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I Can Hel ~ PMZ Paul White & Simon Hackworthy
Here is our second offering from music leaders Paul and Simon. Here are songs with the theme of 'Helping Each Other' and this one is ‘I Can Help’ written and recorded by Billy Swan in 1974. Notable versions include one by Elvis Presley but the original won the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year 1974.
Something to put a smile on your faces in these days of lockdown to remind us we are all still thinking of one another.
We are seeing some light at the end at the end of the tunnel but we all need a little help sometimes.
Stay safe x
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This is part of PMZ's Extraordinary Times Programme: a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
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Clarinet ~ PMZ Sign of the Week
This week our sign of the week with Holly is 'clarinet' and we also have Holly playing the clarinet!
Did you know, the clarinet descended from a French instrument known as the Chalumeau (or Chalumeax for plural) which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Watch our Sign of the Week playlist to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyOoe8br2C2kn78pi_eEge00CMnrrMwC
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This is part of a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ~ PMZ Paul White & Simon Hackworthy
Two PMZ colleagues and friends, Paul White and Simon Hackworthy, who hadn't met up for 8 months, met to make music together, the day before Lockdown 2.
They decided on the theme of 'Helping Each Other'. This is the first of two songs that they recorded: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" which was written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell and was a worldwide hit for The Hollies in 1969, but has been recorded by many other artists over the years.
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This is part of PMZ's Extraordinary Times Programme: a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
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Cello ~ PMZ Sign of the Week
Our sign of the week with Holly today is 'cello' and we are delighted to be joined by Ben Roberts playing the prelude from Bach’s cello suite no 1.
Fun fact: the full name for the cello is actually 'violoncello' which means, in Italian, a 'small large viol'.
Watch our Sign of the Week playlist to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyOoe8br2C2kn78pi_eEge00CMnrrMwC
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This is part of a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
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Together We'll Be OK ~ PMZ Anna Batson
A little something light-hearted amongst all the worldly nonsense for you…
From 1978, here’s the theme song by Nigel Hess for Cannon and Ball ‘Together We’ll Be Ok’. Hess also wrote themes for Wycliffe, Dangerfield, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, Ballykissangel and Last of the Summer Wine.
Sadly we lost Bobby Ball (real name Robert Harper) due to Covid-19 last Thursday aged 76. Since his days as a TV star on ITV in the 1980’s he’d starred in several sitcoms including Not Going Out, Last of the Summer Wine and Benidorm.
He had been one half of comedy duo Cannon and Ball alongside his long-time friend and colleague Tommy Cannon. They had set out doing cabaret in the north of England until they had their own Saturday night show.
Although it’s sad to lose Bobby, this song holds sentiment that we could all use to cheer us up in these challenging times.
It’s back in the charts this week as it’s touching people’s hearts at this time. Here’s Anna’s (Creativity & Learning Director / Music Leader) singing a version of it from home.
We are thinking of you all and together we’ll be ok.
Keep in touch, keep interacting with us on Facebook / Twitter / email etc. Get involved with our online Samba project and look out for more creative offerings as we move along…!
Laugh me a laugh, grin me a grin,
And then I know that we can win,
Dance me a dance, joke me a joke,
And blow the clouds away.
You gotta play me a tune, sing me a song,
And we can help push life along,
Just you and me, come on and see,
Together we’ll be O.K.
‘Rock on Tommy’, dance to the tune that the guitar sings.
‘Rock on Tommy’, just get up and spread your wings
Follow me through, into the sun,
And we can smile at everyone,
You gotta join in with me, then we are free,
It isn’t hard to do.
Life is a song, so just sing along,
And then we know we can’t go wrong,
Just you and me, come on and see,
Together we’ll be O.K,
Together we’ll be O.K,
Together we’ll be O.K.
To see more of Anna please listen to her playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyOoe8br2C2Wv_dX26RnqrqFsN6SOi_B
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This is part of PMZ's Extraordinary Times Programme: a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PlymouthMusicZone/
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PMZ Songwriting Challenge with Josie Newton
Would you like to contribute to PMZ's songwriting challenge? Send your ideas to Josie by the end of November 2020 and she will combine them into a song.
You can email your words to info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or message them to us on Facebook www.facebook.com/PlymouthMusicZone
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This is part of a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PlymouthMusicZone
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French Horn ~ PMZ Sign of the Week
Here we have Holly signing 'French Horn' with Mike from Musical Misfits again, kindly giving a demonstration of what that sounds like.
Did you know, if you unwound a French horn there could be up to 12 feet (3.66 m.) in tubing!
Thanks Mike for helping us out again - we love having you join us!
Watch our Sign of the Week playlist to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyOoe8br2C2kn78pi_eEge00CMnrrMwC
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This is part of a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PlymouthMusicZone
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmzofficial -
As Time Goes By ~ PMZ Anna Batson
Between 67 and 68 million years ago this monster came up with the idea that someone should write a song about the passing of time…
Building on the monsters theme and the idea that Halloween is actually a celebration of those departed, this dinosaur from many years ago has kindly agreed to sing a song for us all this week.
So, the only song this could possibly be is ‘As Time Goes By’ from 1931 by Herman Hupfield. It became famous when it featured in the 1942 Warner Brothers film, Casablanca.
NO LAUGHING PLEASE – this is a very SERIOUS rendition of this classic song by Creativity and Learning Director (very serious job title you know!), Anna Batson.
Enjoy this song and remember… The world will always welcome lovers (and monsters) as time goes by….
To see more of Anna please listen to her playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyOoe8br2C2Wv_dX26RnqrqFsN6SOi_B
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This is part of PMZ's Extraordinary Times Programme: a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PlymouthMusicZone/
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Samba play along ~ PMZ Baton Beats
Here Rob from Plymouth Music Zone sets down a beat which you can jam along with. It's at 80bpm so if you fancy recording yourself playing along you can submit that to the PMZ Baton Beats Samba project, more details here:
https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/baton-beats-samba/
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This is part of PMZ's Extraordinary Times Programme: a series of on and offline resources, community creations, activities and workshops designed and produced in lockdown to engage, entertain and encourage the various communities that work with Plymouth Music Zone.
If you would like to find out more please either head to our website https://plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/ get in touch via email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk or visit us and say hello over on social media.
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PlymouthMusicZone/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmzofficial