(Main Chant)
“Roberta made the custard
She made it very thick
And when her friends had lunch with her
It made them very sick!”
This funny, short chant is the first line of a multi-layered piece aptly named Roberta. Students learn the main chant first and then are introduced to the ostinato- a repeated rhythmic figure that accompanies and support the main line.
As a class, we learned and practiced the 3 varied ostinati that accompanied the main chant.
Ostinato 1: Roberta, Roberta, Roberta, Roberta
Ostinato 2: Mix the custard, Mix the custard, Make it good and thick-yuck, yuck!
Ostinato 3: Sick! Sick! Sick, sick, sick!
Students were asked to choose both apart and an instrument to play in groups of 4-5. They were tasked first with simply playing the composition as written, playing all of their parts together or layering them in. After this, they were asked to create their own arrangement of the piece, incorporating whatever elements they would like, including new material, improvisation and/or movement.
Here are two examples of their creative pieces!
Enjoy!
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