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Smile Secret Sound: August

Wednesday 01 August

  • A wooden coaster being dropped on a kitchen counter
  • Opening a poster tube
  • The first two or three pop corn kernels falling into a pot
  • A record falling into its place inside a jukebox
  • Somebody working on a till
  • A truck starting up

Thursday 02 August

  • Water being blocked as it runs out of the bath
  • The sound the first battery makes when replacing torch batteries
  • A shovel scraping against gravel
  • A pellet drum
  • A cow bell
  • A fidget spinner with extra magnets

Friday 03 August

  • Cricket wickets being bowled over
  • Playing putt-putt
  • When you pull the lever and the coins drop from an old coin machine
  • Opening a tin of motor oil at the garage
  • Musical clappers
  • The lid of a tin of shoe polish when you open it

Monday 06 August

  • Pebbles that drop on the ground
  • A copper bracelet falling on a wooden surface
  • Putting a cover on a stove plate
  • The lid of a glass jar falling on a tiled floor
  • A pin falling on a metal plate
  • A hubcap falling on a tar road

Tuesday 07 August

  • Releasing the metal plate of a Snackwich machine
  • A blender ball
  • Dropping a coin into a half-empty piggy bank
  • Pick-up-sticks going back into the tin
  • Putting a dish in a microwave

Wednesday 08 August

  • Putting a flat metal lid on a pan on the stove
  • A toilet roll dispenser in a public toilet
  • A half-empty shoe polish tin falling on the floor
  • The last bean in a coffee machine
  • A car’s hubcap falling on the floor
  • A melamine plate falling on a counter top

Friday 10 August

  • Knocking over a 500ml spring-water bottle on a melamine counter top
  • Change falling out of a public phone
  • The ring inside a microwave oven that the plate rests on
  • Playing Tiddlywinks and the tiddlywink goes into the cup
  • Putting a CD onto a CD spindle
  • Making salad with a Twister
  • Picking up a pencil and dropping it on a surface
  • The starter motor of a car
  • A metal cap from a glass bottle falling on a kitchen counter and stopped by hand
  • Putting the top back onto a plastic cool-drink bottle
  • A djembe drum
  • Putting down the lid of a potjie on a granite surface

Monday 13 August

  • A teaspoon being placed in a sink
  • Shaking a metal container containing wooden pieces
  • A tape measure rolling back
  • An empty 500ml water bottle falling onto a counter top
  • A large pencil sharpener used in a woodwork classroom
  • Pulling toilet paper from the roll

Tuesday 14 August

  • Putting the plate back in a microwave oven
  • Bamboo wind chimes blowing in the wind
  • The sound it makes when you’re pulling on a Carlton roll
  • Putting a CD in the tray before you play it
  • A few cloves of garlic being chopped with a blitzer
  • When doing washing in a washing machine and it spins

Wednesday 15 August

  • A turnstile gate when walking into a shop
  • A used coffee pod falling through the machine
  • The lid of a salt or pepper grinder falling on a counter top
  • Pulling up the handbrake of a car
  • A hubcap falling on the floor at a fitment centre
  • The notification sound on a cellphone when a WhatsApp comes through

Thursday 16 August

  • The drainage tray of a pot plant standing on the floor
  • A slot machine
  • An old adding machine
  • Getting ice from the ice dispenser in the fridge
  • A metal bowl spinning and then stopped
  • A drumstick banging on the table

Friday 17 August

  • A frisbee falling on a cement floor
  • Tin cans dragging behind a car after you got married
  • The lid of a paint tin rocking on a hard surface
  • A coin inside an automatic washing machine’s drum while turning
  • Shuffling a deck of cards by using your thumbs
  • Scissors used to cut fabric

Monday 20 August

  • The kitchen garbage disposal unit
  • Walking through a turnstile gate
  • A Black Cat peanut butter lid placed on a counter
  • Bamboo sticks falling on each other
  • Bubblegum falling out of a bubblegum machine
  • A Trellidor being opened

Tuesday 21 August

  • When an object touches the spinning blades of a fan
  • A utensil falling into an empty stainless steel pot in the sink
  • The ball of a roulette wheel falling in the number slot
  • Empty tin cans attached to strings and dragged across the tar
  • A razor when shaving
  • Pulling the lever of a manual comb binding machine

Wednesday 22 August

  • A laptop booting up
  • The spin dryer of a twin-tub switching off
  • Your change falling out of the machine after paying for your parking
  • A key being turned in a lock
  • Knocking over a spade and it falls on the ground
  • Pulling the lever to flush the toilet when the cistern is empty

Thursday 23 August

  • Turning an old hand egg beater in a steel container
  • An empty spray can falling on the ground
  • Taking a ring off your finger and putting it on a counter
  • The lid of the pool weir being dropped
  • Dragging a stick over corrugated iron
  • A car driving over cans in the road

Friday 24 August

  • Taking a hubcap off a wheel and placing it on the ground harshly
  • Unlocking a door
  • The lid of a glass jar falling on a kitchen counter and stopped by hand
  • When you start a lawnmower
  • Switching on a weed eater
  • The cord of a vacuum cleaner rolling back into the machine

Monday 27 August

  • A broom falling over with the handle sliding against a wall and bouncing on the floor
  • A balance scale
  • An enamel plate falling on a wooden surface
  • Someone trying to start the engine of a lawnmower
  • A metal lid falling and spinning before it settles
  • Putting back the fuel dispensing nozzle of a petrol pump

Tuesday 28 August

  • Pulling up a car’s handbrake without holding the button
  • The sound of the little speaker at the robot for the visually impaired
  • Coins falling out of a slot machine
  • A weed eater being switched on and cutting off the excess nylon against the blade
  • Pushing down the button on a self-cleaning ashtray
  • A motorised entrance gate rolling open on its track

Wednesday 29 August

  • A CD being ejected out of a portable CD player
  • The lid of a 5L paint can
  • A toilet roll dispenser rattling when you pull on the toilet paper
  • Starting a Diesel motor car
  • Squeezing the juice from half an orange through an old juice squeezer
  • A parking boom lifting up

Thursday 30 August

  • Pouring dry pet food into a metal food bowl
  • The lid of a manhole cover
  • Tearing a perforated page
  • The compressor of a fridge coming to rest when switching off
  • The CD coming out of a portable radio/cd player

Friday 31 August

  • Blowing through a straw at the bottom of a glass making bubbles
  • Wooden chimes
  • A ruler landing on a desk
  • The sound of a walking stick dropping
  • Putting a R5 coin into a collection tin for the disabled
  • Drinking the last bit of cool-drink from a can

 

The magic of marimba and a week of world records

Marimba Jam is a vibrant, female-driven company that both performs and teaches Marimbas in Cape Town.

They are available for all sorts of events such as weddings, staff functions, birthday parties, general performances and light entertainment. Their well trained teachers are currently based in the Southern Suburbs where they teach at various schools on a weekly basis. They also offer private lessons and workshops for all ages.

Marimba Jam originally sprung from an initiative created to share the joy of playing marimbas with learners who had not had the opportunity to do so.

This initiative aimed to give learners a means of expression through rhythm and music and aimed to promote cultural and social harmony.

Now, Marimba Jam is a company that strives to continue to enrich students with the energy and enjoyment of Marimba music – and they are continually expanding on their Outreach Programs.

Currently teaching over 300 school students on a weekly basis in Cape Town as well as having a professional Marimba Jam Band, Marimba Jam has become a thriving and dynamic organization

Marimba Jam has teamed up with Imbewu Marimba Community for a never-before-seen Women’s Day event!

They will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Marimba Ensemble on Women’s Day (9 August 2018), with only female participants! This event will be hosted by Tyger Valley Mall and will include young women from all socio-economic backgrounds from around Cape Town.

The current record for the largest marimba ensemble is 108 participants and is held by Oxley State School, Brisbane Australia. They are expecting to surpass this with close to 300 female participants.

Program of the day:

10 am         Marimba Jam Performing Band

11am          Public Workshop (Free Entrance for all members of the public)

12:30pm    Improvisation Workshop (Available to all marimba students)

2pm            Rehearsal (All students to arrive by 1:20pm)

3pm            Guinness World Record Attempt

All items on the program will be free of charge, although donations will be taken towards an Outreach Program throughout the day.

They hope that this event will be a monumental moment for the Cape Town Marimba Community and they are beyond excited to celebrate Women’s Day in such a festive way.

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