(upbeat music)
♪ I bounce to the beat of my own drum ♪
♪ I'm a wow in a world full of ho-hum ♪
♪ I'm a wild young lady, but you know somethin' ♪
♪ I'd rather be at home with my own drum ♪
♪ I bounce to the beat of my own drum ♪
♪ I'm a wow in a world full of ho-hum ♪
- [Martina] Oh, oh sorry.
I didn't know anyone with listening.
- [Ynairaly] (laughs) That was hilarious.
The song was kind of made for my voice,
but don't worry, I'll get you there.
♪ I'm a wild young lady, but you know somethin' ♪
♪ I'd rather be at home with my own drum ♪
- [Martina] Hi friends. I'm Martina Castro,
host of the Vivo Songbook podcast,
a show where we dive deep into the story and songs
of Vivo the movie from Sony Pictures Animation,
streaming now on Netflix.
- [Ynairaly] And I'm Ynairaly Simo,
the voice of Gabi in Vivo.
- [Martina] We welcome you to the Vivo Songbook bonusodes,
where you'll play games to learn how to speak the language
that brought Gabi and Vivo together.
- [Ynairaly] The language of music.
(recorder music is played over the upbeat background music)
- [Martina] In today's bonusode,
we'll learn how the same song can sound different
depending on who sings it.
You'll also sing along so you can figure out
what makes your voice totally unique.
And here are our guest instructors for today.
- [Randy] My name's Randy Thom
and I was the sound designer on Vivo.
- [Alex] My name is Alex Lacamoire
and I am the executive music producer of Vivo.
(school bell rings)
- [Ynairaly] Class materials, just those little strings
that sit in the back of your throat.
♪ Ah. ♪
Your vocal cords!
Get ready to sing your heart out.
(upbeat music)
- [Martina] Okay, Randy, why don't you kick this off?
(Randy does a vocal siren)
Oh, nice.
Did you all hear how his voice changed?
- [Ynairaly] What was that?
That was kind of weird, but I guess also kinda cool
how he could just change his voice like that.
- [Randy] It started at a very low pitch
and ends at a very high pitch.
- [Martina] Well, we can all do something similar
with our voices, but how low or how high we can go
is unique to each and every one of us, right, Alex?
- [Alex] Yeah, a high pitch for a male voice
might not be a high pitch for a female voice
because they're just built differently.
(piano note plays) So, this G will be high
for me to sing
but if a soprano sings that G (piano note plays)
it's not as hard a work for her.
(piano note plays) This would be harder
work for her.
There's no way I'm gonna hit that note all the way up there.
- [Martina] To understand the letters Alex just mentioned,
imagine a piano.
The G is one of the white keys of the piano.
There are only seven.
A B C D E F G seven. (piano notes play)
But there are many of those notes because they repeat.
An A or a G can be played (piano notes play)
at the lower part of the piano
or at the higher part (piano notes play)
of the piano.
You can play the same note, but at different pitches.
That's a key term for today, pitch.
- [Alex] For example, this pitch is a C,
(piano note plays)
but it could also be C down here.
♪ C ♪ (piano note plays)
Or all the way down here.
♪ C ♪ (piano note plays)
All the way up here. (piano note plays)
Like those are all different pitches, but they're all a C.
- [Ynairaly] I love it.
It's different, but it's also the same.
- [Martina] Exactly.
So now that we've got that covered, let's play
with the instrument many of us can use, our voice.
To see how it feels to sing different pitches
like Randy did.
I'll go first, starting as low as I can go,
then I'll see how high I can go.
(maraca shakes) (Martina does a vocal siren)
- [Ynairaly] (giggles) Martina, you sound like a robot.
- [Martina] Yeah, I know.
Okay, you're laughing now, but friends at home,
now you give this silly sound to try.
Try as low as you can, then go up.
(Martina does a vocal siren)
It's kinda fun.
Ready?
Go.
How did that feel? Was it hard?
Well, how low and high you were able to go
without straining too much, the part that felt good,
that is your vocal range.
It's unique to you.
And it's an incredible musical instrument in and of itself.
- [Alex] When you're talking about vocals,
you find that the higher that a note sits
in someone's range, the more excitement you get out of that.
When you hear someone sing a really high note,
you feel that tension, you feel the work of them singing it.
- [Ynairaly] Alex, you're totally right.
(upbeat music)
♪ I bounce to the beat of my own drum ♪
- I feel that tension in my own voice
when I'm singing My Own Drum.
Is that because I'm stretching my range?
- [Martina] Exactly.
So let's test out our vocal ranges again,
but this time with something, a little more musical.
Okay, here are three notes that sound kinda cool together.
We call this a chord.
(three piano notes play)
♪ La, la, la ♪
All right, friends at home, you try it.
Ready?
Go.
(three piano notes play)
You sounded good.
Now let's try it again.
Same notes, but lower pitches.
(three piano notes play) ♪ La, la, la ♪
Now it's your turn.
Ready?
Go.
(three piano notes play)
Okay, now let's try a little higher.
Same notes, higher pitches.
♪ La, la, la ♪ (piano notes play)
Oh no, no, no, that is so squeaky.
Now it's your turn.
Ready?
Go.
(three piano notes play)
Friends at home, how did it feel you?
In your body? In your throat?
See how the same three notes feel so different
to sing them at different pitches?
- [Ynairaly] I thought it was fun.
It was actually not that hard.
- [Martina] Well, I had a little bit of a tough time
with it, but, you know, thanks to the brilliant example
of My Own Drum, friends at home, you can now experiment
with your own vocal range.
(upbeat music)
Sing along with Gabi in the real version of My Own Drum
and see if your range is like hers
or go find a song that fits your range perfectly
and sing it to the stars
because this is one of the most natural ways
for us to express ourselves.
- [Randy] Humans and animals and musical instruments
and musicians, all of us are expert at manipulating pitch
to communicate with each other and to express ourselves.
- [Martina] That's it for today's bonusode.
- [Ynairaly] Thanks for playing with us.
You did amazing!
- [Martina] And a special thank you
to our guest instructors, Alex Lacamoire and Randy Thom.
(instrument screeches)
The Vivo Songbook bonusodes were written and edited
by our lead producer, Martine Chaussard
our editor, Natacha Ruck, and me, Martina Castro.
They were mixed and sound designed
by Giovana Romano Sanchez.
They include original compositions from Luis Gil
and were mastered by Martine Cruz Farga and Danielle Murcia.
A big thank you to our consultants,
Andrew Barkin and Polly Hall from the Ear Snacks podcast,
who also contributed to our games.
You can stream Vivo any time over at Netflix
or listen to the podcast about the story and songs of Vivo,
the Vivo Songbook, wherever you prefer
to listen to podcasts.
See you next time on the Vivo Songbook bonusodes.