There are four activities in Cistin an Cheoil . Click on Cáit na Cistine's menu to play them. Remember, it's best to complete the levels in the correct order!
1. Bímis ag Fiosrú (Let's Explore)
Cait na Cistine wants you to discover the sounds in the kitchen.
Click on the objects on the shelves to hear the sounds that they make. Then, listen to Cáit describing a sound and click on the object that makes the sound that matches her description.
Cáit will try your suggestion and then she will tell you whether you were right or not.
Help is available by clicking on the 'Leid' (Hint) button in the top right hand corner of the screen.
2. Ag Cnagadh leis an Cheol (Keep to the Beat)
Meet Gearóid an Glantóir, the dish-washing robot. Your task is to copy the rhythms of the three poems he recites.
Gearóid an Glantóir uses special rhymes to help him put the plates on the rack. Listen out for the rhythm in these rhymes, then copy them by tapping on the spacebar.
If you succeed in placing the plates on the shelves to the beat of the rhythm, you earn tokens which enable you to hear the rhythms set to a song on the jukebox. The first song is a pop song, the second is punk rock and the third is jazz.
You can check on the amount of tokens you need by keeping an eye on the counter in the top left.
3. Bímis ag Jeamáil (Jam with the Band)
Use the spacebar to copy the rhythms created by Ruairí the chef.
Ruairí is the chef on the left. You control the chef on the right. You'll be asked to choose which colour you'd like your cap to be.
Try to feel the beat of the rhythm and come in at the right time. To help you, look at the row of lights below the chefs.
There are ten backing tracks - with each one representing a different musical genre. Only Rock, Jazz and World are available to you at first. Completing these levels will unlock Pop, Folk and Soul.
After completing those levels, you can progress to Hip Hop, Reggae, Soundtracks and Classical.
4. Bímis ag cruthú (Let's Create)
Create a rhythm track for different pieces of music.
You have three options:
• Cruthaigh rianta nua - create new tracks
• Rianta sábháilte - use rhythms you have previously created and saved
• Rithimí Cáit na Cistine - use rhythms that Cáit na Cistine has created for you.
Choose different speeds of music, then choose a musical genre from the list.
Click on the objects at the bottom of the screen to hear the sounds that they make. Click on the 'Taifead' (recording) button to choose a sound for your chef to use.
Click on the spacebar to make your chefs create a sound. Each chef can play up to 8, 12 or 16 beats in a bar depending on the music you have chosen.
You can then play the rhythm track that you have created. If you're not happy with it you can start again.
When you are happy with your work, add more rhythms using different chefs. You can use the rhythms of up to four chefs.
You can save up to three of your rhythm tracks.
