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!
An easy art lesson with built in stimuli .
I'm afraid there is a spelling mistake on the last page. I don't use smart anymore so I haven't got the software to correct it.
carol starts
C F C
He come from the glory,
F C F C7
He come from the glorious kingdom
F C
The virgin Mary had a baby boy
C7 F
The virgin Mary had a baby boy
This PowerPoint explores through music and dance the trophies that we have in school. It then looks at winning trophies at the Olympics.and moving to the music.
Sound files are embedded, and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open.
I would appreciate feedback as I have written and recorded the songs myself.
Worksheets with self explanatory activity. Children are given the rhyming words and choose the appropriate ones to make up their song.
They then add a simple accompaniment choosing an instrument from the list..
There is also a resource under 'Music for the summer' which has suitable music to play.
I use windows photo gallery to print out the worksheets on A4 paper
Suitable for ages 5 to 8. Sound embedded in PowerPoint
The PowerPoint has various dinosaur "sounds" that the children are asked to listen to. Then they interpret the sounds with instruments which are suggested (More confident children will suggest their own.)
Finally the sounds are layered (Texture is added) by the author and then the children are encouraged to put their own sounds together. For differentiation, If you have a competent musician in the class, he or she could play the keyboard above the percussion sounds.
This resource is intended to provide an Assembly for your children to perform or to to watch if you are taking the Assembly It also gives opportunities for audience participation if they join in with the chorus…
As a class lesson it can be used in literacy, music and drama.
For guitarist , to play in the same key as the video, please put your capo on the third fret
Using the mp3s , you can substitute the name of animal you wish to sing about. The example here is the dragon. The song encourages the use of drum and cymbal as children celebrate the Chinese new year. The vocals sing of the dragon but any animal may be substituted when you use the backing track.
Powerpoint of song
2.Lyrics
3.video
4 .voice mp3
Backing no percussion mp3
The Halloween Party. Song with percussion parts. Non-specialist and specialist.
This easy to learn song has a catchy chorus and is a lovely activity to use at the end of your Halloween day or it can be used over a few weeks to teach simple percussion parts. The percussion parts are graded in difficulty so there is something for everyone. In the teaching guide, there are audio examples of the percussion to help children play” by ear”. Opportunities for movement.
1. An animated video of the song
2.A teaching guide to the percussion parts with audio PPT
3. Separate lyrics
4. Notation – lead line -guitar-
5. Notation for the percussion
6. Notation for the xylophone
7.Notation – lead line -guitar- Sibelius
8. Notation for the percussion Sibelius
9. Notation for the xylophone Sibelius
10. Halloween song vocals MP3
11. Halloween backing and percussion
12. Halloween lead line and piano
13. Index to resources
1 Pancake day
2 Valentines day.- The Fussy Valentine. Optional percussion parts
3.Song for the Chinese New Year - Optional percussion parts. percussion parts
4. The Halloween party with percussion parts
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
A folk version of the Christmas song. There are PowerPoints to facilitate the learning of simple percussion parts. There are questions to develop listening skills and note reading. You can either perform the song in unison or play an accompaniment. This can be extended to a simple harmony and a counter melody.
Resources include.
1. PPT Introduction – history of the song
2. PPT of the completed song
3. PPT teaching the accompaniments of the song with sound bytes.
4. Lyrics of the song
5. Video of the song
6. Mp3 vocals of the song
7. Mp3 backing with counter melody
8. Mp3 backing without percussion instruments
9. Notation melody
10. Notation chime bars
11. Notation counter melody
Mu2/1.1 play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
Mu2/1.3 listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
Mu2/1.4 use and understand staff and other musical notations
Mu2/1.6 develop an understanding of the history of music.
Playing in the snow. Preview https://youtu.be/0-m9We1vfpw
This simple animated song is about building a snowman and playing snow balls. It can be used on different levels. It’s suitable for a non-specialist or those more confident. There are quite a few lessons in this song and opportunities for art and literacy. In the resource you will find
1. Animated video/PPT of the song without instrument guide so that children can learn the song first.
2. Animated video/PPT of the song with percussion prompts when you're ready to add that.
3. Lyrics alone
4. For non-music readers a guide to percussion parts.
5. For the music reader Lead line and notes for percussion
6. Mp3s. Vocals, backing tracks with or without the percussion
7. Teaching notes
8. 8. Worksheets to showcase art and writing
I have duplicated some resources in case you prefer "Word" or PDF
A collection of new and old songs for Christmas
1. Mary had a baby
2. Celebrate
3. Santa's fallen off his sleigh
4. We wish you a merry Christmas
5. Hey Father Christmas
6. Mary and the angel.A new carol
Many of the songs have accompaniments for the children to play. All have video.