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Time and Tune
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Time and Tune episodes
- 8. Make a mosaic
Make a mosaic,
Join up the pieces,Pattern or picture,Creature or face,Such a creation!And such tessellation!Yes, make a mosaic,Find the right place...Strike up the lyre,
Strings of Apollo,Sound out the rhythms,Make melody,Join in with singing,And tambourines ringing,Combine to make music,Sweet harmony!Pottery, sculpture,
Metalwork, glassware,Fabrics and jewellery,Join up each part,Altogether they makeSuch a mosaic!Yes, creative patterns,Crafted with art!Make a mosaic...
Make a mosaic...Make a mosaic...MAKE A MOSAIC!20 min - 7. Into the arena
Into the arena,
Mask and mime and drama,Audience all round there,Waiting for the show.Tragedy and comedyAnd poetry performed there,Into the arena, go!Into the arena,
Chariots and horses,Teams of different coloursRed, white, blue and green.Round the Circus MaximusThey race around in danger,Who's the fastest to be seen?Into the arena,
Cruelty and horror,Animals displayed thereHunted till they die,Antelope and elephantAnd lion, bear and leopard,Into the arena, why?Into the arena,
Gladiators fighting,Locked in mortal combatFighting to the death.Wrestling with weaponryAnd nets and shields and armour,Struggling for their final breath.Into the arena,
Mask and mime and drama,Audience all round there,Waiting for the show.Tragedy and comedyAnd poetry performed there,Into the arena, go!Into the arena, go..!
Into the arena, go..!.Into the arena, go..!Into the arena, go..!20 min - 6. Roman gods and goddesses
(Chorus:)
Roman gods and goddesses,Dancing round in space,Moving round, like planets,Each one in their place,Worship them in temples,Plenty (just in case!)Roman gods and goddesses,Meet them, face to face!Here comes mighty Jupiter,
Thundering along,Keep a watch for MarsAs he sings his war-like song.On the hunt, Diana,Goddess of the Moon,Spreading love is Venus,Bringing Springtime soon.(Chorus:)
Roman gods and goddesses... (etc)Neptune, God of Water,
Deep in ocean blue,God of Sport, Apollo,Music-maker too.Ceres bringing fruitfulnessAnd lots of food to eat,Then Mercury, the Messenger,With wings upon his feet.(Chorus:)
Roman Gods and Goddesses... (etc)Janus looks out both ways -
Brings the New Year in,Minerva inspires poetry,Art and medicine.Roman gods and goddesses,It’s hard to keep a score,With Saturn, Cupid, Juno...Yes and plenty more!(Chorus:)
Roman Gods and Goddesses... (etc)20 min - 5. Spin that coin
Spin that coin and flip it over,
Is it heads, or is it tails?Take it to the marketplaceAnd change your coin for goods on sale.Emperors, they come and go,But trade and people carry on,Spin that coin and flip it over,On and on and on...(Instrumental verse, with actions)
Roll that dice and count the numbers,
One, two, three, four, five or six?Fly a kite, throw knuckle-bones,And play with dolls and hoops and sticks.Model chariots, rolling marbles,Toys and games they carry on,Roll that dice and count the numbers,On and on and on...(Instrumental verse, with actions)
Sing the songs and dance the dances,
Blow the flutes and twang the lyre,Step in time with tambourines,Then stamp the ground, then reach up higher.Castanets and finger-cymbals,Dance and music carry on,Sing the songs and dance the dances,On and on and on...(Instrumental verse, with actions)
Spin that coin...
Roll that dice...Dance and music...Spin that coin...Spin that coin...
Roll that dice...Dance and music...Spin that coin...Spin that coin...
Roll that dice...Dance and music...Spin that coin...Spin that coin...
Roll that dice...Dance and music...Spin that coin!20 min - 4. Oh, the strata of society
Oh, the strata
Of society,Down from Emperor to slave,Oh, they tell youWhat you ought to doAnd just how you should behaveAnd the mannersThat you have to showWhen superiors you pass...Roman people,Neatly organized,Into layers, class by class.From the toga
With a purple stripe,To the sack-cloth down below,Know your statusIn society,What you wear and who you know,Status symbols?Own a villaAnd a garden and a horse...Make your slaves doWhat you want them to,When you want them to, of course.At the bathhouse
Are you pampered?At the theatre, where’s your seat?Are you wealthy?Are you healthy?Are you part of the elite?Yes, the senatorAnd the citizen,Seeking privilege, no doubt...Seeking power, seeking influence,Are they ‘in’, or are they ‘out’?Oh, the strata
Of society,Down from Emperor to slave,Oh, they tell youWhat you ought to doAnd just how you should behaveAnd the mannersThat you have to showWhen superiors you pass...Roman people,Neatly organized,Into layers, class by class.19 min - 3. Boudicca!
Back at the end of the Iron Age
Wife of Prasutagus, fierce with rageLeads the Iceni with angry shoutWants to drive the Romans outTribal warrior, Celtic QueenFiercer than Romans had ever seenBOUDICCA!Metal-torc and bright-red hair
Tattooed skin and angry glareHorses thundering, chariot-rideThousands of warriors by her sideAttacks three cities with sparks of fireBurns them into a funeral-pyreBOUDICCA![instrumental verse with body-percussion and percussion - to evoke iron, galloping horses, chariots, and war-shouts]
Back at the end of the Iron Age
Wife of Prasutagus, fierce with rageLeads the Iceni with angry shoutWants to drive the Romans outTribal warrior, Celtic QueenFiercer than Romans had ever seenBOUDICCA!Boudicca!
Boudicca!Boudicca!Boudicca!BOUDICCA!20 min - 21 min
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Developing music skills for pupils aged 7 - 9 through songs and music activities.
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