#12: World Book Day, Museum Bank Mandiri

Merak Jantan

Ilustrasi:  Andie Anakota

Ilustrasi:  Ruslan Leo

Penulis: Ratih Soe

Ternyata masih banyak anak-anak yang belum tahu bahwa merak yang ekornya terkembang indah seperti kipas adalah yang jenisnya jantan, bukan betina.  Hal lain yang menarik dari merak adalah penampilannya yang tampak sangat percaya diri, hingga dalam buku “Pavo, Pada Festival Tahunan” karya Erna Fitrini, digambarkan bahwa Pavo si merak jantan  cenderung angkuh.

Lagu ini ditulis dengan harapan agar anak tumbuh menjadi manusia yang percaya diri, berani dan tidak gentar menghadapi berbagai tantangan dan kesulitan dalam hidupnya.  Karena bukankah hidup ini hanya mampir minum?

Orang Utan

Ilustrasi:  Ruslan Leo

Penulis: Ratih Soe

Banyak hal menarik yang saya temukan dalam spesies orang utan. Pertama, mereka hewan langka yang jumlahnya tinggal sedikit sekali.  Kedua, habitat mereka hanya ada di beberapa tempat di Sumatera dan Kalimantan. Ketiga, banyak hal yang membuat orang utan unik: warna bulunya, kakinya dan wajahnya yang lucu.

 Sebagai bangsa Indonesia, sudah seharusnya kita bangga dengan anugerah yang satu ini.  Selain unik dari segi fisik,  keunikan lain hewan ini adalah mereka membantu menjaga kelestarian hutan dengan melakukan penanaman kembali. Bagaimana caranya? Mari dengarkan lagunya :)

How to Write a Blues Song

Diambil dari:  http://www.ehow.com/how_2050885_write-blues-song.html

 

       The blues is an American musical genre borne out of hard times and the essence of writing your own blues song lies within relating your feelings in song. The structure of blues music songwriting is basic but only works if you can convey those feelings to a listener.

Steps:

Lumba-Lumba/Dolphins

Lagu dwi bahasa ini saya tulis agar anak-anak dapat mengenal lumba-lumba secara lebih dekat.  Lumba-lumba adalah mamalia laut yang sangat cerdas.  Sistem tubuhnya yang diciptakan sangat kompleks, seringkali menginspirasi manusia.  Misalnya saja, baju renang dirancang dari bahan yang meminimalisir gesekan dengan air, seperti kulit lumba-lumba.  Sistem komunikasi sonar yang digunakan lumba-lumba juga menginspirasi manusia untuk menciptakan radar kapal selam.

 Harapan saya melalui lagu ini anak tumbuh menjadi manusia yang punya minat besar terhadap keragaman satwa khususnya biota laut di negeri kita.  Lagu ini juga bisa dinyanyikan untuk menyemangati ketika anak-anak mulai belajar berenang dan merasa takut di air.

Atas Nama Akustik Ruangan

Pengalaman menggarap materi audio "I Love Reading" membuat kami tahu bahwa hasil rekaman dengan suara bening tidak selalu harus dilakukan di studio yang sewanya dibayar per jam. Wahai teman-teman yang baik, ketahuilah bahwa alat perekam bernama digital voice recorder itu bisa didapatkan di toko-toko komputer dan kisaran ukurannya mulai dari sedikit- lebih-besar-dari-USB hingga tidak-lebih-besar-dari-ponsel.

Putting Chords to an Existing Melody

Diambil dari:   http://www.how-to-write-music.com/PutChordsToAMelody.htm

What you should get from this section:

After completing this section, you should be able to take an existing melody and put chords, and a bass line to it to create a strong structure.

There are several things you can do to help you put a chord progression to an existing melody that will make your life a lot easier. Here are a few of them:

Creating A Winning Song Structure

Taken from:  http://www.how-to-write-music.com/SongStructure.htm

What you should get from this section:

After this section you should have a basic understanding of the key elements of a song structure, and how to create a song structure using the basic elements.

Creating a song structure can be as easy or as complicated as you like. For the purposes of this course, the idea is to get you to learn basic composition skills, so we’ll keep it pretty straightforward.

The good news is, that MOST songs in popular genres normally only utilise between 3 and 6 different sections or parts. This makes your job a lot easier as you won’t have to try and create 10 different sections for each song you write, and it can be a relatively quick process. I think the quickest I ever wrote a song was in about 4 minutes (not the lyrics).

So let’s look at the different elements of a song structure, and then we’ll take a look at three well know songs, break them down, and examine them as well.

Basic Song Structure - Using the Elements of Songwriting to Your Advantage

By Samantha Gonzalez Samantha Gonzalez Level: Platinum I'm a mom and I love to write music as a hobby. I've read many books on the topic, and have a bunch of methods ...

Songwriting has been around for ages but has evolved over the years to become a powerful and emotional experience for listeners worldwide. As listeners' expectations have evolved, so has the craft of songwriting. The basic song structure has changed to accommodate and enhance memorability and emotional impact of contemporary songs.

The most oldest and most basic song structure is called the Folk Form. The Folk Form is constructed as follows:
Verse/verse/verse/verse/etc...
The Folk Form was basically a method of storytelling. All of the verses would contribute to the story, but they would all have a line in common. This line is called a refrain. The refrain is typically at the beginning or end of each verse, and helps to tie the story together and create a sense of listener expectation.
This form of song structure is not effective in today's music market because of the lack of variation. Today's audience requires a lot more contrast, and that is why the Folk Form changed to the Basic Form.
The Basic Form is constructed as follows:
verse/verse/bridge/verse
It too has a refrain at either the beginning or the end of each verse, but it has a bridge after a couple of verses. A bridge provides melodic and lyrical variation so that the listener doesn't get too bored of the song. It also helps to convey the emotions and ideas of today's song topics.
The main structure of today's hits is called the Chorus Form. The chorus form is constructed as follows:
Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Bridge/Chorus.
The chorus was added because songwriters learned through the refrain that the listener liked the repetition, and they also liked the melodic variation of the bridge. They incorporated both into a chorus, which sums up the main idea of the song while providing a change in the melody. The chorus is a powerful aspect of today's songs because of the repetition and memorability it provides.
Basic Song Structure was crafted over the years to enhance the listening experience of today's hits. If you want to create your own work, its not necessary to follow the structures. If you want to craft a great song that will hook a large audience, it is basically mandatory to stick with a contemporary song structure.

To learn ways to make your hits stand out, take a free songwriting course at http://www.hit-songwriting.info. To learn more on the elements of songwriting visit my songwriting series at http://www.squidoo.com/hit-song-structure. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Samantha_Gonzalez

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Dua Lagu Anak dari Italia

     Saya selalu senang mendengarkan lagu rakyat Rusia dan lagu anak Italia.  Sebuah festival lagu anak tahunan di Italia bertajuk Zecchino d'Oro membuat saya jatuh cinta dan terbosesi:  suatu hari nanti Indonesia harus punya acara seperti ini di TV.  Acara tidak mengeksploitasi anak demi uang, tidak mengajari anak untuk sesenggukan saat kalah dalam kompetisi, tapi sungguh-sungguh menyajikan hiburan edukatif untuk anak.
     Ada dua lagu yang terus terngiang di telinga  saya.  Yang pertama makna liriknya saya tak paham sama sekali, silakan tebak.  Yang kedua lagu tentang ular naga yang sakit pilek.  Ingin tahu seperti apa lagunya?  Silakan disimak.


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