After loosening up the joints to Fats Waller's stride piano and warming up the hands to the whistling of the German group 'Haindling', we warmed up the voices with some scales, by which time we ready to attack with gusto 'I need a waiter, with some water' _ a round which really gets up the energy rate.
On a totally different tack, we then learned and sang Banuwa _ a short African round with rich harmonies. Adding a clap in a cross rhythm took a bit of getting used to, but was effective when everyone picked it up.
After coffee, we continued with Orff's arrangement "Old Angus McTavish" _the song in 2 parts, bells and 2 drums + whistle. Next week we'll add xylophones.
We received surprise visits this morning from 2 groups of new starts from Milngavie Primary on a tour of the Community Centre. It seemed they got a bigger surprise than us, seeing and hearing all our instruments.
It was a joy to have them along and hear their thoughts about playing instruments and enjoying music.
