The plot of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ in one song! A great way to teach you and your class the basics of the play. Introduces the main characters! Covers the main parts of the plot. Easy to sing for primary and secondary children at Key Stages 2 and 3. Words and music by me, Liam Maloy, with a few words and phrases from the original text. This song, and the others I have written for this play, have been used in school productions of ‘The Tempest’ in the East Midlands over the past 4 years. The words are embedded in the video. Here they are: Please let me introduce myself. My name is Prospero. So sit up in your seat and pay attention. Open your ears. The hour’s now come to tell you of my woe. There are many dirty deeds I have to mention. I’ve been on this stinking island for twelve longs years, With my lovely teenage daughter Miranda. But I was once a ‘Prince of power’. It caused me tears. In fact, I was the Duke of Milan. So come fire and wind to boil the sea. I’m whipping up a tempest to set me free. And from my royal duties I started to rebel. My personality opposed my position. I loved reading in my library. I loved books and I learned spells. And became a very powerful magician. So my brother did the parties, kissed the babies, met the crowds. All Milan seemed to love Antonio. So he called the King of Naples and together they did vow, That me and Miranda must go. So come fire and wind to boil the sea. I’m whipping up a tempest to set me free. So they stuck us on this ship. A rotten carcass of a butt. Full of rats but also clothes and books and food. Then the storm’s mysterious forces seemed to pull us to this spot, To begin these twelve long years of solitude. We met a beast called Caliban. I owned him like a slave. A thing most brutish. I taught him lots of facts. He cooked and cleaned and fetched the wood. I kept him in a cave. He was the son of a damned witch called Sycorax. I also controlled Ariel. A spirit, ghost or sprite. And he helped me do my magic on a whim. When by chance my brother and the King came sailing into sight/ Stop this song! Let the tempest begin. Ooooaaaahhhh! So come fire and wind to boil the sea. I’m whipping up a tempest to set me free. So come fire and wind to boil the sea. I’m whipping up a tempest to set me free. So come fire and wind to boil the sea. I’m whipping up a tempest to set me free. So come fire and wind to boil the sea. I’m whipping up a tempest to set me free.

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.

‘Whipping up a Tempest’ is an original song - a sea shanty - written for schools productions of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This single song tells the entire plot of the play and introduces the main characters. Children can sing the verses in small groups and the chorus as a whole class. This resource contains a vocal version as a guide, an instrumental for the production, a lyric sheet and a link to a video of children singing the song. ‘Whipping up a Tempest’ is my main song from the production. This and the other 19 songs and pieces of music are available as a single resource in my TES shop. Feel free to explore my other ‘Shakespeare in Schools’ resources for Macbeth and other plays.

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.

Song and resources to help learn about Macbeth. This song focuses on the battle scenes, mostly the final one from which it uses quotes. As well as the other music-related tasks on the lesson plan, children will write their own rhyming couplets for the ‘All Hail Macbeth!’ song. Vocal examples and instrumental version included. Lyrics and worksheets also included. Music-based games and activities as above to warm up and break the ice. This workshop allows children to explore basic aspects of song writing whilst applying them to group compositions. Sessions can be focused around specific themes and scenes as required by the school in preparation for the performance. Children will explore the sounds of the words and the basics of how they are put together in songs. Children require no formal musical skills to participate in this workshop. Some enthusiasm for words, poems, music and songs is preferable. Children will create an underscore and sound effects for a scene using percussion instruments. Using pre-recorded backing tracks, children will contribute to the composition of words and melodies of a song based on one of the themes and scenes of Macbeth in small groups and as a whole class. The children will explore the need for lyric-writing devices such as rhyme, meter, alliteration and assonance whilst building a basic understanding of song structure, melody and harmony, the rhythm and sound of the words, and the use of metaphor. As individual vocalists, small or whole groups, children will record their song using the microphone.

Fun, simple original fun song to help children learn a little about ‘Macbeth’. Perfect for Halloween! Make up some actions! Stir the cauldron! Be a witch - weird and strange! Contains some of Shakespeare’s original words. This pack contains: -mp3 of the vocal version -mp3 of an instrumental sing-along version -the lyric sheet -the chords -a lesson plan -a link to the video Check out my other Macbeth and ‘Shakespeare in Schools’ resources.

A lively and fun recording to encourage youngsters to read for pleasure.

A song for young children to learn about rhyme and to sing along with this simple and upbeat rocking and rolling song. ‘Let’s play a game to find words that sound the same. The first letter might change but the sound it stays the same’.