A song based upon the children’s fairy tale - The Gigantic Turnip. This song makes use of 12 bar blues as its structure and is cumulative and dramatic. A great song to act out as a mini drama within a class assembly. Each verse contains a key rhythm for the children to echo. As the children sing through the song the rhythms build up to create longer rhythmic phrases. The song ends with a celebratory chorus as the mouse saves the day. This resource contains a lead vocal MP3, a backing track MP3 and a PDF score. A clip of the song may be heard by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com or by visiting iTunes.

Daddy Long Legs (Crane Fly) is a fun song to sing as well as offering an interesting second vocal part as an additional challenge. The accompaniment is upbeat and synth driven. A great song to add to your school’s repertoire. The score contains guitar chords, melody line and harmony line. This song is available on iTunes and a clip can be heard by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com John Oates can be followed on twitter at sanquay.

This song is about the life of Florence Nightingale and her quest to improve the conditions for the soldiers overseas. A very catchy song. Listen to a short clip of this song by searching the song title and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song for younger children describes a warm summer’s day in the garden with your ice cream melting in the heat. You can listen to a clip of this song by searching for the title and John Oates in iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song is about the life of Florence Nightingale and her quest to improve the conditions for the soldiers overseas. A very catchy song. Listen to a short clip of this song by searching the song title and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This warm up song is great fun especially if sung at the beginning of an assembly. A clip of the song may be heard by searching for the title of the song and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song is based around the tragic events at Pompeii. It can be sung as a three part round. A clip of the song may be heard by searching the song title and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song can be used to support a topic about the ancient Egyptians. There are two verses and a catchy chorus that can be sung over the verse at the end. A clip of this song can be heard at www.sanquaypublishing.com or by searching for the song title and John Oates within iTunes.

This song celebrates the great sacrifice made by a few for many. It is a simple 4-part round with tuned ostinato part. A clip may be heard by visiting iTunes and searching for the title of the song plus John Oates. Other song and music resources may be found at www.sanquaypublishing.com

A song for Christmas with a positive religious theme. A thoughtful song with interesting harmony parts, accompaniment and powerful chorus. With the MP3 you will also receive two vocal harmony parts, lead sheets for guitar with and without the use of a capo and a piano score. You can hear a clip of this song by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com or by searching for ‘sanquay’ within YouTube.

This song celebrates the great sacrifice made by a few for many. It is a simple 4-part round with tuned ostinato part. A clip may be heard by visiting iTunes and searching for the title of the song plus John Oates. Other song and music resources may be found at www.sanquaypublishing.com

This warm up song is great fun especially if sung at the beginning of an assembly. A clip of the song may be heard by searching for the title of the song and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song describes the barn owl searching for its prey, the brown field mouse. It is a simple melody with rich accompaniment. Listen to a clip by searching for the title and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com and listening to the media player on page 1.

A simple song for young children about flying in a plane. You can hear a clip of this song by searching for the title and John Oates within iTunes. Alternatively you can watch a cool video at www.sanquaypublishing.com

This simple pentatonic song describes the imaginary movements of a Chinese Dragon. You can listen to a clip of the song by searching for the title and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song is about rights and responsibilities and helps the children to understand the difference between the two. You can hear a clip of this song by searching for the title and John Oates within iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

This simple, fun song describes the characteristics of a common bird. To hear a clip of the song search for the title of the song and John Oates within iTunes or visit www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song describes the variety of houses that can be found and how they become our homes. You can listen to a clip of this song by visiting iTunes and searching for the title and John Oates or by going to www.sanquaypublishing.com

This song helps children to understand what Fair Trade is and how it can benefit people around the world. A short clip of this song can be heard on iTunes by searching for the title and John Oates or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com

Loggerheads is an activity centre for children in North Wales. It is a very beautiful landscape and this song is a light hearted look at the ‘tall tales’ children can often tell one another. The song has a quick tempo. You can hear a clip of this song by searching for the title and John Oates in iTunes or by visiting www.sanquaypublishing.com