answer: 33).
5. LE COUCOU AU FOND DES BOIS
Camille Saint-Saëns
This is one of the classic pieces that make up the suite The Carnival of the Animals , by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The illustration helps us follow the piece, which has a mysterious character: start with the house with the red-dotted roof in the upper right and work your way down, marking each house by following the pulse. When the cuckoo sounds (played by the clarinet), you have to match the 2 joint houses where there are cuckoos. The route of houses follows a path in the form of a wave from top to bottom and vice versa; do it 2 times and you'll get right to the middle of the piece. From there, the music no longer follows this pattern. You can follow the houses randomly and when the cuckoo sounds, mark the houses with bird. Or, hide behind the CD book and stick your head out when the cuckoo sounds.
6. THE SWAN
Camille Saint-Saëns
This is another piece ofThe carnival of animals. In this case, Saint-Saëns wants to describe a swan that swims elegantly, slowly through the water.
In this arrangement, we can hear the beautiful sound of the cello making the melody while the guitar and later the bass clarinet gently accompany it. Get into the delicate and sweet nature of the piece by taking a large handkerchief or fabric and play gently wrapping and unwrapping the little ones. Roll around on the floor, snuggle up to each other, cuddle, tickle, or tissue massage.
7. PENGUINS. THE ROOM OF THE TOYS
Toni Vaquer
As we can see in the illustration, the accordion, percussion, cello and bass clarinet accompany a mandolin that, to the rhythm of funk , makes us move as if we were playful penguins in the middle of the ice and snow. In this piece, the bass clarinet plays an obstinate you can keep pointing to the yellow dots of the penguins on the icebergs. Start on the left. To compose the piece, Toni Vaquer was inspired by a room full of toys where penguins walked freely and played. You can play as them and imitate their walk (short steps and arms attached to the body) and give Eskimo kisses with your nose. But pay attention, because from time to time you will hear that the mandolin invites you to dust off the tail or that, all of a sudden, all the instruments go silent and you have to stay very still.
8. THE CUTTY WREN
English folk
This folk song is one of the oldest recorded protest songs in England. It was used as a war cry by the peasants, who took the wren (snail bird) as a symbol, because despite being very small it has a great voice. The illustration shows us the idea of collective that we also hear represented by this vocal group made up of 2 women and 3 men. As if we were taking one of the stars painted on it, we can build a mobile with a ball of wool, hang it from a thread, lay the children on the floor and move it above following the character of the music.
9. ALDAPEKO
Basque folk
This popular Basque song tells the story of a bird that sings from the tip of an apple tree branch. The bird sings chiru-liruli, chiru-liruli and, when we hear it, we can accompany it by raising our arms and moving our hands. The older ones can be encouraged to follow the rhythmic pattern you will find in the illustration, which interprets body percussion. You'll notice that this piece has a very distinct second part where a crescendo leads us into a debauchery that you can dance by bending over with your arms stretched forward and wiggling your fingers and slowly rising up. Repeat this movement several times.
11. BLACKBIRD
The Beatles
This song leads us to the last light of the night, when the blackbirds begin to sing. It is a very sweet piece, sung very delicately by female voices and exquisitely accompanied by guitar and percussion. Following the character of the music, you can turn off the lights and with a flashlight focus on the wall the silhouette of the children who pretend to fly every time the word appears blackbird.
12. BASIMBAYE
Popular from the Amazon
This short piece is a song awwaruna of the Peruvian Amazon. The effects of the percussion place us in the middle of a leafy jungle like the one we have drawn in the illustration. We will use the song to search for a magical bird that is very difficult to find. They say that it is the oldest bird that exists and that it is from the time of the dinosaurs. They also explain that he has three stomachs, no feathers, is chubby and ugly. How do you imagine the oldest bird in the world? Draw it and when you're done, play hide and seek. You only have the length of the song to find it. If you haven't found it, stay still until the song starts again and you can continue looking for it.
13. THE GEESE ARE BAREFOOT
Popular children's song
To the rhythm of joropo and chacarera (musical styles specific to Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina), we are presented with the song "Les oques van descalces". You can accompany the musicians while singing it. Look at the illustration and, like the goose, play selling socks and shoes in exchange for kisses, hugs, tickles or songs... Kick off your shoes and you're ready to start the game - the musical intro can help you grab the shoes and the socks you have taken off and leave them well prepared in a corner. sing the song In the musical interlude, you can hold hands and spin around until the sung melody plays again. Attention at the end of the piece: when the whistle-only melody appears, it will be the signal to run to get your shoes and put them on before the end of the piece.
15. KRUNK / THE SINGING OF THE BIRDS
Komitas / Traditional Catalan
With airs from the Middle East we are presented with a piece interpreted by sit down (an Armenian instrument you have in the illustration), accompanied by the guitar and percussion sound effects. The piece refers to the crane, a bird that symbolizes longing and nostalgia. We can also see the Ararat mountains and the pomegranate fruit, symbol of the Armenian people. The landscape is winter, when traditional carols are sung, such as "El cant dels ocells" (also considered a lullaby) that we can hear performed by the guitar and the sit down in the second part of this arrangement. In keeping with the sweet and peaceful nature of the whole piece, children can put the toys to sleep, cover them because it's winter and it's cold, gently dance with them until they fall asleep, gently cuddle them and leave them to their place
17. AVIARY
Camille Saint-Saëns
This is another piece from The Carnival of the Animals . Saint Saëns describes an aviary with many birds. We can hear the clarinet representing the free flight of the birds, while the cello, accordion and mandolin create a sound environment that evokes the movement of the air and the birds' wings. This piece is characterized by the ups and downs of the melody. With the older ones, you can follow them in the musicogram you will find at the bottom of the illustration. You can also draw birds or make them out of paper and make them fly up and down to the tune.
19. FLAMINGO
Ted Grouya
Written in the style of a bolero style that invites you to dance, it depicts the flamingo, an elegant bird with a peculiarly shaped neck that inspired the composer, who wrote a 3-note melodic motif ( low-high-medium) that perfectly imitated its shape. In the illustration you can see it represented by three flowers that follow the shape of the flamingo's neck. This melodic motif appears many times throughout the piece and to recognize it you just have to listen to the first 3 notes of the audition, because they will surely remind you of the word fla-min-go (Flamenco, in English), and say -saying it out loud will make it easier for you to recognize the reason. Listen to the piece and each time this melodic motif appears mark it in the illustration. How many times have you heard it? (answer: 7). This melodic motif is played by different instruments in the following order: bass clarinet, voice imitating trumpet with mute and accordion.
20. La Gallina Ponicana
Popularized Catalan song
Amb un estil pop arribem a la cançó “La gallina ponicana”, una cantarella d’un joc infantil per pagar penyora documentada a finals del segle XIX. Mentre escolteu i canteu la cançó podeu fer el joc: asseguts a terra en una rotllana allarguem els peus al centre de la rodona. Hi ha una persona al mig que seguint la pulsació de la música va tocant els peus dels jugadors fins que la cançó diu “diu que amaguis aquest peu”. Seguint les instruccions es van amagant els peus i l’última persona amb el peu a dins de la rotllana és el que paga penyora, o la persona que ha sortit escollida per fer alguna cosa. També podeu aprofitar aquesta cançó per aprendre a comptar fins al número 10 amb els més petits. Amb els més grans, aprofiteu la segona part de la peça per aprendre l’embarbussament i reciteu-lo amb la cantant.
21. BLONDE PARROT
Portuguese folk
This popular Portuguese song is written to the rhythm of forró (Brazilian musical style, which is also a dance that is danced by circling in pairs). For those who like to dance, let yourself be carried away by the music and move the skeleton! The song tells the story of a parrot with a golden beak who must carry a love letter. The melody is performed by a female duo and accordion, and is accompanied by guitar, cello and percussion that, among others, uses shakers (maracas). You can build one by putting chickpeas or rice in an empty jar with a lid and playing along to the music.
22. TURKEY IN THE STRAW / SONG TO SLEEP AN OSTRICH
Popular americana / Guillem Roma
This arrangement combines two songs about two very curious birds: the turkey and the ostrich. With a style similar to country, in the first part we hear "Turkey in the Straw", one of the most iconic folk songs of the American rural world. As you can see in the illustration, the turkey is an animal with a bright red beak and a very large open fan-shaped tail. To follow this first part, you can take a fan, use it as a tail, and move it as you walk to the beat of the music. Play wind up and chase each other. In the second part of the piece, Guillem Roma presents us with a song that wanted to be a lullaby and ended up being a song with a party feel. Since the ostrich is considered a fast bird, the music speeds up from time. Its plumage is soft and the tail looks like loose cotton, take some loose cotton and while you are dancing play toss it in the air and make this end of the CD a great party!
