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!
This song, along with the opportunity to move in the instrumental parts, is a good starter for topics on machines and brings a light hearted feel to the lesson. It’s effective in a class assembly and easy to sing.
Included in the pack -
1. A video of the song or
2. A PowerPoint (if you prefer to amend it)
3. Separate lyrics.
4. 2 mp3s with voice and backing
Here is a gentle , evocative song perfect to accompany a children’s Assembly. Here you will find
A video of the song
A PPt of the song and teaching for the easy accompaniment
An mp3 vocals
An mp3 backing
Lyrics on Word
This little song is a good introduction to Autumn work or conker collecting, or conker colours. There is an opportunity to play the tambourine in it.
Included is
1. A PPT with sound and pictures with lyrics
2. Backing track and vocals
3 Lyrics in a PDF file
4. A video
The children choose which superhero they want to be as they create a parade. There are parts for the drum, the maracas (shakers) and the tambourine. The children love playing the instruments and I’ve used the ones which most schools have in their cupboards!
In the resource you will find
1. A PPT of the song
2. A video of the song
3.A vocal track
4. A backing track without the percussion on
5. A backing track with the percussion on
6. The lyrics
The setting is in a flying saucer. An alien looks down on the multi-tasking feats of a young mother and ponders. It’s also a starter for an art piece “What would the alien look like”?
Musicians have an opportunity to play the riff which is for more advanced pupils but there is percussion for those less confident .
In the pack
1. Animated PowerPoint of the song
2. Lyrics
3. 2 mp3s vocal and backing
4. Print out of riff
5. Video of the song
Children find it easy to sing this old nursery rhyme. It's useful in a mini beast topic. They can also join in with simple percussion using a tambourine and a shaker (maraca). We acted the part of the farmer shooing away the ladybirds before he set fire to the rubble. Then we put baby Ann in a safe place (Under the frying pan)
In this resource you will find
• A PowerPoint with the song and teaching notes.
• The lyrics
• A vocal track and a backing track
• A video of the song
This song is a humorous, potted version of all the kings in the Plantagenet era. After each song and chorus is an interlude for the instruments to play. It’s differentiated. If it’s too difficult, ask the children to invent a drum and tambourine rhythm to play over it.
Included in the resource, you will find
A PPT of the song
A video of the song
3 Mp3s Vocal, backing, backing with the interlude played.
Sheet music for children
Lyrics
Boys in particular are attracted to this song which is a good example an English traditional folk song.
There is a simple accompaniment for children to play if you have "readers" but this is not necessary
Included in the resources , you will find
1. A PPT of the song
2. A video of the song
3. The lyrics and guitar chords
4. Backing and vocal tracks
5. Notation for the ocarina
6. Notation for melody
1.A popular carol in either PowerPoint or video
2. The music in A4 ready to print or in Sibelius if you have it
3 .MP3s - Three backing tracks to ease your children in to playing without a lead line and a vocal track( in C)
4. Parts for chime bars and guitar chords/lyrics
The song is about the changes a child faces from birth to the first day at school. We used it to introduce the topic "Myself" and then the children brought in photos of themselves as babies
Butterfly can't find out who has sent her a Valentine. Follow her thought processes as she tries to guess who it is. Song for non specialist teachers.
There is an opportunity to play a simple accompaniment thus fulfilling your obligations to the National Curriculum.
Included in the pack you will find
1. A PowerPoint of the song with questions at the end
2. 2 simple accompaniments (Differentiated)
3. Lyrics and chords
4. 3mp3s. One vocal. One backing with chime bars. One without chime bars
5. Video of the song.
Polly has a different valentine for each day of the week but they don't come up to par!.
A catchy song which includes either simple accompaniments or chime bar parts.
1. Animated power point of the song
2. Music if required for percussion
3. Lyrics and chords
4.3 mp3 tracks vocals, backing, backing without percussion
I wrote this song to fit in with our topic -Houses and homes. An estate agent takes his client to see houses all over the world. It can be used as an introduction to your topic. It has a very simple blues type riff made of a few notes which provide a very effective showcase for music in your concerts or Assemblies
Resources include
A PPT of the song
A video of the song
Vocals and backing tracks
The lyrics
A song about the seasons . Each verse a different season. The video has words and prompts for percussion instruments. If you haven't got a bird warbler, children love a small keyboard (some have pre-programmed chirps) or, you could use a cuckoo sound (G and a lower E.) It’s a useful song for all seasons of the year.
Preview song (with different illustrations ) https://youtu.be/ZcXI1JCpDxs
In the resource pack you will find -
1.A worksheet. Children draw a representative image from the song for each season
2.A video of the song
3. separate lyrics
4.A PPT of the song with follow up idea at the end and a link to listening music.
5 A backing track and a vocal track
Resources include
1. A PowerPoint of the song with teaching notes at the end
2. A video of the song.
3. Music and harmony for tuned instruments
4. Lyrics and notes for the tune (non music readers)
5. Backing and vocal tracks
6. Ideas for music lessons to accompany song from 4 to 11
A child experiences the delight of sparklers for the first time. The PPT is self running and has sound included.
The triangle is suggested as an accompaniment but you could ask the children which instruments they would like to use instead
Press the start button on a keyboard to provide a rhythm for chanting the poem . Try changing the tempo button
Resources include
1. An illustrated poem
2. Lyrics and MP3s
Video and PPT of the song
Covering these areas in National Curriculum.
Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
Play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
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.
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
Resources include
1 PPT of song
2. PPT teaching accompaniments (differentiated)
3. music guide
4.Lyrics
5.Backing track mp3
6. Vocals mp3
7.Video of the song
We used this as part of a topic on Castles. After each character is introduced , you can hear the sounds they make. Ask children what they could use to represent these sounds. You could build up a separate piece of music based on the sounds you create.
In resources you will find
1. A PPT of the song
2. A video of the song
3. The lyrics
4. Vocals. MP3
5. Backing MP3