“Hootin’ Rootin’ Tutankhamun” is written in the style of a Hoe Down. The introductory notes can be played on the open strings of a violin or on a glockenspiel. It’s a sample song from a set of ten songs on the theme of “Ancient Egypt”. The complete set is available from here on TES under the heading “Ancient Egypt” at a cost of £5. (But see the note below!). It includes a PDF of the song pack, plus a PowerPoint of all the songs with embedded backing tracks, mp3 audio files, lyrics and teacher’s notes. Donna has tried to make the songs fun to sing as well as being factually accurate! This download of “Hootin’ Tootin’ Tutankhamun consists of: PDF of the music and lyrics 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes No licence is required for performing any of the material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. “Hootin’ Rootin’ Tutankhamun has now been downloaded over 60,000 times! The other songs in the “Ancient Egypt” song pack are: “The Nile” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ymH98hmrtjhw8tGCb6vZ9EK9NCtzPcJZ/view?usp=sharing “Mummies” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t4xSNM2ygtXMPPyedPeD0-DMECWZLYoJ/view?usp=sharing “Mighty Pyramid” https://drive.google.com/file/d/16zeTpZRONvo461u3_ahqsOLmEaQGQtTE/view?usp=sharing “Hootin’, Rootin’ Tutankhamun” “Hieroglyphics” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A-IeuYk1QxziDkMX-pxsW4kbO2oTWCD5/view?usp=sharing “The Curse of Tutankhamun” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1voYEQ7uS2xroYpY8VsRVTPu3WbkdFTwL/view?usp=sharing “Building a Pyramid” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ENdz0c18hUsWsiJEjndivUVUDp7Kd_GN/view?usp=sharing “The Sphinx” https://drive.google.com/file/d/17zE_WBGNXIgwWv474ZVY_VepzyJoIjW8/view?usp=sharing “Toys and Games” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JWk8YjHfsfu7XmJiobjfBNRDSqmI46QC/view?usp=sharing “Gods and goddesses” https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ck8SGnyXXnAugxh2zYAXDJHt9jtUFlF/view?usp=sharing For Information: Note: For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

“Hadrian’s Wall” is a sample song from Donna’s “Celts and Romans” song pack which contains ten original songs. It has a catchy, repetitive introduction that the children can easily play. This song can be used very successfully for a class assembly when used along with some of the others in the pack. This download of “Hadrian’s Wall” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes The complete " Celts and Romans” song pack is available from our TES shop for £5. (But see note below!). It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. No licence is required for performing any of Donna’s material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. “Hadrian’s Wall” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c8zUvtc6v0-bkB_KjdMe7_e9MDI6lEHs/view?usp=sharing “Colosseum” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jQwc7R86xlm11f5YjFaVwpDa3DQwrWCm/view?usp=sharing “The Roman Army” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ObWWuCcxw6YJQtNuOUNeiwFDngFT00iX/view?usp=sharing “Roman Gods” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QlBgmenXe2YRBCVDJLN3m3IyXp3iwG8c/view?usp=sharing “Queen Boudicca” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i-EQgVYTZflzDkyKxl25sq9kwuAxvn-L/view?usp=sharing “Roman Clothes and Appearance” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wkAIqNqJOQVAo27dgx6gPvKVNx1ZNQJD/view?usp=sharing “Celtic Clothes and Appearance” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y9-0lT7cThBRdokoCiKtwg3bYM5m1UgE/view?usp=sharing “Roman Dinner” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZYhRNiV_KU9VtjFYlzAaAVVLDTuqjlFu/view?usp=sharing “Pompeii” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B3KdtHwvhsFwTxo0VTzveqFWHXxN4ivO/view?usp=sharing “Roman Calendar” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuV2j5y8xIN-yvfeDamLPRrfKqkABols/view?usp=sharing Note: For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 “Understanding Our World” includes songs on Energy and the Environment, Weather, Space, Night and Transport. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12922865 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

Angels If you are looking for a new Christmas song I hope “Angels” fits the bill! Several of Donna’s “Christmas” songs may be linked to produce a Nativity concert item. She has added a track with one of her classes singing the song to show how she uses it. The download of “Angels” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes The complete " Christmas” song pack is available from Donna’s TES shop for £5. It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. (BUT see note below!). The songs are: What’s He Doing For Goodness Sake? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jlnhTgcnNOpPzvugSGv3V7wUfoToHRbW/view?usp=sharing When It’s Christmas https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yDC_IEtxY9mqwaiRMXye5PUGIPf_kogo/view?usp=sharing Playing For Christmas Day https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qK5OyIFb4F43vAYaYTI2R1jnmLatV6SW/view?usp=sharing Investigate Christmas https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RmL_Ucxd9giDLct7mWZ0_050376X74Qk/view?usp=sharing What Did You Get For Christmas? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YSQmmwkOT8E5vJWt0-U7gn7KlDRfrarf/view?usp=sharing Please Remember https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hFF0phrJ17Qp4lpqh-RD25SXCqpZow3Y/view?usp=sharing Chapter and Verse https://drive.google.com/file/d/13TGs87yyMKxxKcYT6qbqOF3eSqoZMVtP/view?usp=sharing Bethlehem https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TUXIqbSmYZkTjjK2cocDQ4r0cwXf0fbL/view?usp=sharing Angels https://drive.google.com/file/d/10vhrFP1RBa8htHdfEZbR_aNWswnAAsc0/view?usp=sharing The Shepherds The Wise Men No licence is required for performing any of Donna’s material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. **Please note: **For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s other song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Her “People Who Help Us” bundle includes People and Places, School, Growing and Us, Praise Songs for Assembly and the People Who Help Us pack itelf. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/people-who-help-us-songs-five-song-packs-12920407 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

Understanding Our World – Energy and the Environment Donna has bundled together five of her packs of songs which contain the theme of “Understanding Our World” - 45 songs altogether! Each of the song packs contains: • mp3 files of all the songs, with both vocal and piano backing tracks • PDF of the music and lyrics • an illustrated PowerPoint of each song for use with digital projectors and whiteboards. The audio tracks, vocal and instrumental, are embedded in the PowerPoint - you just have to click on the relevant icon to select vocal or piano only. • separate Word document containing the lyrics. • teaching notes and guidelines are included in the PDF document for each pack which provide some useful advice. • The music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. Energy and the Environment Fire Oil Rigs Seed Dispersal Persley Waste Water Treatment Works The Wind Clouds (Water Cycle) Finite Fuel Recycle It! Electricity All Kinds Of Energy Sample song: “All Kinds of Energy”: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zIHmVMNuMKm_JCLoXSqCVuDVi7bUd2S5/view?usp=sharing Weather Clouds Dressed For Fun Thermometer The Sun Is Shining Stormy Nights The Wind Is Blowing Rainbow Set The Rain In Spain Tornado Hurricanes Night Sample song: “Clouds”: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kHtcqCjmndrlkK7acr0kzH9lDp6Cbhxs/view?usp=sharing Last Thing At Night Stars Cuddle Him! Have You Seen The Leaves? Be Safe, Be Seen! I’m A Badger Outside Loo Sample song: “Last Thing at Night”: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uZpUhpycNiE2E9ZkV_854SY_nkm7bFhG/view?usp=sharing Space Mars Astronauts Time Machine Ollie From Outer Space Countdown This Disappearing Spacecraft Martin The Monster Moon Snow Three Little Astronauts Sample song: “Astronauts”: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1csI70F8cAHIC-pWDHoVMnnqVC5lcyQTT/view?usp=sharing Transport Then And Now The SS Kingswells Look Around Travel On The Motorway On The Ferry Traffic Signs We’re Off! We’ve Got A Red Bus Union Street Sample song: “We’re Off”: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16eptAvIYyENgsHJ3xDj3sqvhKJG95KnG/view?usp=sharing Please note: For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s other songs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

Donna has bundled together all four of her mini-musicals: Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk. She’s included her Christmas song pack as a bonus – a “Christmas bonus”! 33 songs altogether. Each of the five song packs contains: mp3 files of all the songs, with both vocal and piano backing tracks a PDF of the music and lyrics an illustrated PowerPoint of each song for use with digital projectors and whiteboards. The audio tracks, vocal and instrumental, are embedded in the PowerPoint - you just have to click on the relevant icon to select vocal or piano only. a separate Word document containing the lyrics. There are some teaching notes and guidelines included in the PDF document for each pack which provide some useful advice. a narration for each musical The music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. Cinderella Little Cinders; 2. Quick As A Flash; 3. At The Ball; 4. The Tiny Shoe – Verse 1; 5. The Tiny Shoe – Verse 2; 6. The Wedding Day; 7. Reprise “At The Ball” – Verse 3 Sample song, “Poor Little Cinders” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKKXPM3DfE2A3ILhNXGI5q8Mqr6I4FWA/view?usp=sharing Goldilocks In A Little Cottage; 2. Wakey Wakey; 3. Goldilocks Went Wandering; 4. One, Two, Three; 5. Somebody; 6. Run Away Sample song, “Somebody” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1By4-S26MSEHp1ZG64TXXzFfMqGy0rrx8/view?usp=sharing Sleeping Beauty Aurora; 2. Aurora’s Christening; 3. Burn All The Spinning Wheels; 4. Aurora’s Waltz; 5. The Spell; 6. The Kiss Sample song, “Burn All the Spinning Wheels” https://drive.google.com/file/d/14qu7Erz0_MdT65Nj2aBS4ubx-trJKVnI/view?usp=sharing Jack and The Beanstalk Jack The Lad; 2. Climbing Up; 3. My Oh My! – Verse 1; 4. My Oh My! – Verse 2; 5. Up and Down the Beanstalk; 6. If A Giant Was Chasing You Sample song, “Jack the Lad” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Frr8FDu-59RSbuqYanOwIO9zA8rVilep/view?usp=sharing Christmas What’s He Doing for Goodness Sake?; 2. When it’s Christmas; 3. Playing for Christmas Day; 4. Investigate Christmas; 5. What Did You Get for Christmas?; 6. Please Remember; 7. Chapter and Verse; 8. Bethlehem; 9. Angels; 10. The Shepherds; 11. The Wise Men Sample song, “Angels” https://drive.google.com/file/d/10vhrFP1RBa8htHdfEZbR_aNWswnAAsc0/view?usp=sharing Donna Minto is Chairperson of SAME (Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

Donna has bundled together four of her packs of songs about the ancient world, including her pack on dinosaurs! As a bonus also included is her song pack on “Pirates”! 46 songs altogether. Each of the five song packs contains: mp3 files of all the songs, with both vocal and piano backing tracks a PDF of the music and lyrics an illustrated PowerPoint of each song for use with digital projectors and whiteboards. The audio tracks, vocal and instrumental, are embedded in the PowerPoint - you just have to click on the relevant icon to select vocal or piano only. a separate Word document containing the lyrics. There are some teaching notes and guidelines included in the PDF document for each pack which provide some useful advice. The music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. Ancient Egypt “The Nile” “Mummies” “Mighty Pyramid” “Hootin’, Rootin’ Tutankhamun” “Hieroglyphics” “The Curse of Tutankhamun” “Building a Pyramid” “The Sphinx” “Toys and Games” “Gods and goddesses” Sample song: “Hootin’, Rootin’ Tutankhamun” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Se5U2tyAuHp1T4y7I3jugAW4OTCoUZcC/view?usp=sharing Vikings Sailors, Adventurers And Warriors Our Viking House Thor The Thunderer The Longship Viking Clothes Jorvic Market Viking Women’s Household Chores Sample song: “Sailors, Adventurers and Warriors” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mrW1jvjZ5YN9Zsllrak5pWuXzkIaocb9/view?usp=sharing Celts and Romans Hadrian’s Wall Roman Clothes and Appearance Celtic Clothes and Appearance Colosseum Roman Dinner Roman Calendar Roman Gods Queen Boudicca The Roman Army 10. Pompeii Sample song: “Hadrian’s Wall” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c8zUvtc6v0-bkB_KjdMe7_e9MDI6lEHs/view?usp=sharing Dinosaurs Stegosaurus Greedy Guts! (Antrodemus) Hypsilophodon Baryonyx Walkeri Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pachycephalosaurus Triceratops Dimetrodon Plesiosaurus Pteranodon Sample song “Stegosaurus” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PPLc9EI_-5FUwOgZduAJccj1usvGaCZj/view?usp=sharing Pirates Age 3 - 11 A Pirate Is A Robber Talking Ship The Scurvy Song A Slippery Pirate Blackbeard Treasure Walking The Plank Pieces of Eight Treasure Island Sample song: “Walking the Plank” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PnW6r6ibCktYXESFy4j_Ykbd1Da60uph/view?usp=sharing

Donna has bundled together five of her packs of songs which contain the theme of “People Who Help Us” - 49 songs altogether! Each of the five song packs contains: • mp3 files of all the songs, with both vocal and piano backing tracks • a PDF of the music and lyrics • an illustrated PowerPoint of each song for use with digital projectors and whiteboards. The audio tracks, vocal and instrumental, are embedded in the PowerPoint - you just have to click on the relevant icon to select vocal or piano only. • a separate Word document containing the lyrics. • There are some teaching notes and guidelines included in the PDF document for each pack which provide some useful advice. • The music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. School Age 5-11 Our Secretary The Caretaker The Nurse The Folk At Our School Ready To Go! (School sports) My Packed Lunch Box School Time Uniform Calypso The Library Sample song: “The Folk at our School” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mlo5i_v6ODqv7Yt4YalPmVNr2P2hCl9O/view?usp=sharing People Who Help Us Age 3-7 1 Postmen 2 Policewomen 3 Newsagents Shop 4 Optician 5 The Fire Brigade 6 Our Church 7 The Library 8 The Folk At Our School Sample song: “The Fire Brigade” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xI7gJhcfaXxzjLzEogUrgcNhHG2Op51s/view?usp=sharing People and Places Age 3-11 At A Wedding Aquatic Acrobats Our Teddy Bear Picnic The Pied Piper Boston Tea Party Ice Cream Van The Lonely Queen Moving House We’ve Got A House For You Our Circus Band Sample song: “Our Circus Band” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LU1DfNBEb2QyPhFjd4z1MdzK-1eeoP1B/view?usp=sharing

“Now The Flowers Are Growing” is one of ten songs Donna has written on the theme of ‘Growing and Us’. Other titles are: “The ABC of Trees”, “How Tall Are You?”, “We Grew A Seed” and “Clean Your Teeth!” The flowers mentioned in the song are daffodils, tulips and daisies. We hope your pupils enjoy it! We’ve included .jpg images of each of the flowers to save you tracking them down. There are further images in the PowerPoint should you choose to use it. The entire song can be heard at: https://youtu.be/_WJv4agb7dg This download of “Now The Flowers Are Growing” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes No licence is required for performing any of our material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. The complete " ‘Growing and Us’” song pack is available from our TES shop for £5. It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. But note: For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s other song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

The Lord’s Prayer This version of the Lord’s Prayer was written a few years ago - Someone Else wrote the lyrics! It’s from a set of 12 songs called “Songs For Assembly”. Other songs include “We’re Growing Up”, “My Mum Loves Me” (written for Mothers’ Day), “Some People Have Nowhere To Go” (a song about homelessness) and “God Loves Us All”. This download of “The Lord’s Prayer” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes The complete "Songs For Assembly” song pack is available from Donna’s TES shop for £5. It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/songs-for-assembly-12-songs-11366032 No licence is required for performing any of Donna’s material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman. Please Note: For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs: “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Her “People Who Help Us” bundle includes People and Places, School, Growing and Us, Praise Songs for Assembly and the People Who Help Us pack itelf. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/people-who-help-us-songs-five-song-packs-12920407

This is a song of appreciation for all the people without whom our schools wouldn’t function – such as the secretary, the lunchtime supervisor, the nurse and the cleaners, among others. It’s a sample song from a set of nine songs Donna has written on the theme of “School”. Others include “The Nurse”, “My Packed Lunch Box”, “School Time” and “Uniform Calypso”. This download of “The Folk At Our School” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes No licence is required for performing any of Donna’s material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. The complete "School” song pack is available from our TES shop for £5. It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. But Note! For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s other song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Her “People Who Help Us” bundle includes People and Places, School, Growing and Us, Praise Songs for Assembly and the People Who Help Us pack itelf. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/people-who-help-us-songs-five-song-packs-12920407 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

“Our Circus Band” is one of a set of ten songs Donna has written on the theme of “People And Places”. This download of “Our Circus Band” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes No licence is required for performing any of Donna’s material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. The complete " People And Places” song pack is available from our TES shop for £5. It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. But note the following! For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s other song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Search using: “Miss Minto’s Musical Moments”. There are several dozen “Musical Moments”! Miss Minto’s Musical Moment – Number 23 – We’ll Meet Again https://youtu.be/OJKMji2688M?list=PL2n9jZypkPScwvINFnRWKCTwjPZ7yRQMD We’ll Meet Again is probably the most famous song of WW2. This version is sung by Vera Lynn who became known as the Forces Sweetheart when she travelled to sing for many soldiers to keep their spirits up during wartime. Vera Lynn was born in 1917 and has only just died in June 2020 at 103 years old. When she was 97 she became the oldest person to top the charts with a collection of her songs entitled: Vera Lynn; National Treasure

Miss Minto’s Musical Moment Number 43 – Ndlovu Choir from South Africa https://youtu.be/XpLdMeHhrYQ Ndlovu Choir - AGT final performance – Toto’s Africa https://youtu.be/0AGtd2-jv0U Ndlovu Choir - AGT performance – Circle of Life https://youtu.be/xDfuxTs6XGk Ndlovu Choir - Anthem Project – South African National Anthem The Ndlovu Choir was established in January 2009 with the aim of affording talented, underprivileged teenagers and young adults (14-24 years) the opportunity to perform locally and abroad proficiently. The choir consists of 30 choristers from the beautiful Moutse Valley in rural Limpopo, South Africa. The Ndlovu choir is part of the Ndlovu Care Group’s globally acclaimed childcare community programme. The choir aims to ensure that a child from a disadvantaged community enjoys the same level of tuition, care and opportunities as a child from a more affluent society. “We aim to create a place of comfort and care and strive to nurture values such as self-discipline, self-confidence, tolerance, respect and leadership in our choristers.” The choir is vibrant, exuberant and colourful, and delivers a toe-tapping and energetic South African musical performance irresistibly combined with mesmerising choreography. You simply cannot fake the contagious joy that the Ndlovu singers pour into their music. As their youthful smiles light up their faces, they will remind you of the very best South Africa has to offer. https://youtu.be/eLHRlUTTSMw Ndlovu Youth Choir - Our Story https://youtu.be/JjV36ub5ybI Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You Cover by Ndlovu Youth Choir with Flautist Wouter Kellerman

Stegosaurus is one of several dinosaur songs I’ve written which I hope you and your students will enjoy singing! Children seem to have a limitless appetite for learning about the huge number of dinosaurs which roamed the Earth. If you wish to obtain the

NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Miss Minto’s Musical Moment – Number 3 – 40 Fingers – Disney Medley This is a guitar quartet (group of 4) playing acoustic guitars (not electric). They play a medley (selection) of Disney songs. The songs are played in this order: Under the Sea Part of Your World You’ll be in my Heart I Can Go the Distance A Whole New World Tale as Old as Time Be Our Guest Do you know in which film each of the songs appear? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6hYcSvYQkA

NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Miss Minto’s Musical Moment – Number 2 Rogers Family playing What Makes You Beautiful The song was sung by One Direction in 2011 This is a grand piano with the lid opened so that all the strings are exposed. The piano used to belong to the string section of the orchestra but now it is considered a percussion instrument as little hammers hit the strings. It’s a string instrument in the percussion section! This set of brothers and sister (twins, triplets, two singles) play the piano using plucking, banging, strings and different ways of getting the sound. Notice the dog watching at 1 minute 27 seconds into the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic4yWW-fRPM

Miss Minto’s Musical Moment – Number 1 – Lindsey Stirling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9poWKKpbU Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist who visited Kenya and shared her music with people there. In this video you can see her playing the violin, djembe drums being played and dancing. See how many wild animals you can spot. The song is called We Found Love – it is a version of the song of the same name by Rihanna. https://youtu.be/xSF_m0oMWpY This is a song that explains the difference between a violin and a double bass. Can you hear the ascending (going up) notes between each verse? These notes are stepping up and are playing a musical scale. NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Search using: “Miss Minto’s Musical Moments”. There are several dozen “Musical Moments”!

Miss Minto’s Musical Moment Number 26 – Five Elise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klh6V9ltNHM Fur Elise by Beethoven but jazzed up by Syd R Duke and called Five Elise. The time signature is 5/4 and the style is from a famous jazz piece by Dave Brubeck called Take 5. The introduction is very similar to the beginning of Take 5. Normally, Fur Elise has three beats in each bar. Changing it to have five beats in each bar of music makes the rhythm of the music change quite dramatically and gives it a jazzy feel. Try counting the five beats for each bar. https://youtu.be/bDWfMAvxjio 5 year old Cheryl plays the traditional version of Fur Elise. Try counting the three beats for each bar. NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Search using: “Miss Minto’s Musical Moments”. There are several dozen “Musical Moments”!

NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Miss Minto’s Musical Moment – Number 4 – Papaoutai – Tap Dance This is a French group with many tap dancers, a drummer playing drum kit and two single bass tom drums. The dancers tap out complicated rhythms using their feet. The drummers play different rhythms to accompany the dancers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVIMUXV640g This is a song about lots of different types of shoes including tap shoes. https://youtu.be/IgiGvUGXz4o

Miss Minto’s Musical Moment Number 38 – Unusual instruments https://youtu.be/oCYHMVlQezA The most unusual musical instruments of the world The first video is a selection of very unusual instruments with a short excerpt for each. The videos below give the names of the instruments in the first clip and a longer version of playing for each instrument. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_T-w3D2QKY Rimba tubes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trTDTCixA_c - Lithophone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg24k7tzIc0 - kalimba/thumb piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3b1bz_9gEo - Mbira/technically the same thing as before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQemvyyJ--g – Glass Armonica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73aiV9zWDRc - Hang drum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCwp-UayHBU - Tongue drum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-keMGE4D24c - technically credited, just click the i https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TViLxRIUBDM - Not the same video, but same guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4-XH0rIWwU - just an ordinary military flask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU3huGk21as - HADOURUM water drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTKRHz7xjFM - everything from 4:35 to 6:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jozvW7tgHvg - PVC pipe sax https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtgVkPhPs4U - the same guy and the same concept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1R8Rx2db9c - Photoplayer NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Search using: “Miss Minto’s Musical Moments”. There are several dozen “Musical Moments”!

NB: During online learning I have been producing Miss Minto’s Musical Moments. These are freely available for use with pupils and are suitable for primary aged children. Some will appear on TES and some on the Facebook page for Notable Songs Ltd. Miss Minto’s Musical Moment – Number 5 – Bohemian Rhapsody – Choir This choir is a children and young people’s choir from Georgia. The song Bohemian Rhapsody is a very famous song which was originally sung by the group Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury. The song was released in 1975 (a very long time ago) and is still considered one of the best pop songs ever written. The choir make a fantastic job of performing with movement and all the time singing in English which is not their first language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9kTEQtB_yY