This is my brand new Morning Starter exercise. The children have to work out which child stole the chocolate cake. They do this by solving the Sudoku style puzzle. All of the instructions, worksheets and interactive whiteboard games are including in the PPT/Keynote.

Here is my bespoke pack for students learning of The Orchestra. Inside you have a PPT with everything you need: An Introductory Video about the Orchestra and it’s Four Families A worksheet, cut and stick task for the students to complete Four Interactive white board games where children have to come to the screen, tap on a track and work out which instrument they are listening to. For a whole bespoke Music Curriculum, please visit: www.withersmusic.co.uk

In this video the children explore Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Firstly the students are introduced to the characters and their accompanying musical instruments. Then, they get the chance to test their knowledge by having a go at the attached worksheets. Finally, the children explore the music of Prokofiev further, by attaching their own character to each piece of music. Also there is an opportunity for the students to create their own short piece of motif music.

This video introduces the children to Dynamics. We explore a quiet woodland area and then a noisy jungle. From a timid mouse to a ferocious dinosaur! The children will learn how to use simple music theory. On the worksheets attached the children have to match the sound to the dynamic. Finally, we listen to 3 classical pieces of music and try to fit the correct dynamic to each section.

The children explore the Orchestra, in this fun, interactive music lesson. The students are introduced to the four families of the Orchestra. The Strings, The Woodwinds, The Brass and the Percussion. They hear instruments from each section. The students then take part in a cut and stick exercise, where they have to stick the correct instrument into it’s matching orchestral family.

This video delivers a full lesson on Tempo that can be used for a large range of age groups. There is something for children from KS1 all the way up to KS3. We explore Italian, musical phrases such as Adagio and Lento. Using both classical and modern pop music an examples. The children then try to work out Tempos of music, using BPM on an app or browser.

Following on from learning Music Notes and Note lengths (see my earlies videos) the children now learn how to fill a bar consisting of four beats. They create their own four beats bars using semibreves, minims, crotchets, quavers or semi-quavers.

Here I teach subtraction through a fun song. The children will listen to the song first, then have a go themselves. We will then sing a further subtraction together. Finally, the children will get to try their own subtractions with the song. There are ten more to try in the uploads.

Hello. this is my brand new Christmas songs written for Primary Schools in 2024. It’s called ‘Drummer Boy’ and uses simple British Sign Language alongside it’s lyrical feel. There is an exciting build and crescendo towards an ending using three parts. I hope you enjoy it.

This is my new Christmas song for Primary Schools called ‘Just One Night’. I hope you enjoy singing it with your children.