Welcome to Musica Viva In Schools first online secondary resource kit for the percussion ensemble – B’tutta. There are lots of exciting classroom activities for aural, composition, performance and musicology which can be accessed by downloading the pdf and mp3 files below. It features a new composition Hello? (a ring tone fantasy) by the Australian composer Graeme Leak and Asa, Cinquillo and B’tobra written by members of B’tutta.

For any feedback or comments please contact Carol Coomber, Education Manager, MVIS carol.coomber@det.nsw.edu.au

Downloadable Resources

Please find attached the PDF files files for the B’tutta Secondary resource kit.

B'tutta
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - Introduction (220KB PDF)
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - Asa (156KB PDF)
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - Cinquillo (72KB PDF)
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - B'tobra (96KB PDF)
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - Hello? (a ring tone fantasy) (184KB PDF)
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - Instruments (864KB PDF)
B'tutta Secondary Kit 2008 - Glossary (12KB PDF)

Please find attached the MP3 files files for the B’tutta Secondary resource kit.

B'tutta
Track 8 Asa - Graham Hilgendorf (4143 KB MP3)
Track 9 Asa - examples of unusual tone colours - bow on the vibraphone, marimba 'woo' sound, brushes on drum, water crotale (1232 KB MP3)
Track 10 Cinquillo - Cameron Gregory (3233 KB MP3)
Track 11 Cinquillo - B section with clear staggered entries (765 KB MP3)
Track 12 Cinquillo - the call (281 KB MP3)
Track 13 B'tobra - for melodic percussion: B'tutta (2978 KB MP3)
Track 14 B'tobra - with voice over: B'tutta (2988 KB MP3)
Track 15 B'tobra - for non-melodic percussion: B'tutta (2978 KB MP3)
Track 16 B'tobra - for voices and body percussion No. 1: B'tutta (3019 KB MP3)
Track 17 B'tobra - for voices and body percussion No. 2: B'tutta (1971 KB MP3)
Track 18 Hello? (a ring tone fantasy): Graeme Leak (2289 KB MP3)
Track 19 Hello? (a ring tone fantasy) - ring tones: Kick, Jumping, Nokia, Samba, Traditional (4314 KB MP3)
Track 20 Hello? (a ring tone fantasy) - marimba and vibraphone excerpt from Jumping section (602 KB MP3)
Track 21 Hello? (a ring tone fantasy) - agogo, two marimba parts from Samba section (598 KB MP3)
 


Downloadable Resources

Please find attached the PDF files files for the Shrewd Brass Secondary resource kit.

Shrewd Brass
Shrewd Brass Secondary Kit 2009 - Introduction (104KB PDF)
Shrewd Brass Secondary Kit 2009 - Ceremonial Fanfare (74KB PDF)
Shrewd Brass Secondary Kit 2009 - Summertime (69KB PDF)
Shrewd Brass Secondary Kit 2009 - Jericho Rock (132KB PDF)
Shrewd Brass Secondary Kit 2009 - Instruments (167KB PDF)
Shrewd Brass Secondary Kit 2009 - Glossary (13KB PDF)

Please find attached the MP3 files files for the Shrewd Brass Secondary resource kit.

Shrewd Brass
Track 30 Ceremonial Fanfare No. 1: David Stanhope (2044KB MP3)
Track 31 Ceremonial Fanfare No. 1 - trumpet with added trumpet (218KB MP3)
Track 32 Ceremonial Fanfare No. 1 - fugal section (410KB MP3)
Track 33 Ceremonial Fanfare No. 1 - ending section (613KB MP3)
Track 34 Summertime: Gershwin arr. Matt Amy (4306KB MP3)
Track 35 Summertime - opening trombone melody a tone higher (981KB MP3)
Track 36 Summertime - trombone melody (539KB MP3)
Track 37 Summertime - accompaniment slow section (973KB MP3)
Track 38 Summertime - accompaniment fast section (566KB MP3)
Track 39 Summertime - accompaniment fastest section (455KB MP3)
Track 40 Jericho Rock : arr. Shrewd Brass (3616KB MP3)
Track 41 Jericho Rock - spoken lyrics (276KB MP3)
Track 42 Jericho Rock - melody and bass line, D minor (262KB MP3)
Track 43 Jericho Rock - tuba melody (245KB MP3)
Track 44 Jericho Rock - bass line (450KB MP3)
Track 45 Jericho Rock - variation 1 (246KB MP3)
Track 46 Jericho Rock - variation 2, D minor (254KB MP3)