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).
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).
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!
I have a created a 'Who wants to be a millionaire&' quiz based on Popular music of the 20th & 21st Century (AQA Music).
Four of the questions are based on audio files so you will need to add your own. The answers are in the &';notes' tab underneath the edit page.
Enjoy
This is a selection of well known riffs for percussion. They all use the notes in on octave of the C Major Scale, so perfect for classroom percussion.
Each riff comes with a coloured version to be used with coloured Boom Whackers and Chimes.
Faded - Alan Walker
Dance Monkey - Tones and I
Shape of you - Ed Sheeran
Seven nation army - The white stripes
Eye of the tiger - Survivor
I have written this Topic to help teach children learn to play the Ukulele. It’s a great resource if you’re doing Wider Opps/First Access. I have written a lesson plan that covers 6 weeks but this can easily be stretched out to a whole terms worth of material.
The class will learn up to 6 chords, plenty of fun songs and will also begin to learn how to read and play from Tablature (this is a great skill for those who will continue to learn rock/pop guitar).
The PowerPoint has plenty of recognisable songs, pictures to help with chord positions, a brief history and origin of the Ukulele. It has been UPDATED with plenty of songs and melodies to learn including Star Wars, Pink Panther, Harry Potter etc. You can create a book using the PDF’s.
Enjoy!
A Video Game Music topic perfect for KS2 (and KS3!)
This topic gives students the opportunity to:
Learn about the history of video game music
Learn how sounds and music were created during the 80’s (Chiptune music)
Listen to a variety of different styles of music used in video games throughout time
Create their own video game music using Beepbox (free online software)
Create their own pixel characters and scenes using Make 8-bit art (free online software)
This resource does not come with a lesson plan but notes are included on each slide (in Powerpoint) with a suggested week to week learning sequence.
This resource has been created to help teachers with whole class (wider opportunities/first access) guitar teaching.
It is based on learning guitar via Tablature (TAB) and chord boxes. It begins by teaching children how to read TAB with some simple melodies. Teacher can accompany the class on piano or guitar. The PowerPoint then continues on to teaching children 4 chords (G, C, D & Em), either the short versions (circled) or the full versions.
There is then a large amount of popular rock and pop riffs and well known melodies from AC/DC to Harry Potter and Ed Sheeran to Metallica for the children to learn to play.
I have also attached 10 pages that can be put together to create a booklet for the children to take home.
** Recently updated to include a lot more riffs!**
Enjoy!
An Orff style arrangement of the West African song and dance, Funga Alafia.
Resource includes sheet music (with and without note names) and a play along track.
This is a collection of 10 miscellaneous songs that can be song with a variety of aids including: bean bags, cups, balls, body percussion and even a wizards hat! There are passing songs, songs that change you into an animal and songs that you can perform whilst doing body percussion.
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. All songs are in C Major but can easily be transposed to D. Each song comes with easy to follow instructions.
They can be used with KS1 and KS2 and have all been tried and tested by the children I teach and have all been received well and enjoyed!
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).
Shaker songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12564118
Parachute songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12563992
Scarf songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12564116
All 40 songs for £5 - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12564122
A class arrangement of Little Brown Jug, perfect for WW2 topic!
The arrangement is written for tuned percussion, keyboard, other melodic instruments in C, guitar and bass guitar, piano and ukulele (although guitar can play the same chords as well).
It’s in C major but the melody is easy to transpose for other instruments.
This is a collection of 10 passing songs. These songs use a variety of props including stones, bean bags, shoes, teddy bear, ball.
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. All songs are in C Major but can easily be transposed to D. Each song comes with easy to follow instructions and a video to help.
The songs are ideal for children in KS1-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
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 70 songs - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12564122
An original piece for Ukulele. Perfect for the classroom or Ukulele clubs.
Uses the chords Am, F, G and C and TAB for melody.
Resource includes play along track, backing track and sheet music.
Enjoy :)
Coconut shuffle will give you the opportunity to improvise a solo as well as learn some new seventh chords (C7, A7)
Resource comes with sheet music and backing/play along tracks.
Enjoy :)
This is an Orff style arrangement of Run Rabbit Run, a popular song in England during World War 2.
The arrangement includes:
Score
Melody in black and white and in colour (suitable for Boom Whackers and coloured chimes). G# is required.
Harmony
Bass
Ukulele (Chords C, F and G)
This is an Orff style arrangement of the British National Anthem, God save the Queen.
It is a simple arrangement written in 3 parts; Melody, Harmony and Bass.
It has been arranged in 3 different keys, C, F and G.
Parts included:
Score
Melody - With and without note names, with coloured notes and Ukulele part (Only in C)
Harmony - With and without note names
Bass - With and without note names
This arrangement is perfect for percussion instruments. The melody can be played with ease on Boom Whackers and coloured chimes using the coloured Melody notes (Bb and F# will be needed when playing in F and G Major).
Strut with your Uke! Play the chords or TAB. Perfect for classroom and Ukulele ensembles.
Uses the chords Am, Dm, F and G
The resource includes sheet music and backing/play along tracks.
Play along to Peaceful paradise on your ukulele! Either strum the chords, play the melody using TAB or have a go at picking the chords.
Uses chords Am, Dm, C and F