Ben and Shane are year 2 children who wrote a song about the changing seasons. They then used dance e jay to provide a rhythm for their performance. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about the seasons..Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.

Pupils may process these sounds or used them as stand alone sound effects in their presentations

A powerpoint with inbuilt videos and guidance to create a composition about machines A silent video is used at the end and children play along side it once they have decided which instruments are appropriate. Children are encouraged to look at the movement of the machines and from that observation, gain clues as to the type of sound, pitch or rhythm could be used. I am using this as part of a topic about the Industrial Revolution\nA stand alone video ' Silent machines ...... ' is available for download if you want to add your class composition to it.

A video and suggested follow up ideas , including composing, following the work and life of Sir John Tavener. He died in 2013 and his music is well worth a listen to . In order to comply to the size of download that the TES will accept I have put together video with a lower resolution so the quality is not brilliant but acceptable.

Song featured in "Shrek"Lyrics on a power point and backing trackweb link to Shrek and Hallelujah. original sourceComposer Leonard Cohen

Louis Armstrong's hit.Lyrics on a power point and backing track link to original source.

.Suitable for non specialist. Easy to follow.\nOne way is to collectively designate the instruments to each of the the 4 Wind in the willows characters.Then, choose a leader for , say, the woodblock, ask them to play something to represent their chosen character, and then let the others copy it.. Repeat 3 times . Add other characters.

Most primary classrooms have a few maracas in the store room.Be amazed at the different sounds a maraca can make! This resource contains a song, and 2 videos. One video shows how a maraca can be played. The second shows a maestro playing the maracas. Children are encouraged to explore the sounds a maraca can make. They are asked to make a simple presentation with their maraca and join in with a Spanish song. This lesson can be adapted for a current topic. The videos are included in the PPT. The YouTube links are for acknowledgement.

I've taken screenshots of each stage of using Madpad . We start with making a pattern with the existing sound bank and then go on to create our own sounds. You cant use Reflector with Mad pad hence the screen shots I haven't gone into detail with ABA structure . You may need to do some work on patterns before you start here or you could miss that and concentrate on creating rhythms

This is the carol that begins "D G DCome, they told me pah-rum-pum-pum-pum!.It is in the key of D

Song sheet Away in the manger in the key of F

This is the carol that begins- C Girls and boys, leave your toys Make no noise G Kneel at his crib and worship him. in the key of F

Writing on a board devise rhythms using long lines and short lines. Children play each others masterpieces.

Emile writes a song about his love of football and the enthusiasm shows.Useful as a stimulus for poetry; writing or song writing; Children love the work of their peers. To encourage children to talk about their life outside school.Method -Brainstorm ideas; Choose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them.Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables).Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar program.Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Vanessa and Ewelina describe in song their journey to live in a new country. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers.Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them.Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables)Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Work on syllables must precede the lessonDisplay the words. Read them . Which words rhyme? Emphasize that these words must come at the end of the sentence or phrase. Give an example. Children take turns to make up something with few syllables. They take turns with each new word. By the end of a lesson, you have a simple rap.

First establish the pulse and chant the words twice. Then substitute the second repeat with a musical instrument. Older children can use pitch.

This features on an advert now. Lyrics on a PowerPoint and backing track.

A song written and recorded by year 5 and 6 pupils at Hadleigh Junior school, lyrics and mp3 included cords

The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. web link to the video and watch orchestra play the toys