
Presto and Largo
Clip: 4/24/2023 | 8m 28sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
David Martinez explores the terms “presto” and "largo” with music and movement games.
Learn about the terms “presto” and “largo” with David Martinez from Education Through Music as he leads children in music and movement games.
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Presto and Largo
Clip: 4/24/2023 | 8m 28sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Learn about the terms “presto” and “largo” with David Martinez from Education Through Music as he leads children in music and movement games.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[upbeat music] [upbeat music] - Hello, everybody.
Welcome to this music time!
I am Mr. Martinez.
I am so glad that you are here.
It's time to say hello, but this time we are gonna use our spider fingers.
May you please try your spider fingers to get together.
Yes.
Not too fast.
Here we go with the piano.
♪ Ready, ready, ready ♪ Ready, ready, ready ♪ Here we go ♪ Hello, friends ♪ Hello, friends ♪ Hello, friends ♪ It's time to say hello.
♪ Hello, friends ♪ Hello, friends ♪ Hello, friends ♪ It's time to say hello Yay!
That was great.
I want invited to guess which language we're going to learn today.
Hmm.
Maybe.
Which one?
Which one?
Which one?
Today is the day to learn Italian.
And in Italian we have a special way to say good morning.
We say buongiorno.
Buongiorno!
Are you ready?
Why not you try with me.
Buongiorno.
Do not forget your spider fingers.
Your spider fingers.
One, and two, and lean on me, go.
♪ Buongiorno ♪ Buongiorno ♪ Buongiorno ♪ It's time to say hello [upbeat piano music] ♪ Buongiorno ♪ Buongiorno ♪ Buongiorno ♪ It's time to say hello Whoo!
Welcome to this wonderful music time with my friend, the piano.
And for today's activity, we are gonna have a new song.
Are you ready to learn a new song?
Okay.
This is a really fun song.
We'll start to say, "A ram sam sam."
Try it again.
Alon, son, son.
What about if you try to do knees, clap.
Knees, clap.
A ram sam sam.
A ram sam sam.
A ram sam sam.
A ram sam sam.
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.
Okay, keep it going.
Do not stop.
Let's ask our friend, the piano, to help us.
Ready.
Go.
♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ Are you ready to sing with me?
One and two, and everybody go.
♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ But this song has a second part.
Are you ready for the second part?
Okay.
Of course you're ready.
Remember to.
Knees and clap.
Pat and clap.
Ready?
But this will be a little bit different.
Let me see who's ready to tell me what is the huge difference.
Are you ready?
♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ Ready.
Here we go.
♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ Whoo!
Okay who's ready to tell me what is a huge difference between the first part when we say, "A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam a ram sam sam," and the second part when we say, "A rafiq, a rafiq, Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam"?
Maybe you, maybe you, raise your hand if you want to participate.
Let me hear your thoughts.
And you are right.
The first part was really slow and the second part was too fast.
Oh, yes.
Have you seen any animal that is is really slow when it's moving?
Of course.
A snail.
Oh, yes.
The turtle.
Those animals are really slow.
And in music we have a special word when the music goes slowly, that word is largo.
Yes.
Everybody say it with me, largo.
That is an Italian ward.
Yes.
It's another ward in Italian.
And we go largo.
Largo, when everything goes slow.
And for fast moves, like which animal goes really fast?
Which animal goes really fast?
Yes, you're right.
The cheetah.
Yes, you too.
The tiger.
Oh, the chicken?
Okay, chicken.
I know how tough it is to catch some chicken.
The bunnies?
Oof.
Yes.
Some bunnies are really, really fast.
And in music, when something goes really fast, we say presto!
Can you say with it me?
Presto!
Presto, presto, presto, presto, presto, presto, presto, presto, presto!
Yes!
Now I would like you to play with me four different movements with our body.
Number one, knees.
Number two, clap.
Number three, chest.
Oops.
This is a little bit tricky.
Chest.
And a splash of water.
One, two, three, and four.
And knees and clap and chest and splash.
Yes.
You got it.
Here we go.
One more time.
Slowly.
Knees and clap and chest and splash.
And knees and clap and chest and sing!
♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ Then we'll change the speed.
Ready?
♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A rafiq, a rafiq ♪ Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam ♪ Whoa.
That was awesome.
That was really fast.
It's time to say... ♪ Goodbye, friends ♪ Goodbye, friends ♪ Goodbye, friends ♪ It's time to say ♪ Goodbye See you next time.
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