I am a music specialist and the music I write is original, tested on children and for the less confident teacher. My aim is to provide you with everything you need to fulfil Topic requirements and those of the National Curriculum (without having to prepare anything.) I provide Power Points/videos and give you mp3s and lyrics. Notation is sometimes given. The instrumental parts are dead easy!
I am a music specialist and the music I write is original, tested on children and for the less confident teacher. My aim is to provide you with everything you need to fulfil Topic requirements and those of the National Curriculum (without having to prepare anything.) I provide Power Points/videos and give you mp3s and lyrics. Notation is sometimes given. The instrumental parts are dead easy!
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
This popular music is used for calming and focusing the children at any time of the day. I use it as the children enter Assembly.. The images and music are interspersed with snippets of information to keep the children focused.
The music is on a loop. I have cut the full performance .
The link to RE is 'Special Places' and to- P H S E - Music is an incredible way to soothe jagged emotions.
File must be viewed in slide mode
Recreate the sounds of the Rainforest.
Identify the musical elements (and be able to define them)
dynamics (loud and quiet);
texture (Layering of sounds)
Explore and discover sound makers in the environment (including own body and voice)
Identify how the sounds are made
The link is to the full length original version on you tube
Audio and visual in powerpoint plus worksheet.
( Video in YouTube)
It's about getting dressed to go out in the cold. The co lours are reinforced in the worksheet. This is the first time I&'ve tried to illustrate this myself so be gentle with me !!!! The claves tap a pulse when the claves picture is shown. There are pictures of the different stages of getting dressed for visual prompts
It would help me enormously if you viewed the web page before downloading my free resources This helps me gain recognition as a song writer. Thank you
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Contains 2 sound recordings of the Navaho.
Video available for downloading
Suggestions for their own chanting and a rain dance.
I have edited out on the video anything which might make younger children giggly!. If you prefer to use the you tube video, view first.
L.O To appreciate the music of other countries and cultures
A simple technique for making up a song using the names of the fruit in the book 'Handa's surprise' It looks attractive too. You could scan them into a powerpoint so all the children can sing or play each others work. This will work with fruit or animals in the topic whether or not you are doing 'Handa&'s surprise'
The prosperity of the Vikings. The raid on Lindisfarne.
Drama lesson about the monks and their vows of silence
The link is to a video describing the preparation for the journey
Lesson - Study of flamenco and activities
Containing 2 videos embedded song . Music map, information, activities hyperlink
Uses the dance to generate their own music and dance
Web-links to original sources
Worksheet for comparisons
PowerPoint works in conjunction with the videos in downloads..Using the Viking raids as a starting point, the PowerPoint looks at the chanting of monks from Benedictine to the modern Gregorians. Both videos are very soothing and can be played as a standalone resource before Assemblies or in a quiet time of the day. The work concludes with a little leaflet that is a response to the music. Mix and match! Web addresses to these source materials are included.
2 Videos , backing track for wriggly worm, and opportunities to play instruments on PPT. Separate video of slow worm for children to study the shapes it makes and music to move to
L.O. 'Appreciating the different styles of art':
1. Short illustrated biography of Rousseau;
2. His painting with guidance as to what to look out. for;
3. 2 suggestions for their own work in the style of Rousseau.
A bundle of resources about Spring including 3 videos,
an original song , a nursery rhyme and a plant growing in slow motion with original music to stimulate movement. There is also a snippet of history. These are all inserted into a PowerPoint for ease of presentation.
A simple chant in 3 parts for work on rhythm. All the parts together form a more complex rhythm
Easy to do and effective. Useful for assemblies
Knights in shining armour
clipperty clop, clipperty clop
Dragons dragons oh! Oh
Hey , hey, hey ,win a battle today
The interactive whiteboard resource is for key stage 1 and the PowerPoint for key stage 2.
Both explore what an anthem is and when it is used. There is also a copy of the music for treble clef instruments and tablature for ocarinas.
The original video is on the website indicated
The flp file is quite old and I have had one person unable to open it. If this is the case, I have a resource entitled 'Then and now . Music and history for the Jubilee' You could try that instead.
A child wants a bike for Christmas so that he can cycle and see his grandma on Christmas day. To There are loads of resources here depending whether you want a humorous song to sing or to go further with accompaniments etc
National Curriculum For years 3 and 4 Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression.
For years 1 and 2 Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes. Play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
What is included? .1. Song available in different keys. Which key would your children like to sing it in? Are they very different?Which is easier for the instruments?
1 Video of song
2 Animated Power points for teaching the song with music embedded.
3. Step by step PowerPoint to teach ocarina with music embedded ( if required)
4. Lyrics, guitar chords and backing tracks.
5. Easier parts for chime bars
Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
Play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
Animated self running PowerPoint with audio included . Easy accompaniment shown on the PowerPoint. Also included backing and vocals MP3s,diagram of chime bars used and guide for children plus lyrics. My year 1 and 2 loved this. We used it in our emergency services topic and in our Christmas concert.
Listening to the news this morning , I heard an interview with Anna Deutcher. She is a musical prodigy and a delightful child! This is just what I need to inspire years 3 and 4 today and maybe give them an antidote to "Classical music is not cool" You need to be able to view YouTube in your classroom to use this PPT in order to hear her compositions and she her being interviewed.
