Sharon Durant & Eleanor Mooney Medium-swing jazz piece with piano accompaniment.
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Driving Song *
Elizabeth Corney An up-beat song with funky piano accompaniment
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.
The First Antarctic Party – Belinda Wright **
A song about creatures in the Antarctic written for Caedmon. A versatile piece with plenty of scope for discussion, adding new creatures, changing it etc.
Ueber den Fluss – Korinna Hedinger-Farrell *
Newly composed 12-bar bluesSuitable for all Key Stages.
Tomatensalat *
Tomato Salad – funny tongue twister Suitable for Key Stages 2 and 3.
Mein Hut, der hat drei Ecken *
Traditional childrens song, fun and easy to sing, with actions taking the place of missing words.Suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3.
Laterne, Laterne **
Song associated with the traditions of St Martin’s day (11th November): Translation: Lantern, lantern, Sun, moon and stars, Burn brightly, my light, Burn brightly, my light, But don’t burn my lovely lantern. Suitable for Key Stage 2.
Froh zu sein, bedarf es wenig **
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!
Par la fenetre ouverte **
This is lovely for allowing children to sing their name in French. Use a ball to take attention away from solo singing if anyone is nervous.
Les Genoux *
This is a song that helps you remember vocabulary for parts of the body – knees, tummy, back, head, elbow, cheek and add your own.
Il Court Le Furet *
This is a game similar to’ Duck, Duck, Goose’. You need a furry creature (Feret) or you could swap the words to another woodland creature e.g. la souris (mouse)
There’s A Hole In My Bucket *
A traditional English children’s song thought to originate in the 1770’s. It is a circular song – when you get to the end you arrive back at the beginning, with no resolution possible.
Take Me Home **
Ndebele song taught to Sian Crooze by Black Umfolosi, Zimbabwean Vocal Harmony, Drumming and Dance Group.
Summer Is A Coming In **
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’.
Shalom chaverim **
Traditional Israeli folk song. Sung as a round. There are many different versions of this using combinations of Hebrew and English words.
Senwa Dedende **
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.
Sasquatch **
Vocal Union training day grouplet. Call and response – good fun – all about yetis etc. Any age
Round And Round The World Is Turning **
Beautiful song introduced by Sarah Kekus at Vocal Union training Day July 10th 2009.
Prison Camp Holler **
Recorded in Mississippi State Penitentiary, sung by Tangle-Eye. Introduced by Lindsay Hannon.
