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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

This worksheet is to accompany the level 2 quiz on my YouTube channel.

Quiz sheet to accompany the level 1 Music Quiz on my YouTube channel.

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!

Hot Cross buns with 5 different parts for varying abilities. Perfect for developing a class piece using tuned percussion, ukuleles, recorders and other C instruments.

Encourage your students to listen actively and develop their vocabulary with this listening exercise. As you listen to each extract the children (in pairs) identify three statements that describe the music and colour them to match the horseshoe.

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.

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.

This pack includes the sheet music both with and without note names and the performance and backing tracks for the following pieces: Calypso Relay Pirate Treasure Robots in Motion Enchanted Castle Waltz These duets are suitable for instruments in C who play from a treble clef e.g. recorders, flutes, violins, tuned percussion etc.

A worksheet to compare five different version of the carol ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ Working in pairs, colour the trees in different colours. Then listen to the different versions and find statements that describe the music. Colour the baubles to match the tree.

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.

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!