Ancient Egypt song about Tutankhamun
“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.