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Noel Nouvelet Classroom arrangement
Enjoy this haunting medieval French carol with your class. There are five different parts for classroom instruments: recorders, tuned percussion, ukuleles or other instruments in C.

Jingle Bells for classroom instruments
These are for classroom instruments in C: recorders, tuned percussion, boomwhackers, ukulele etc. There are black and white parts and ones with coloured notes. There are three different parts to accommodate different playing abilities. You can play along with my YouTube arrangement or use the parts independently to come up with your own version!

Active Listening: Valentine's Day theme
A worksheet to encourage active listening and musical discussions!
Working in pairs, colour each envelope in a different colour. As they listen to the extracts they match up three hearts where the statements describe what is happening in the music. Colour the hearts to match the envelope.
The extracts can all be found on YouTube.

Sambalele - classroom arrangement parts
This is a resource pack to support playing the Brazilian folk song Sambalele. There are parts for ukulele in TAB plus three parts for C instruments (tuned percussion, recorders etc). These are the bass, accompaniment and melody parts on my YouTube video.

Molly Malone- comparing different versions FREE resource
Load up the different versions on YouTube.
Give each pair a sheet and four different colours.
Talk through any new vocabulary.
Colour each basket in a different colour.
Find three cockles/mussels with statements that describe the music and colour them to match the basket.
Enjoy!

Korobeiniki Challenge Parts
These are the parts that are on my Korobeiniki Challenge video on YouTube. The music is in staff and Ukulele TAB notation.
I find it useful to have pdfs printed out to support different playing abilities within the group.

Spring Listening - match and colour activity
Listen to four pieces based on the theme of Spring. First colour each of the flowers in a different colour. Then read the statements and find those that describe the music. Colour the butterflies to match the flowers.
Music extracts (found on streaming platforms /YouTube) are:
Now is the Month of Maying - Thomas Morley
The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
Come Spring - Sarah Vaughan
Primavera - Santana
Bundle

Get Set Go Ensemble Bundle
Get four pieces for the price of three!
The bundle includes
Abuela’s Tango
Hot Pursuit
Ear to the ground
Skip and a hop.
I like working in batches of four songs as they photocopy onto a folded sheet of A3 perfectly! Less sheets to blow around the room!

Get Set Go Ensemble - Hot Pursuit
This is the score and parts for the piece Hot Pursuit for first ensemble playing. The parts are:
C part 1
C part 2
C part 3
Beginner Violin
B flat part 1
B flat part 2
B flat part 3
Guitar TAB
Guitar stave
Cello
A playalong video is available on my YouTube channel.

Get Set Go Ensemble - Korobeiniki
A lively, fun piece for first ensemble based on an old Russian folksong (also used for the Tetris game).
The piece is scored for:
C instruments (4 parts)
Bb instruments (4 parts)
Eb instruments (2 parts)
TAB guitar and TAB ukulele (2 parts)
Alto clef (2 parts)
Bass clef (2 parts)
untuned percussion
If there’s an extra part that you need, please get in touch via email:
rhymeswithcurrant@gmail.com

A night on the bare mountain Listening Map
To be used alongside the BBC Ten Pieces film and resources. Watch the Art Ninja video to give the children the idea of responding to music through art. Using the template (with markers to signpost the way!) draw and annotate how you wish- instruments, sounds, moods, techniques, storylines etc.

Christmas in the BAG
A piece for players who have mastered the notes B A and G. It combines an original song with the traditional carols: Deck the Halls and Carol of the Bells.
This is the sheet music, on a stave with note names.

Christmas in the BAG mp3
An mp3 to accompany the piece ‘Christmas in the BAG’ . This is a piece for players who have mastered the notes B A and G. It combines an original song with the traditional carols: Deck the Halls and Carol of the Bells.

Carol of the Bells Listening Game
Listen to four performances of Carol of the Bells and match statements to describe the music. Full explanation on my youtube channel.

Christmas DECorations
A piece for beginner players of B flat instruments who learn the notes C D E first.
It combines an original song with the traditional carols: Deck the Halls and Carol of the Bells. A playlong version is on my youtube channel.

Christmas DECorations mp3
An mp3 of the festive song Christmas DECorations for beginner level players of B flat instruments. The piece combines an original song with the traditional carols: Deck the Halls and Carol of the Bells. A playalong is available on my YouTube channel

Lunar New Year Song
These are pdfs to go with my Lunar New Year Song. They include:
the melody line with lyrics to verse 1 and chorus
the melody line with lyrics to verse 1 and chorus plus guitar chords
the melody without lyrics, with note names above the stave

Drip Drop Jam
Parts for my jazzy ensemble piece called Drip Drop Jam.
The following parts are included: C, easy C (beginner flute/ violin) B flat (below break for clarinet) , E flat, TAB and bass clef.
There is also mp3 of the backing track included.
This piece starts off with improvised body percussion using the speech rhythms for words associated with water. There is then a jazzy melody interspersed with improvisation sections. A full performance can be heard on my YouTube channel.