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Sp2 - Che Che Koolay (beat/rhythm)

Che Che Koolay ~An Orff Arrangement~

Che Che Koolay, also known as 'Kye Kye Kule', is a wonderful repeat-after-me song that comes from Ghana, Africa.

Muqri had a first try at reading music and playing - incredible!

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Step 1: Badgers first try at a playalong. It's much faster than when we practiced

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Step 2: We played the shakers with a steady beat of 4 crotchets

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Step 2: Spontaneous trying of melodic ostinato and drum (Milan) showing how much we are enjoying this song

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Bonus: at Rock Up and Play, Milena played the piano part which she has learnt at home. Wonderful!

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Step 3: Whole class djembe with Rabbits

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Step 3: Djembe along with the accompaniment

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Bonus: Milan is always one step ahead - he's trying to play the clave pattern ahead of next week's lesson!

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Step 4: Melodic ostinato

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Bonus: Kuba made a rap and his friends accompanied him with percussion

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Performance from Badgers class with a talented pupil playing along with the melody as well as the ostinato

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Rabbits class performance with Milan on piano

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