Can be previewed on https://youtu.be/5YNC8CrAqyA National curriculum requirements  play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression  listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory  use and understand staff and other musical notations I needed another song to teach letter notes in music as "Doh ray mi" from the Sound of music has been done to death. So I wrote this little piece to aid the teaching of these letter notes. The non specialist could also have a go if they have chime bars or glockenspiels . Keyboard teachers might also find it useful Included in the folder 1. video with music , lyrics and some notation . However it is not necessary to be able to read music. 2. Teaching notes 3. mp3 voice and backing mp3 Backing and lead line mp3 Backing no lead line

This little song is about children planting a sunflower seed. A preview of the song and the rest of the musical can be seen at . It’s the story of pupils at a school planting sunflowers and what happens to them. The whole musical (including Power Points, backing tracks, scripts etc) can be taught from Spring through to Autumn. There is no extra work for the teacher to do . Everything is provided To buy complete Musical https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/-the-sunflowers-mini-musical-age-5-to-8-spring-to-harvest-11143545

One of the world's greatest songwriters died on November 11th 2016 This cover version of Suzanne is in the key of C and can be played easily by guitars. Included in the resources are 1. A video of song and lyrics. Preview at https://youtu.be/Okj63672n30 2. Lyrics and chords 3. Mp3 vocals 4. Mp3 backing track

I wrote this song to help children learn to cross the road safely using the Green Cross code. The chorus is quite catchy. The song can be listened to at https://youtu.be/TjAD1I47QXU. The illustrations there are totally different though because some of the animations do not have permission to be downloaded on the TES site.. In the resources you have 1. A PowerPoint presentation of the song should you prefer this to video. 2. A melody line 3. A vocals mp3 4. A backing mp3 5. A video of the song with very clear lyrics. 6. Lyrics

Here is a gentle , evocative song perfect to accompany a children’s Assembly. Here you will find A video of the song A PPt of the song and teaching for the easy accompaniment An mp3 vocals An mp3 backing Lyrics on Word

This musical has every single resource you might need apart from children and instruments! It tells the story of a discontented King who banned Christmas, sacked his servants and set sail for foreign countries. The more he saw, the more discontented he became. He was shipwrecked and gradually became aware that he wanted to go home . He escaped and returned with a Christmas tree and love in his heart. Included in the pack 1. All the lyrics and inbuilt sound on PowerPoint 2. A performance PowerPoint presentation with sound effects, scenery and backing tracks incorporated 3. A script, lyrics and index 4. All vocals and backing tracks on mp 3 should you prefer to use them away from PowerPoint 5. Differentiated music and mp3s for 2 instrumentals.(Can be missed out) 6. Mp 3s for 3 dances 7 chords and lyrics To view a song from the musical please go to https://youtu.be/MSUE2AqO4Qo

With this traditional song resource you can choose what to teach and what you feel comfortable with so it suits both non specialist and those a bit more adventurous . In some cases you can give the melody line to a child who is taking music lessons to extend them . If you would like to add accompaniments, the children can hear where they come in the video/recordings and copy them. The history of the song and brass bands are introduced. A YouTube link is provided but if you are not allowed to use you-tube, I have put an audio clip there.. I've also added some little creative ideas in the teaching aide. Children using these resources will be able to 1. Look at the notation/letter names and play simple notes on the chime bars/xylophone to accompany the song “The Happy wanderer” Extension - More able children can play melody line 2. Trace the tunes popularity from a small German choirs rendition , a hit in the 50s, to becoming popular in the Scout’s jamborees’ 3. Recognize brass band music and note that it is played all over the world. The band Playing here is from Hong Kong and the UK. 4. Learn to sing the song and copy short audio snippets. 5. Use their "ear" and try simple improvisation.

This old English folk tune dating back to the 18th century can be sung with a vocal / backing track / video for non-specialist and a very simple accompaniment on chime bars and a harmony for those more confident. The PowerPoint has introduction to folk music and the song itself Included in the resource pack are 1. 2 backing tracks. One with chime bars on. One without 2. Tracks with vocals and harmony. Vocals without harmony 3. Notation for chime bars 4. Lyrics 5. Video without harmony 6. A PowerPoint with teaching notes and an introduction to the song

Resources contain 1. PowerPoint presentation of the song “Three cool blind mice” inspired by the mice from Shrek. Parts for simple percussion (Tappers, clapping, drum) 2. Video of the above if you prefer 3. PPT of the original three blind mice. (Links to YouTube for music to listen /move to. Ideas for follow up and origins of the nursery rhyme. 4. Mp3s of Three Cool Blind mice (backing and voice) 5. Bordered display sheet to showcase children’s own art.

I used this as part of our topic on castles. It leads onto questions and research such as Who lived in castles? The children sang it as part of a game. It’s quite challenging to chant with the backing track. Get children to count how many beats there are in between each verse. Nat Curric History They should know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework and identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods. Resources Video and/ or PowerPoint presentation of the chant Backing track and vocal track Lyrics and how to perform the chant in a circle with actions

A fun song with a rocky beat which describes what happens when capital letters go on strike. Names and places disappear, sentences become unintelligible. 1 video of the song or a PPT should you wish to add to it. 2. Backing track and vocal mp3s 3. lyrics and chords 1 - beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark 2. - using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’

A silly song to introduce the digraph “ch”. Charlie only eats food that begins with “ch”. The words chips, chops and cheese are used. Then when children have learned the song, they can substitute those words for other “ch” words. E.g Chicken, chives, chard, cherries, chili, chocolate, chick peas. “Charlie the dinosaur had a chicken for lunch.” They could go really silly and find non-food words for Charlie to eat .E.g “Charlie the dinosaur had a child for lunch” etc. Resource includes 1. A PPT of the song should you wish to add to it. 2. A video of the song 3. An mp3 of the song 4. A worksheet to colour Charlie and" feed him" with ch digraphs. (Publisher) 5. The lyrics

Listening to the news this morning , I heard an interview with Anna Deutcher. She is a musical prodigy and a delightful child! This is just what I need to inspire years 3 and 4 today and maybe give them an antidote to "Classical music is not cool" You need to be able to view YouTube in your classroom to use this PPT in order to hear her compositions and she her being interviewed.

A reggae style song using the Olympic values as a theme. Resources contain 1. A video of the song 2. A PPT of the lyrics and illustrations only, teaching notes at the end 3. Mp3 of song with vocals. Mp3 of backing 4. Lyrics

A silly action song (Dr Zeus style) using simple words.... bug, jug, mug, fly, sky, (eye), snail, pail, jail. There are opportunities to move and play a drum and a penny whistle/whistle. (The latter can be omitted and a sound uttered instead). This is useful for a minibeast topic. The resource contains 1. A video of the song 2. A PowerPoint of the song should you wish to add to it. 3. Follow up ideas 4. An mp3 of the song and a backing track

The song used the words, shark, shore, and shell. It is to reinforce the digraph you have taught in the day or to introduce it. Musically, the song has short musical interludes. The child is encouraged to move the arms downwards as the music and illustrations move downwards too. (Beginnings of pitch) The worksheet uses the illustrations from the song to colour and add the words shark, shell, or just the digraph. In the resource, you will find 1 A PPT in case you wish to add your own ideas 2 A video of the song 3 A worksheet (Publisher and a photo of this in case you don’t have publisher) 4 An mp3 of the song 5 The lyrics

The trigraph “ear” is promoted in this song. The children have to listen out for the maracas and then play along. It’s about a man whose beard is so long that the birds decide to nest there. Included in the resource is 1. A video of the song 2. A PPT of the song should you wish to add to it. 3. 2 mp3s a vocal and backing track 4. Separate lyrics and guitar chords.

The idea is - you tell the children you have been given a recording by your friend. He was sitting on the cliff one night, when he heard a strange sound. He recorded it on his phone but can’t understand what the voice is saying. You give out large pieces of paper to groups of 4. Ask them to listen and try and decipher the recording. They will surprise you with their ingenuity! Then next lesson, you play a version of the recording that you have cleaned up on the computer. Is it clearer? What course of action can you take now? Enclosed are the lesson plans for Art, ICT, drama, music and song writing plus the 2 soundscapes. (The sea, an ethereal sound and a disguised voice) This would make a very interesting children’s Assembly piece.

A creative way of introducing the trigraph “air” Children love this song and get quite self-righteous because someone has taken their chair! There is a very simple part for the claves (or any untuned instruments) and for differentiation a simple part for chime bars with the notes written underneath the music. Musically you can extend this as far as you feel comfortable or just sing and clap in the instrumental Resources include PPT (should you wish to edit) Music sheet Video 2 mp3s vocals and backing

This is a story on video or PowerPoint and video about a spider who wanted his own song. He listened to all the other mini beasts singing and desperately wanted his own song . The idea is to "hook" the children into making their own songs. There is a teacher's guide showing what learning objectives might be encountered. After the story, there is a follow up song using all the creature's individual songs from the story. e.g. high/low/fast/slow/voice expression etc. The story can also be used in Assembly/PHSE as an in road to "finding your voice" it would be a good starter for writing too. Included in the resource is a video PPT mp3 teachers notes