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  • Warm-ups & playground games
  • Songs for early years
  • Songs for KS3
  • Traditional songs
  • Songs from African countries
  • Songs with French words
  • Songs with Spanish words
  • New compositions & arrangements
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  • November 16, 2019January 12, 2022
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I SING: Mouthful (Bex Mather, Katherine Zeserson, Sharon Durant, Dave Camlin) *

  • New compositions & arrangements

A versatile and beautiful acapella piece with many parts – useful for adult choirs.

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  • November 16, 2019October 22, 2021
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I Heard a Bird Sing in the Dark of December – Dave Camlin

  • Christmas songs

A Waltz: a round sung a capella. KEY STAGE 2 & upwards mp3

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  • November 16, 2019October 22, 2021
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Hummingbird – Jilly Jarman

  • New compositions & arrangements

Lyrical song which includes a round at the beginning and end. Piano accompaniment. KEY STAGE 2 & 3 score

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  • November 6, 2019January 26, 2022
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Engine No.9 **

  • Songs for Key Stage 1,2

Simple melody also used as a round or waiting canon. (see score & mp3’s for examples). Taught by Su Hollingsworth at Vocal Union Training Day, Sage Gateshead.

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  • November 6, 2019October 22, 2021
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Can you brush your teeth? – John Keys, Charlotte Radcliffe, Ruth Price.

  • Songs for Key Stage 1,2

Simple song with easy and fun responses, written during Eden Valley Singing Squad session. Works well in a round with actions. mp3 | score

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  • August 20, 2019January 15, 2022
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Gathered Together *

  • New compositions & arrangements

By Alison Scott and Emily Hallewell A haunting melody to sing round the campfire, with drums and percussion and descriptive movementsKEY STAGE 2 & 3.

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  • June 5, 2019January 26, 2022
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Froh zu sein, bedarf es wenig **

  • Songs for KS3

This is a song which can be sung as a 2 or 4 part round. It means: To be happy requires little, and he who is happy is king!

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  • June 5, 2019October 22, 2021
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Ein sehr kalter Winter

  • Songs for KS3

A new German round. Thanks to Corinna from London.“Ein sehr kalterWinter ist Wenn ein Wolf ein Wolf ein Wolf den andern frisst! (It is a very cold winter if one wolf eats up another) Audio | Lyrics

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  • May 27, 2019January 26, 2022
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Summer Is A Coming In **

  • Traditional songs

Medieval English folk song. Can be sung as a round. There are lots of arrangements for choirs available as well. Also spelt ‘Sumer is icumen in’. 

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  • May 27, 2019January 26, 2022
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Shalom chaverim **

  • Traditional songs

Traditional Israeli folk song. Sung as a round. There are many different versions of this using combinations of Hebrew and English words.

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  • May 27, 2019March 22, 2022
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Senwa Dedende *

  • Songs for Key Stage 1,2

Traditional Ghanaian song. This short and simple piece can be harmonised, sung in a round, sung over riffs, played with instruments, have new words written to it. A very popular song for teachers from KS1 upwards. 

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  • May 26, 2019January 26, 2022
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Round And Round The World Is Turning **

  • Songs for Key Stage 1,2

Beautiful song introduced by Sarah Kekus at Vocal Union training Day July 10th 2009. 

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  • May 26, 2019January 26, 2022
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Our Dustbin **

  • Traditional songs

Traditional English song. Great fun with lots of performance opportunities. Can be sung as a round. Sung here by Carol Bowden. 

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  • May 26, 2019October 22, 2021
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One Day

  • Traditional songs

Deep down in my soul. Audio | Audio round | Score

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  • May 26, 2019January 26, 2022
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Nanuma **

  • Songs for Key Stage 1,2

Traditional Ghanaian song. Very popular and easy to sing as a round. Many schools make up their own words. Suitable for KS1, 2 and 3.

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  • May 26, 2019October 22, 2021
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My Dame Has A Lame Tame Crane

  • Traditional songs

Classical round – great fun. Score

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  • May 25, 2019January 26, 2022
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Hot Cross Buns **

  • Songs for early years

Traditional English folk song. This is a version sung as a round with chord suggestions.

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  • May 25, 2019January 26, 2022
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Ho Taru Koi **

  • Songs for KS3

This is a Japanese song sung by Sian Crooze. It has a lovely canonic effect by repeating the song 1 beat later. Definitely worth trying. See Conference reports from Birmingham Custard Factory, for a group performance led by Beth Allen.

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  • May 25, 2019October 22, 2021
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Hey Ho Nobody Home

  • Traditional songs

Traditional English round with three phrases. Try an ending with everyone staying on the first phrase in unison. This is also a great tune to use as feeder material for group improvisations – see suggestions below. Score | score improv ideas | Audio – SW Peninsular Music Conference warm-up […]

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  • May 25, 2019October 22, 2021
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Bela Mama

  • Traditional songs

A round. “Beautiful Mother of Earth”. We are unsure of this songs origin. Some say it is a traditional Aboriginal song and some say Spanish! Let us know if you have more information on it. It works as a round or cannon with improvising too. […]

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Song list

  • Warm-ups & playground games
  • Songs for early years
  • Songs for KS3
  • Traditional songs
  • Songs from African countries
  • Songs with French words
  • Songs with Spanish words
  • New compositions & arrangements
  • Young composers – We Wrote this!
  • Young Music Leader – BlueJam Arts
  • Young Vocal Leader – Soundwave

Recent Posts

  • Njoho *
  • Nila *
  • Percy the Park Keeper’s song *
  • Place where you earned your name *
  • Polka (les genoux, les mains) *
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