A good starting point for a discussion about the value of green space and conserving trees in towns.This was a protest song written in 1999. It was against the proposed building of a car park on a green space in a busy town, .The proposal was scrapped after a long campaign. The lyrics are also displayed on a self running Power Point with embedded sound. In order to hear it, you must run the Ppt in slide mode..

A gallery of famous Victorians, Composers included ! Darwin, Nightingale, Gershwin,Grieg, Mendelssohn Queen Victoria, Edison and Wagner.

Posters showing 1. The treble clef, rests and the stave 2. The duration of notes 3 Sharps and flats 4. The stave

Poster shows the scale of C positioned upwards and then how we traditionally show it - going horizontally. The third poster shows the scale of C on a stave

Humorous illustrated posters defining key musical vocabulary .Alphabetical order

Photographs of typical classroom instruments in alphabetical order.. Some have place of origin written on them. Could be also be used as cards for composition, texture etc

Photographs of typical classroom instruments in alphabetical order. Some have place of origin written on them. Could be also be used as cards for composition, texture etc

Worksheets with self explanatory activity. Children are given the rhyming words and choose the appropriate ones to make up their song. They then add a simple accompaniment choosing an instrument from the list.. There is also a resource under 'Music for the summer' which has suitable music to play. I use windows photo gallery to print out the worksheets on A4 paper

Two of Vera Lynn's most popular songs ' We'll meet again ' and 'White Cliffs of Dover ' put together in a medley Sound will play when in Slide Mode. View in normal mode if you wish to view words only. Backing track included. Lyrics and chords on the PowerPoint.

Saint Saens changed the dynamic tempo of Offenbach's music to a very slow tempo. The children show this change in their movement.View in slide mode to hear music. Show in normal view to see without sound.

Two examples of different pitch (singing) Paul Robson and Diana Danrau from Queen of the night. There is a suggested activity for the children to compose with instruments. They could try their voices if you like. I have edited these videos so they get to the good 'bits quickly. For some reason, the children were entranced by them ! The web addresses are for the full length versions and original sources

Lyrics and music from the wonderful moment when the Vikings land in the UK! Rock type rendition. Kids love it. References made to the Raids on Lindisfarne SOUND HEARD ONLY IN SLIDE MODE.If you just want to read the lyrics have PowerPoint in normal mode

As part of the topic Conflict; we looked at the rhythm and melody at the beginning of Mars. The children then copied this music and created a small piece of of their own It was very simple; yet effective. Instructions as to "how to" given. Part two helps

Write your own Celtic rap as inspired by the BBC’s horrible histories. Worksheet and video Lyrics for the rap with sound bites to aid learning. Finding suitable tempo. Listed Learning objectives I have included the video as some schools are not allowed to access You Tube.The web-link is to the original source

The Coventry carol is the one that starts Luli lullay thou little tiny child.In the first PowerPoint, the carol is cut up into sound bites to make it easier to learn. It’s perfect for the non specialist teacher The second PowerPoint is the complete illustrated carol with sound embedded. There is also a karaoke video.with web address Please note, you will not hear the sound, unless you use the slide view mode .

PowerPoint opens with illustrations and questions connected to the baby Jesus and lullabies. There are lyrics with an inbuilt backing track. Music will not play unless the PowerPoint is running in slide mode. This is the carol with the refrain ' We will rock you '

Various audio and video files put together to help children understand the pulse of music.. Movement and discussion encouraged The sound will not play in the PowerPoint unless you view it in slide mode.

Video with sailors singing 'What shall we do with the drunken sailor?' Guitar chords and diagrams on the words A min and G Illustrations and lyrics on the PowerPoint. Children never seem to tire of this song ! Fits in with the Pirate theme The web address is for the original source In the premium section, I have mp3s for another version of Drunken sailor which has parts for the children to play along to.

The word matches the rhythm notation. Ideas. Call out caterpillar , the child has to play the rhythm and find the notation.

Audio takes you through samba rhythms layering them until you have built up five (samba groove). You need drum, tambourine, claves, shaker and agogo bells (triangle will do if you haven't any). Suitable for specialists and non-specialists.