Submitted by Connie Herbon, Iowa
Idea posted March 24, 2006
Crazy Frog - "Axel F" for Boomwhackers® and Xylophones
(from Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits, Universal Records)
- Intro: no beat / ends with "What's going on?"
- A SECTION: 16-beat Axel F pattern (4 times)
- Rhythm: all quarter notes/rests (Z)
- Pitches: (Upper and lower parts can be split and played by two on barred instruments or by one player with two mallets moving in parallel motion.)
- (top) AAAA / AAAA / AAGG / A Z A Z /
- (lower) DDDD / DDDD / DDCC / D Z D Z /
- B SECTION: 16-beat "ring ding" pattern (2 X), ending in "Break down!"
- Rhythm: All quarter notes.
- Pitches: (If played on barred instruments, this works best if both top and lower part are played by one student. Click mallets on rests.)
- (top part) F# F# E E / F# F# E E / F# F# E E / F# Z Z Z /
- (lower part) D D C C / D D C C / D D C C / D Z Z Z /
- A SECTION: Axel F pattern (4 X) (same as above)
- C SECTION: No-beat part lasts about 10 seconds and crescendos into a 3rd 16-beat pattern (3X), ending with "This is a crazy...frog!" Free no-beat movement for the first 10 seconds then into a hand jive, dance, or unpitched percussion pattern created by students
- A SECTION: Axel F pattern (2X)
- B SECTION: "Ring-ding" pattern (2X)
- A SECTION: Axel F pattern (4X + 1 extra to end)