Music e-Learning Page
HELLO MUSIC MAESTROS!
Welcome to Herefordshire Music Service Weekly Music Lessons
Below are resources for Music Lessons – your teacher may ask you to use a set of lessons from those listed below.
Music Lesson Week G
Music Lesson Week F
Music Lesson Week E
Music Lesson Week D
Music Lesson Week C
Music Lessons Week B
Music Lessons Week A
Week Commencing Monday 18th May 2020
Year 3
Listening – Brassed Off – Concierto d’Aranjuez
Have a listen to this brass band. Brass bands are famous all over the world. They are as famous as Buckingham Palace and Fish and Chips! Brass bands date back to the early nineteenth century and England’s Industrial revolution. By 1860 there were over 750 bands in England. Funding was mainly from wealthy coal mine and cotton mill owners. Listen to the music and see if you can spot a very young Obi-wan-Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) from the Star Wars Films.
Which instruments can you name? Do any instruments seem out of place in a brass band?
Appraising – Brassed Off – William Tell Overture
Here’s another famous piece, played by a brass band. Do you recognise it?
How is this piece different to the first one – ‘Concierto d’Aranjuez’? Can you think of three ways?
Action Song – You Can Do it Too – Row Row Row Your Boat
Feeling a bit sleepy? This will wake you up!
Vocal warm-up 1 – Mosquito
Here’s fun vocal warm-up.
Vocal warm-up 2 – The Do Re Mi So Challenge
This warm-up is a bit unusual.
Can you find out what do, re, mi and so mean?
Song – Do Re Mi
Is this the most famous song using Do Re Mi?
Remember to take deep breaths and aim for clear words.
Year 4
Listening – Brassed Off
Have a listen to this brass band. Brass bands are famous all over the world. They are as famous as Buckingham Palace and Fish and Chips! Brass bands date back to the early nineteenth century and England’s Industrial revolution. By 1860 there were over 750 bands in England. Funding was mainly from wealthy coal mine and cotton mill owners. Listen to the music and see if you can spot a very young Obi-wan-Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) from the Star Wars Films.
Which instruments can you name? Do any instruments seem out of place in a brass band?
Appraising – Brassed Off – William Tell Overture
Here’s another famous piece, played by a brass band. Do you recognise it?
How is this piece different to the first one – ‘Concierto d’Aranjuez’? Use these musical words to help you:
dynamics, tempo, rhythm, pitch, texture
Singing Game – Button Factory
You may have sung a different version of this song with your Wider Opportunities tutor.
Learn the song and actions and see how fast you can go!
Vocal warm-up 1 – Mosquito
Here’s fun vocal warm-up
Vocal warm-up 2 – The Do Re Mi So Challenge
This warm-up is a bit unusual.
Can you find out what do, re, mi and so mean?
Song – Do Re Mi
Is this the most famous song using Dom Re Mi?
Remember to take deep breaths so you can sing the long notes in smooth phrases.
Year 5
Listening – Brassed Off – Concierto d’Aranjuez
Have a listen to this brass band. Brass bands are famous all over the world. They are as famous as Buckingham Palace and Fish and Chips! Brass bands date back to the early nineteenth century and England’s Industrial revolution. By 1860 there were over 750 bands in England. Funding was mainly from wealthy coal mine and cotton mill owners. Listen to the music and see if you can spot a very young Obi-wan-Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) from the Star Wars Films.
Which instruments can you name? Do any instruments seem out of place in a brass band?
Appraising – Brassed Off – William Tell Overture
Here’s another famous piece, played by a brass band. Do you recognise it?
What words would you use to describe how the music makes you feel, for example excited / calm / anxious / miserable? Why did you choose those words?
Song – Roar
Katy Perry’s inspiring power-pop single ‘Roar’ has achieved a rare feat, becoming the latest music video to reach three billion views on YouTube (Feb 2020). We’re sure you’ll love it!
This song needs a lot of vocal strength. Try taking deep breaths at the end of phrases and make the words really clear as you sing. Lyrics are at the end of these notes.
Year 6
Listening – Brassed Off
Have a listen to this brass band. Brass bands are famous all over the world. They are as famous as Buckingham Palace and Fish and Chips! Brass bands date back to the early nineteenth century and England’s Industrial revolution. By 1860 there were over 750 bands in England. Funding was mainly from wealthy coal mine and cotton mill owners. Listen to the music and see if you can spot a very young Obi-wan-Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) from the Star Wars Films.
Which instruments can you name? Do any instruments seem out of place in a brass band?
Appraising – Brassed Off – William Tell Overture
Here’s another famous piece, played by a brass band. Do you recognise it?
Which piece of music do you prefer? Use these words to help you explain your answer:
dynamics, tempo, rhythm, pitch, texture, timbre
Song – Roar
Katy Perry’s inspiring power-pop single ‘Roar’ has achieved a rare feat, becoming the latest music video to reach three billion views on YouTube (Feb 2020). We’re sure you’ll love it!
This song needs a lot of vocal strength. Try taking deep breaths at the end of phrases and make the words really clear and exaggerate the vowels as you sing. Lyrics are at the end of these notes.
All Years
Want to make a musical instrument that can play real notes? Then try straw pan pipes! You may need to ask an adult to help you. Instructions are here:
The website referred to is no longer available but the measurements you’ll need are:
1: 19.5 cm (many straws are this length to start with, so no cutting is necessary); 2: 17.0 cm; 3: 15.5 cm; 4: 14.5 cm; 5: 13.0 cm; 6: 11.5 cm; 7: 10.0 cm; 8: 9.5 cm
Roar – Katy Perry
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready ’cause I had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar!
Note to parents, carers and teaching colleagues:
We recommend that YouTube videos are reviewed before children access them as, occasionally, inappropriate comments may be posted after we’ve viewed them.
Some great links to try out
Children Love To Sing is an American website with a wide selection of songs. Worth a browse.
https://childrenlovetosing.com/
BBC CBeebies has songs perfect for young children.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch
Again, for younger children, BBC Teach also has a good selection of nursery rhymes and songs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-songs-index/zhwdgwx
If you have your own ukulele, learn and play along on with Ukulaliens. These music videos start at really easy and progress from there.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjDV_1UEbVsAQA_q9tyTWw
Flipped Music have a great free website for music teachers and students to learn music theory and knowledge and to help them develop a better understanding of how to compose, create and perform music. A great resource for older students.
Have a go at singing this song. You could even help raise some funds for the NHS by making your own version and sharing it – make sure you get your parent or guardian’s permission though – we all need to stay safe!
Mrs Salloway has created a fantastic and fun singing assembly. If you fancy a bit of singing to make you smile, this is a brilliant video to watch and join in with. Have fun!
Week Commencing Monday 11th May 2020
ALL KEY STAGE 2 YEAR GROUPS
Listening – Film Music
You may have been watching some good films over the Easter holiday. Did you notice anything about the soundtracks of the films? Was the music catchy and repetitive? Now is your chance to see!
Try this ‘Guess the Movie Theme’ quiz. Can you guess, within 15 seconds, which film the music is from?! The answer will be revealed after 15 seconds – good luck!
Listening – Star Gazing!
There has been a lot in the news recently about the night sky. The Lyrid meteor showers most recently, displaying lots of shooting stars. You can listen to @tomkerss podcast about this at:
But Venus was also spoken of a lot, because Venus has been the brightest it has ever been in April this year. Gustav Holst composed some music called, ‘The Planets’. Have a listen on YouTube to the planet called, ‘Venus’. Once you have listened to it, try and describe what you think the planet Venus would be like. Are there any facts which you know about the planet Venus that you could add too?
Listening – Britain’s Got Talent
George Sampson won BGT in 2008. He danced to, ‘Singing in the Rain’ by Gene Kelly.
Watch George on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKKdvyTd4rg
then watch Gene Kelly performing the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZYhVpdXbQ.
What ideas did George take from Gene to create his performance? Does the music in BGT sound the same or has it changed? If so, what could be different with the sound?
Appraising – Eurovision 2020
Although Eurovision 2020 was cancelled this year, lots of countries still recorded their songs. Dan Hillman has created an amazing arrangement of the Icelandic Eurovision entry called, ‘Think About Things’, for 7 saxophones and percussion.
Watch and listen to his arrangement first – it’s fantastic!
Then on YouTube, watch and listen to the original. How do they compare?! Does Dan include any of the moves that were in the original?! What types of saxophones do you think he is using? How does he create the percussion sounds? Which version do you prefer and why?!
Singing – Captain Tom Moore
You may have seen Captain Tom Moore in the news recently. Not only has he raised millions of pounds for the NHS by walking 100 lengths of his garden, he also hit the number one spot in the UK singles chart with, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. Singing along with him were Michael Ball and The NHS Voices of Care Choir. If you haven’t heard this song already, have a listen on YouTube.
Try and sing along with Captain Tom – how brilliant for you to be a part of this moment which will go down in history. Did you know that West Midlands Police even named their new police dog puppy Captain Tom Moore!
There are other fabulous songs for you to listen to and sing along with. Try, ‘Dame Vera Lynn with West End stars perform We’ll Meet again 2020’
and, ’70 West End stars perform Les Misérables ’Do you hear the people sing?’’.
How do you feel after listening and singing these sounds with the stars?
Performing – Pet’s love music!
There’s a brilliant clip on Classic FM’s You tube page of musicians playing their instruments to and with their pets!
Do you have a pet at home that you could play or sing to? If not, perhaps you could perform to your favourite cuddly toy (yes, we all have them, no matter how old we are!) If you don’t have an instrument, don’t worry, as the voice counts as a very important instrument too!
Composing – Lego!
You may or may not be a Lego fan, but check this out as it is wonderful. On Twitter, City Music Service has uploaded a student’s video called, ‘Everything is Cancelled’. Maya, the pupil, has used Lego to animate her clip, wrote the lyrics, recorded her singing and played the keyboard-what an inspiration! If you’re a Lego fan, or like building, do you think you could develop something like this?!
Composing – Weather
When it’s a rainy day, can you hear any patterns in the sound of raindrops falling on your house? I hear a loud pitter patter of water on my porch roof; it sounds like, ‘running running man’ in my head! I decided to clap the rhythm, then I got other people in my house to join in and change the rhythm around. We used, ‘man man sh’, ‘running man running’, and ‘running running running’. We sounded them all at the same time to perform a rain composition! We thought it sounded very contemporary like, ‘Steve Reich’. Have a listen to his music on YouTube – do you like it or not? Try and give a reason for your answer.
Now have a go at creating your own weather piece!
Composing – Thank you!
Lots of people have written songs and music to say thank you to the NHS and Key workers at the moment. I was listening to Matt Lucas and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform the Baked Potato song about how to keep safe. Watch and listen on YouTube if you haven’t seen it performed with the orchestra yet.
If you feel like creating your own piece of music or song to say ‘thank you’ or about how you feel at the moment, then do! Writing a poem or lyrics or composing a song is a wonderful to express yourself.
Good luck if you give it a go, and remember, it’s personal to you so there is no right or wrong way to try it!
Some great links to try out
On BBC Bitesize Daily there are many resources for music in key stage 1, 2 and 3 including the following topics:
• What is pulse and rhythm?
• What are melody and pitch?
• Improvising with the voice
• How to rap
• Using everyday objects to create music
• YolanDa’s Band Jam-Funky elephant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6vpnrd
Rhinegold Education has some online lessons for music covering key stages 1, 2 and 3. They cover the topics:
• Music and space
• Body Percussion
• Storm music
• Crotchets and quavers
We’ve mentioned Musical Toad before but there are some brilliant new things on here for EYFS, KS1 and KS2
https://www.musicaltoad.co.uk/
The National Youth Choir of Scotland has an amazing range of daily activities. Lots and lots of fun!!
Music Mark have some brilliant links on here. There are resources for EYFS, primary age, secondary age and parents. Absolutely worthwhile checking some of these out.
https://www.musicmark.org.uk/resources/home-learning-resources/
Classics for Kids games include: Learning musical terms, play note names, match the rhythm, compose your own music, open instruments in an orchestra, explore composer timeline and explore the composer map.
Week Commencing Monday 4th May 2020
Year 3 and Year 4
Listening – Have a listen to the Horrible Histories team sing their WW2 VE Day song.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-songs-ve-day-song
How would you describe the mood of the song? What can you hear that creates that mood? Think about musical elements like tempo and rhythm.
Appraising – Listen to these World War 2 songs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history-ks2-world-war-2-clips-ww2-songs-index/zbg9gwx
Which is your favourite? Why? Which instruments can you hear?
Song – Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
A lively number from 1939, this patriotic song was written as a morale booster for the Allied troops in World War II. You can find the lyrics at the end of these notes. Altogether now!
Don’t forget the old favourite ‘Hey, Mr Miller’. It’s based on the Glen Miller tune ‘In the Mood’
You can see and hear a part of the original here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history-ks2-world-war-2-clips-in-the-mood/zvkt2sg
Year 5 and Year 6
Listening – Have a listen to the Horrible Histories team sing their WW2 VE Day song.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-songs-ve-day-song
Do you think a song from the 1940s would sound like this? Give musical reasons for your answer? Think about the instruments you’d hear, for example.
Appraising – Listen to World War 2 songs found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history-ks2-world-war-2-clips-ww2-songs-index/zbg9gwx
Why do you think songs like these were so important to people during World War 2?
Pick two songs. What’s different about them? Is anything the same? Use musical language as much as possible.
Song – Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
A lively number from 1939, this patriotic song was written as a morale booster for the Allied troops in World War II. You can find the lyrics at the end of these notes. Altogether now!
All Year Groups
Composition Activity – Compose a wartime soundscape
You’ll need a few people to help you with this.
Think about the sounds that would be heard during an air-raid: gunfire, sirens, explosions, falling masonry, people calling out, soldiers marching etc.
You probably won’t have instruments at home so can you find objects that could represent these sounds? Maybe tap a tray for machine gun fire, hit a metal tin lid for an explosion, use a wooden box for the rhythm of marching feet. I’m sure you could think of others.
Make up a short piece called ‘Air-raid’.
How will you start? What mood do you want to create? What rhythms will you use? What sounds could represent machine-gun fire? What about dynamics (louds and softs)? How will you end?
Could you write your piece down using a ‘graphic score’? Here’s an example to get you started:
Source: https://www.teachprimary.com/learning_resources/view/cross-curricular-topic-wwii
If you or someone you live with plays an instrument, could you add a tune or chords to your piece?
The music could be based any sounds associated with wartime: ammunition factory machinery, trains taking evacuees away from bombing raids, or countryside noises so unfamiliar to London children.
If you’d like to find out more about VE Day and for loads of activities to try, take a look at: http://www.kinetikaonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VE-Day-Pack.pdf
Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
Mother dear, I’m writing you from somewhere in France,
Hoping this finds you well.
Sergeant says I’m doing fine, a soldier and a half,
Here’s a song that we’ll all sing, it’ll make laugh!
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, mother dear?
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
‘Cause the washing day is here.
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We just rub along without a care!
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
If the Siegfried Line’s still there!
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, mother dear?
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
‘Cause the washing day is here.
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We’ll just rub along without a care!
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
If the Siegfried Line’s still there!
Everybody’s mucking in and doing their job,
Wearing a great big smile.
Everybody’s got to keep their spirit up today,
if you want to keep in swing,
Here’s a song to sing;
We’re going hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Have you any dirty washing, mother dear?
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Why? ‘Cause the washing day is here.
Now whether the weather may be wet or fine,
Well we’ll just rub along without a care!
We’re going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
Well if the Siegfried Line’s still there!
Whether the weather may be wet or fine,
We’ll just rub along without a care!
We’re gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line,
If the Siegfried Line’s still there!
Some great links to try out
LEARN PLAY REPEAT, the YouTube channel dedicated to music exam pieces across all instruments and exam boards.
https://www.singup.org/singupathome/song-of-the-week/?emparalink
This week’s Sing Up song of the week is Wiggle Jiggle. Loads of fun with body percussion. A great way to start the day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/ten-pieces-at-home/zjy3382
BBC Ten Pieces have created some amazing ideas for using ten pieces at home. Fantastic for schools to send out too.
https://www.music-education.co.uk/home-schooling.html
This might be the most amazing set of resources ever. SO many fantastic things!!!!
Ex Cathedra will be sharing a few of their favourite SingMaker songs via their new SingMaker Youtube platform. Each Monday this summer term a new song, presented by Ex Cathedra’s SingMaker team as an interactive film, will be released. There will be brief notes associated with each song to maximise learning and enjoyment of participation. Don’t miss it!
https://www.youtube.com/user/manccamerata/videos
Check out the Mini Music Makers series of videos from Manchester Camerata
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4sGpqCcSTSzVVFwn8njGTV4/now-make-an-instrument
If you like making things, have a look at the BBC NOW (National Orchestra of Wales) – Make an Instrument Project. Can you make a ‘bangy, twangy, thing’ or a hosepipe horn?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfWOibmrnXv5YYUFwZOFWow/videos
Our friends at Entrust Music Services – Staffordshire have produced a series of videos to support Wider Opportunities (Whole Class instrumental Teaching). Mostly for beginners but might be worth a look, especially for our colleagues teaching key workers’ children.
Week Commencing Monday 27th April 2020
Year 3
Listening – Adiemus (This is one of my most favourite pieces of music!)
Share your picture with someone, explain what you have drawn. How did the music influence your choice of colour/shapes and picture.
Once you are happy with your beautiful singing, have a go at the actions during the chorus.
John Kanakanaka tooleeay
Can you clap and tap the correct rhythm, in time? Now is the perfect time to include the whole family!
Activity
Get your family to join in with this brilliant activity from the team at Musication. You just need a box, a tin can, some cutlery and a lid!
Year 4
Listening – Adiemus (This is one of my most favourite pieces of music!)
Have a piece of paper by you and some colouring pencils. Listen to this beautiful piece of music and draw what this music makes you think about. What colours do you see? What shapes do you see?
Share your picture with someone, explain what you have drawn. How did the music influence your choice of colour/shapes and pictures.
First, listen carefully and think about the melody, become familiar with repetitive parts so that when you sing, you will have a good idea of pitching. Next have a go, sing along, listen to yourself, are you tuning in? Does it sound correct?
Once you are happy with your beautiful singing, have a go at sign language. Just like Adiemus, this is another form of language we can learn.
Try and get the rhythm right in the chorus: John Kanakanaka tooleeay
Can you clap and tap the correct rhythm, in time? Now is the perfect time to include the whole family!
Activity – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c54nBbPHhM
This is a really fun musical activity session. Why not get your family to join in and have some fun together!
Year 5
Listening – Adiemus
While listening to this beautiful piece of music, write down how it makes you feel and what it makes you think about. Does this music move you, if it does, explain how?
Share your feelings about this music with someone.
Find out who composed Adiemus. Discover and write down 5 facts about this composer.
Have a go at singing in another language. Follow the words on the screen closely, listen to the dialect, (form of language) and sing along. This will be tricky to begin with, so you will need to listen to it a couple of times, to get an idea of the words and how they are formed, the more you listen the more you will improve. Challenge a grown up! Ask an adult to sit with you and learn the song together, have a giggle! This doesn’t have to be perfect; it’s getting you to understand other forms of language and lyrics.
Activity – Kitchen Samba Band (RSNO Challenge no 1)
Watch the video and then have a go at creating your own kitchen samba band. The more family members you can get involved, the better. We’d love to see any videos you make of this!
Year 6
Listening – Adiemus
Find out who composed Adiemus. Discover and write down 5 facts about this composer.
The language being sung is completely made up, instead the lyrics consist of syllables and words made up by the composer. If we could understand the language, what do you think song would be about?
Can you try and write your own lyrics, (in English) for the first verse, your lyrics must reflect your thoughts and feelings about the music.
Have a go at singing in another language. Follow the words on the screen closely, listen to the dialect, (form of language) and sing along. This will be tricky to begin with, so you will need to listen to it a couple of times, to get an idea of the words and how they are formed, the more you listen the more you will improve. Challenge a grown up! Ask an adult to sit with you and learn the song. together, have a giggle! This doesn’t have to be perfect; it’s getting you to understand other forms of language and lyrics.
We love this app. Have a go at creating your own grooves and rhythms. You can experiment for yourselves or watch this clip which shows you what to do.
We would absolutely love to hear what you have created.
Some great links to try out
We love Groove Lab. You can have loads of fun creating your own riffs, beats and rhythms.
Watch this clip if you want to know more about how it works
We all find ourselves continuously singing The Baked Potato Song
Some great links to a range of websites for musical activities for lots of different age ranges.
Week Commencing Monday 20th April 2020
Year 3
Listening – Here is a clip of George meeting all the sections of the orchestra. Which instrument would you most like to play? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Jc4sP0BEE
Activity – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE Can you feel in your head how long you need to freeze for?
Singing – Have a go at this warm up. Make sure you are pulling all the funny faces…
Here is a song for you to learn. It’s called “Good to be Me”. Watch the video then have a go at singing. First of all join in with the words: “1 2 3, good to be me, 1 2 3.” Can you join with that each time it comes?
Next include the words, “1 2 3, it’s good to be me and I want the world to know it’s good to be me!”
Finally, sing all the words including the last part, “I’m a special person and there’s only one of me, and no-one else is prouder of the person who is me!”
You could have a go at putting in the signing too!
Year 4
Listening – Listen to this piece of music by Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys.
Can you identify the instruments you can hear? Can you spot any times when one or more instrument stops playing?
Activity – Now have a look at this version of the song to see if you were right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFMS3RgBz9Q
Singing – Have a go at this warm up. Make sure you are pulling all the funny faces…
Here is a song called Just Like a Roman. Have a listen then have a go at singing the echo in the chorus,
Gonna tell you how to (Part 1) Eat like a Roman, (Part 2, echo) Eat like a Roman,
(Part 1) Drink like a Roman, (Part 2, echo) Drink like a Roman,
(Part 1) Dress like a Roman, (Part 2, echo)
Dress like a Roman, (Part 1) Think like a Roman, (Part 2, echo) Think like a Roman,
(Part 1) Pray like a Roman, (Part 2, echo) Pray like a Roman,
(Part 1) Build like a Roman, (Part 2, echo) Build like a Roman,
(Part 1) Slay like a Roman, (Part 2, echo) Slay like a Roman,
Party like a Roman.
Now have a go at the verses – the words are on the screen for you. You could challenge yourself by trying the sign language – start with the chorus then maybe try a few signs from the verses.
Year 5
Listening – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIIO408ats
Watch this clip of 5 double basses playing in a wood. Look at all the different sounds they are getting from these amazing instruments. Which part do you think would be easiest to play? Why do you think that?
Activity – Use body percussion to play along with this song. You could use these actions for each symbol or have a goat making up your own: red = clap, yellow = knee clap, green = click, blue = stamp, purple = chest tap
Singing –
Warm up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT43nZRnVEc
This is part one. Once you have learned it, challenge yourself to sing it a few more times, starting at a higher pitch each time.
Now have a go at this song from Sing Up.
Read through these words from the chorus first.
There’s a power in the music
There’s a spirit in the song.
When our voices join together
We are fearless, we are one.
And we feel a sense of freedom
As it carries us along.
There’s a power in the music
And a spirit in my song.
Year 6
Listening – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xywNeumntoE
Have a listen to this very unusual version of “Happy”. There are no questions about this, you just need to be impressed at the skills of the singer!
Activity – Have a go at learning the actions for the cup song – make sure you use a plastic or paper cup in case you get too enthusiastic with your tapping!
Singing –
Warm up:
Anytime I get the opportunity to warm up my voice, I’m gonna warm up my voice, gonna warm it up, warm it up. Anytime I get the opportunity to warm up my voice, you’re gonna hear me say, “Hey, hey, hey, hey”
Now have a go at this song from Sing Up
There’s a power in the music
There’s a spirit in the song.
When our voices join together
We are fearless, we are one.
And we feel a sense of freedom
As it carries us along.
There’s a power in the music
And a spirit in my song
Can you pick out the harmonies and sing those?
Some great links to try out
Signed Sing Up songs – range of songs suitable for KS1 or KS2 with lyrics and signing.
Aimed at KS1 Includes: Bring the Noise, Ten Pieces, Dance with the Elements
Includes House of Sound, Compose Yourself and Ten Pieces Live lesson
Choon Baboon – fun warm ups and song teaching videos.
https://home-ed.info/heresources/music_resources
100 pieces with activities aimed at developing listening with lots of challenges to complete.