A power point show designed to run at the same time a rock group is playing The show is self running and uses special effects. I've used it at our concerts and it is the icing on the cake.

An entertaining example of harmony as performed by the VocaPeople. Link to their website and original source

Dramatic music. The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for empowerment web link to performance and source

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

The lyrics in this piece can be interpreted in a spiritual way, in keeping with North American Indian philosophy i.e The land on which we live is loaned to us.The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for concentrating and calming. web link to video and original source Composers Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong

Leeham’s song is about his holiday to Bulgaria to see his family. 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) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Ellie and Chloe wrote this song about the things they do when they spend time with each other. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about friendship. . Children love the work of their peers .Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them.Choose favorite sentence. Count syllables and use that as template for future lines.

largo , a soothing piece of music.The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for concentrating and calming. web link to original source- video

Liam , year 6 wrote about his BMX. This illustrates how the programme Audacity was used to lower his voice to a pitch which suited the song he had written. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about hobbies. . Children love the work of their peers .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.

Two simple pieces for keyboards whereby one instrument echoes the other. It could be played with other tuned instruments, There are revision activities on the sheet.

A very simple exercise that I wrote to let children experiment with the rhythm section of their keyboards. In the key of D

Sort instruments into those that you can pluck, shake or bang

In key of FFHere we go up to CBethlehem, Bethlehem, BethlehemFHere we go up to Bethlehem C FOn a cold and frosty morning

Alex from year6 recorded a ball bouncing and inserted this sound bite to create a piece of music about his favorite sport, basket ball. He imported the sample into dance e jay. The music was then imported into a video of a basket ball player he respected. The result is in the download. This is a good example of how dance e jay can work with imported sound files

Leandra’s song captures the time just before you go to sleep. It is useful as stimuli for personal writing, poetry or, song writing; Children love the work of their peers Method -Brainstormed ideas, Chose 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 Run in slide mode to hear music

certificate to show appreciation for keyboard players hard work over the year. There are smaller sized certificates for a term's work

A selection of guitar chords for the music room

Karen used song writing to express how she felt about leaving her home town. Can be used as a stimulus for poetry about feelings Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them.

Music of Ennio Morricone. More effective iif you insert the videos into the power-point.

A slightly more suitable version of "Last Christmas" I had to use my voice as its hard for children to copy George Michael's so just use it as a guide please! The other PowerPoint is the backing track.