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Boxes

from Watermelon Jazz by Ukubebe

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Build up a tower of boxes and then… knock them down!
A happy song about repurposing, recycling, and creating musical play at home.
Written for children staying at home during Sydney’s 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.


The story behind the song

Repurposing everyday items became a feature of Ukubebe early childhood music classes when face-to-face classes moved online during Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.

Teaching classes online to children at home, who were unable to access the Ukubebe percussion instruments, Jo Steel inspired her students to be creative and imaginative, making music with everyday items found around the house.

Children have always experimented with objects around them to create sound and explore musical ideas. Tapping, banging and playing, hiding and surprising are all part of being a small child. The delight of stacking up and knocking down boxes should never be underrated!

The 5-note pattern going up and down inspires the idea of building boxes in a tower, counting them ‘up and then down’.

Children love the hands-on experience of playing percussion instruments and exploring sound. Boxes captures the joy of some ‘crash-and-bang’ moments, featuring lots of percussion. The introduction played on snare drum is based on a Latin groove and is exciting and playful; added are claves, shakers, chákaras, triangle and chimes.

lyrics

Lyrics

Look at all the things we can do
With something that’s old
We make it new
Let’s play together
Me and you
We’ll take some cardboard boxes
And make something new
We’ll take some cardboard boxes
And make something new

Let’s make a tower of boxes!

Look at all the things we can do
With something that’s old
We make it new
Let’s play together
Me and you
We’ll take some cardboard boxes
And make something new
We’ll take some cardboard boxes
And make something new

credits

from Watermelon Jazz, released October 1, 2021
Music and lyrics by Joanne Steel
Arrangement: Misha Mullov-Abbado
Vocals: Cara Frank
Piano: Liam Dunachie
Violin: Bridget O’Donnell
Acoustic Guitar: Nick Goodwin
Double Bass: Misha Mullov-Abbado
Drums & Percussion: Scott Chapman

Co-produced by Jo Steel and Misha Mullov-Abbado
Edited and mixed by Misha Mullov-Abbado
Mastered by Donal Whelan at Hafod Mastering, Wales
Vocals recorded by Josh Wermut at XO Studios, Sydney
All instruments recorded & engineered by Misha Mullov-Abbado, London
Album artwork by Katherine Hall at Design & Opinion, Sydney

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Ukubebe Sydney, Australia

Jo Steel has combined her love of work as an early childhood educator and musician to
develop Ukubebe Music: a specialist early
childhood music program in Sydney. Jo's dream is that her second album Watermelon Jazz, will touch the lives of families with young children: that they will sing, dance, be uplifted and inspired in a shared love of fabulous music and the great sounds of jazz. ... more

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