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I am a specialist primary music teacher living and teaching in Devon. I have 20 years experience of teaching and love creating resources. As well as creating my own resources I have also created resources for companies such as ABRSM. I am also a professional and published composer of Brass band and Concert Band music. Check out my Youtube page - www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray I play trumpet professionally in a ska/reggae/dub band called The Kingstons (www.thekingstons.club).

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I am a specialist primary music teacher living and teaching in Devon. I have 20 years experience of teaching and love creating resources. As well as creating my own resources I have also created resources for companies such as ABRSM. I am also a professional and published composer of Brass band and Concert Band music. Check out my Youtube page - www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray I play trumpet professionally in a ska/reggae/dub band called The Kingstons (www.thekingstons.club).
Active Singing - Body Percussion Songs
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Active Singing - Body Percussion Songs

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This is a collection of 10 Body Percussion songs. All of these songs focus on different Body Percussion rhythms to accompany them. Every song is designed to reinforce pitch, pulse and rhythm (either consciously or unconsciously) and will help with a range of social skills (turn taking, working with a partner or group etc). The songs are all in an appropriate range for children. Most use a maximum of a 6-note range with some stretching to an octave. These songs are more demanding than the other Active singing songs because of the Body Percussion rhythms so are more suitable for KS2. These songs have also been designed to fit perfectly within the Kodaly methodology if teachers are using it (using common ta and ti-ti rhythms and incorporating familiar melody lines - so-mi / mi-so-la). Scarf songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12564116 Passing songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12600356 Miscellaneous songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12564112 Rhythm stick songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12590879 Parachute songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12563992 Shaker songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12564118 Cup songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12585890 All 80 songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12564122
Guitar play alongs - 20 pieces
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Guitar play alongs - 20 pieces

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20 Guitar play alongs, perfect for beginners and Whole Class Ensemble Tuition (WCET). Melodies are written in TAB and all pieces have open chord accompaniment. The resource comes with sheet music and play along/backing tracks.
Band pieces - The Classroom blues
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Band pieces - The Classroom blues

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Gather your instruments and play along to The Classroom blues! The classroom blues is perfect for Ukulele, Recorder and Tuned percussion. Have a go at improvising in the improvisation breaks. Choose a scale that best suits you and give it a go. You can’t go wrong :) Resource includes sheet music and play along/backing tracks.
Band pieces - Smile
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Band pieces - Smile

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Get your class playing together with Smile! Changes is written for Ukulele, Recorder, Boomwhackers and Tuned percussion. Resource includes: Sheet music (with and without written notes) Play along and backing track
Boomwhacker play along - Tiptoe
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Boomwhacker play along - Tiptoe

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Tiptoe is a play along for Boomwhackers and uses the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C. This resource includes sheet music (with Ukulele chords), backing and play along track.
Band pieces - Latin nights
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Band pieces - Latin nights

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Get your class playing together with Latin nights! Latin nights is written for Ukulele, Recorder, Boomwhackers and Tuned percussion and gives students the opportunity to improvise Resource includes: Sheet music (with and without written notes) Play along and backing track
Band pieces - Changes
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Band pieces - Changes

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Get your class playing together with Changes! Changes is written for Ukulele, Recorder, Boomwhackers and Tuned percussion. Resource includes: Sheet music (with and without written notes) Play along and backing track
Band pieces  - Easy going
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Band pieces - Easy going

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Easy going is written for Recorder, Ukulele, Boomwhackers and tuned percussion (glockenspiel, xylophone). This piece also gives players the opportunity to improvise! This resource includes sheet music (with and without note names) and play along/backing tracks.
Recorder play alongs - Low C
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Recorder play alongs - Low C

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Learn to play the note C (Low) on recorder with these 4 play alongs! Resource includes sheet music (with and without note names) and play along/backing tracks.
Music of the Far East
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Music of the Far East

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This topic explores music of the Far East including the following countries: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Polynesia, Bali and Java. Year 5 will also learn about the importance of the pentatonic scale in Chinese music. They will be given the opportunity to learn to play a traditional piece of Chinese music (Jasmine Flower) on tuned percussion and keyboards and will also be set the task of composing their own piece of music using the pentatonic scale. The class will also be given the opportunity to learn to sing a Filipino & Polynesian song as well as taking part in a classroom Gamelan activity for the last two weeks (they will use classroom tuned percussion to create Gamelan style music). As well as broadening their musical listening and experiences this topic is also great for linking with geography and history too.
Rock/Pop band pieces
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Rock/Pop band pieces

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Here are a selection of pieces for rock and pop bands. They includes parts for Guitar (riff and chords), Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard/Piano and Vocals (lyrics). Some of the keys have been changed to suit children’s voices/make them easier to play (child friendly keys) Enjoy :)
Compose a song (KS2 & KS3)
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Compose a song (KS2 & KS3)

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This is a short project I did with KS2. It contains a Powerpoint with all the relevant information about how to write your own song. You will need to link music to the relevant pictures. It has music for a class to play 'I Gotta Feeling&' by the Black Eyed Peas. There is also a very basic lesson plan with it.
Faded by Alan Walker
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Faded by Alan Walker

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This is a classroom arrangement of Faded by Alan Walker. Suitable for Boomwhackers, tuned percussion and ukuleles and guitars. Enjoy!
Classroom Gamelan
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Classroom Gamelan

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This is from my Music of the Far East topic. It's a piece of Gamelan style music that can be played using classroom percussion (Tuned and un-tuned). It's colour coded to help children play the piece with relative ease. I've attached a WAV file of the the piece. Enjoy!