A catchy song which poses an interesting question at the end? About wildlife struggling to survive in a wildflower meadow. Part of Kirkby Stephen CP BigSing project 2011 score
Category: Young composers – We Wrote this!
‘The Blues are Here’ Zoe, Megan and Martha, Yr 7 Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
12-bar blues with catchy, easy tune and lyrics. Great warm-up or to create dances to. Harmonies possible. mp3 | score
‘Time Flyers’ Brooke, Ellie, Erin, Jodie, Kate, Bewcastle School
As part of their Creative Partnerships singing project, the Juniors formed into three bands to write their own songs with simple accompaniments that they could perform themselves score
‘Swing Piece’ – Josh Jackson,
Ullswater Community College Written for BlueJam Vintage Contemporary Project Swing Piece – Josh Jackson
‘Save The Creatures’ KSPS Super Singers, Yr 3 & 5 Kirkby Stephen Primary School
They wrote this in a morning session – all the tune and all the words! Audio | score
‘Jack’s Jive’ by Jack Moore – BlueJam Songwriting Day April 2014, Penrith
Jack wrote this based on “Rhythm Changes” jazz chord sequence and song structure, then played it with the group. Great! Here is a version he played drums and sax on himself. Audio | Score
‘Good Afternoon Whistling Song’ – Stainton Primary Yr 1 & 2 Transition Singing Project led by Jilly Jarman 2010
We used drawing in the air, movement and other imaginative rhythmic ideas made up by the class to get the basic melody and tune. The whistling idea came from a boy who said the lines we were drawing in the air looked like a whistle! […]
‘We wrote this!’
These songs were written by Year 3 and 4 pupils at Hayton CE Primary school.They performed them at the school concert and had a special recording session the next week. This marked the end of a very successful Creative Partnerships project.The enthusiasm shown by all […]
‘I Like To Sing’
Hayton CE Primary Year 2, CP project with musician Jilly Jarman 2011. They wrote this, performed it. Score
‘Energetic!’
Asby Primary School, Year 3,4,5, Songwriting project with musician Jilly Jarman 2012 The task was to write a song about the Olympics! Audio | Score
‘A Lovely Day’
Hayton CE Primary Year 2, CP project with musician Jilly Jarman 2011 They wrote this, performed it, and made a recording. A Lovely Day | score
‘All The Stares’
High Hesket CE Primary Year 5 & 6, Penrith Schools Transition Choir session They wrote this, tried it out on instruments (some they had never played before) – in an hour! Score | Audio