Mayatan School's 4th Grade directed by Meesters Michael and Allan after weeks of planning, writing, tryouts, instruction, and tireless rehersal proudly presents:
The Mother's Day Stomp Clap.
The group was comprised of about 18 "stomp clappers"/chanters, 4 bottles, 2 "1-3" sticks, and 1 "2-4" bamboo. The numbers in quotations refer to the number in the count (1-2-3-4) on which they strike their instrument. This was definitely the first time most of these students have had to really focus on rhythm and counting, so I feel very justified in having scrapped handwriting (extremely boring) for this EDUCATIONAL event (fun).
We planned to have more instrumentalists in each section, but the day of the event, some of the students who had been practicing those instruments told us very nonchalantly that they we're not coming to the show. Michael and I tried our best to make them feel bad for such irresponsibility and actually got some of them to show up. Also, the bottle players were beating pieces of broom sticks against empty 5 gallon water jugs on the count "4-and". We put them behind the group of chanters with me (because they were so loud/needed special direction), so sadly, we are not visible in the video.
I thought it turned out quite nice. The best part though might be Luis Gustavo. He's the short boy, front and center who can't keep a beat (let alone singing while doing it) to save his life. But he does add a cuteness factor.
Later, as the celebrations were winding down, Michael and I accompanied Hernan (the secondary students' music teacher and M.C. for the event) in a very emotional song about a girl telling her mother she doesn't want to go to school because she was raped, and the school children would make fun of her. Her mother then tells her the same thing happened to her when she was a child (I think).
(sorry for the long intro in the video- just skip ahead to where we start playing)
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