This is the carol that begins- C Girls and boys, leave your toys Make no noise G Kneel at his crib and worship him. in the key of F

Writing on a white board devise rhythms using long lines and short lines. Children play each others masterpieces.

In key of G. G Rat-a-tat-tat, Rat-a-tat-tat D7 No! No! No! G There isn’t any room

This is the carol that begins 'D G D Come, they told me pah-rum-pum-pum-pum!.It is in the key of D

Notes transposed and put in sets to enable children to choose which to play.. Simple blues

Vanessa and Ewelina describe in song their journey to live in a new country Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Emile writes a song about his love of football and the enthusiasm shows. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. To encourage children to talk about their life outside school. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound

Kelsey wrote a song about her favorite occupation , reading Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Aaron and Aiden wrote a song about their guinea pigs. Aaron made a PowerPoint and inserted his song. Aiden use Dance E jay and created a backing track Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Sound activated when PowerPoint in slide mode

A song written and recorded by year 5 and 6 pupils at Hadleigh Junior school, lyrics and mp3 included

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This is an animated PowerPoint song which tells the story of a ghost orchestra whose instruments play at night. . Here is a creative opportunity to learn about timbre without really trying. Children mime when the ghost instruments play and sing the chorus in between. It is also a useful stimulus for creative writing. teaching notes at the end of slide show . Children like to pretend tp play the instrument and then sink to the bottom of the sea with the animation.

' Can we fix it? Yes we can !' Good one for goals and challenges.Lyrics on a power point and backing track web link to original source

In key of F and C C F I'm dream-ing of a white Christ-mas G C just like the ones I used to know., Written by Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888. September 22, 1989), the American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in history

L.O. 'I can organize sound'. Using a video as stimuli children are led to make body sounds and chant; They later organize one syllable words to make songs.

Song sheet for Il est ne in the key of F.

Saint Saens changed the dynamic tempo of Offenbach's music to a very slow tempo. The children show this change in their movement.. View in slide mode to hear music. Show in normal view to see without sound Links to the full version of Offenbach's ' Can can ' and Saint Saens 'Tortoise' ,the original sources

Poster shows the scale of C positioned upwards and then how we traditionally show it - going horizontally. The third poster shows the scale of C on a stave

Photographs of typical classroom instruments in alphabetical order. Some have place of origin written on them. Useful for work on World music Could be also be used as cards for composition, texture etc

Ideas for drama, art, movement, research and music through the topic of the Vikings and their invasion of LIndisfarne. Some pages have appropriate music for the topic embedded If you delete those pages, you may lose the sound. However the slides can be adapted to suit your needs. A backdrop is included should you wish to use it in drama Feed back greatly appreciated. Thank you.