In the key of G - A little song I wrote for the keyboards. Chords included

Illustrated with numerous patterns and designs this song would fit with quite a few topics Web link to original source material where mp3s can be downloaded free.

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.

This tune is for two instruments to play a duet. Any treble clef instrument in the same pitch will do

James passion is dancing. Firstly he wrote poem as to when it all started. Then, he composed a piece of music so that he could choreograph his friends dancing to it. The tempo was too fast so he had to learn to alter it.

Luke remembers the time he broke his thumb. 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.

This is the carol that begins 'D G D Come, they told me pah-rum-pum-pum-pum!.It is in the key of D

For beginner keyboards in the key of C

Peter, Paul and Mary's hit from the 60s.My arrangement with chords and lead line f

A keyboard exercise for young students, The lyrics give clues as to which tone banks to use.

In the keys of C and G C F C The fi-rst No-well the an-gel did say F C F C Was to cer-tain poor shep-herds in fields as they lay

I've taken screenshots of each stage of using Madpad . We start with making a pattern with the existing sound bank and then go on to create our own sounds. You cant use Reflector with Mad pad hence the screen shots I haven't gone into detail with ABA structure . You may need to do some work on patterns before you start here or you could miss that and concentrate on creating rhythms

Kundai has emigrated and writes a song about the music he remembers from home... Illustrates how the choice of drums styles can determine the mood of the piece. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing about a memory., 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.

Aiden wrote this heart warming song about his Chinese hamster 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.

Carliannes song is about the fish in an aquarium. 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.

A video and suggested follow up ideas , including composing, following the work and life of Sir John Tavener. He died in 2013 and his music is well worth a listen to . In order to comply to the size of download that the TES will accept I have put together video with a lower resolution so the quality is not brilliant but acceptable.

Joe loved cars; Oliver wanted to be a mountain climber. These examples show what key stage 2 children can achieve when using the Dance e jay music programme. To follow up the children made a CD and illustrated the CD cover

My arrangement of lead line and chords for ' Can Can ' in key of C

Simple tune for keyboard pupils in A to introduce a new key.

This is a nonsense song about animals having identity problems. The sheep thinks that she’s a car and the cow thinks that she’s a dog. There are parts for the untuned instruments to play along with the melody. I got the idea from the tune Beep beep Ima sheep . I asked LiDeuce Deuce, the composer if I could use the words of the title in my song . Normally I would sell my original songs but I promised LiDeuce Deuce (Tod Bryanton ) that I wouldn’t , hence this freebie. Key stage 1 Pupils should be taught to: • use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes • play tuned and untuned instruments musically • listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music •experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music. Included in pack PPT of the animated song with music (Video on YouTube ) Follow up ideas Melody and chords notation A chime bar part notation Chime bar parts pictures Backing track without chime bars Backing with chime bars Vocals