A simple catchy original song to introduce young children to the characters, theme and plot of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Get the children to make up actions to the four lines of the chorus. Get the whole class to sing the choruses. Split into groups to sing a verse each. Or even split the verse into 3x two lines so that the children has just a few words to remember. Also includes an instrumental version for your class to sing-along. Lyrics are included. Chord sheet available on request. It’s in the key of C with just four basic chords (C F G Am) required. Great for instrumental lessons.

This resource contains 20 original songs and pieces of music for a school production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Created for a production performed across Nottinghamshire schools in 2017. The script was adapted by Martha Toogood. It is included here with cues as to where the songs and music fit with the text. A link to a video is included for reference. The original productions were peformed by Year 8, 9 and 10s. Title song ‘Whipping up a Tempest’ tells the whole story of TheTempest in 12 verse and 8 minutes! Available as a separate resource in my TES shop. The resource includes a medley of some of the songs to play as the audience leave the hall. The songs are relatively simple, memorable and accessible for this age group. The title song ‘Whipping up a Tempest’ is based on Johnny Cash. The others are equally ‘pop’. Vocal versions are included as guides for rehearsals. Instrumental versions are to be sung over in the production. In our prodcutions we used a vocal version of one of Ariel’s songs. Both instrumental and vocal versions are included here for choice. MP3 versions are included in this resource for size and ease of downloading. Full requency WAV versions are available after purchase and will be sent separately through a file transfer app. I (Liam Maloy) am available for guidance. Get in touch for advice and tips on how this can work for you and your children. Feel free to check out my other ‘Shakespeare in Schools’ music and songs for Macbeth.

This is the story of Macbeth in twelve short verses and a chorus (and eight minutes)! The song is perfect for teaching the plot of the play to children. The melody and words are designed for primary school children and others can easily participate. Smaller groups can sing the verses. All can sing the chorus. MP3 vocal guide and instrumental are included. Also contains an example recorded by children, lyric sheet and notes for teachers. Feel free to check out my other ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Shakespeare for schools’ music.