I am a specialist primary music teacher living and teaching in Devon.
I have 20 years experience of teaching and love creating resources. As well as creating my own resources I have also created resources for companies such as ABRSM. I am also a professional and published composer of Brass band and Concert Band music.
Check out my Youtube page - www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray
I play trumpet professionally in a ska/reggae/dub band called The Kingstons (www.thekingstons.club).
I am a specialist primary music teacher living and teaching in Devon.
I have 20 years experience of teaching and love creating resources. As well as creating my own resources I have also created resources for companies such as ABRSM. I am also a professional and published composer of Brass band and Concert Band music.
Check out my Youtube page - www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray
I play trumpet professionally in a ska/reggae/dub band called The Kingstons (www.thekingstons.club).
Get your class playing together with Sunny side up!
Sunny side up is written for Ukulele, Recorder, Boomwhackers and Tuned percussion.
Resource includes:
Sheet music (with and without written notes)
Play along and backing track
Tiptoe is a play along for Boomwhackers and uses the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C.
This resource includes sheet music (with Ukulele chords), backing and play along track.
Grab your recorders and have fun playing Kanikapila. Perfect for the classroom, small groups or a solo performance!
This resource includes sheet music (with and without note names) and play along/backing tracks.
This is a simple Orff style arrangement of the Chinese folk song Ai Hai Yo.
It includes:
Melody
Harmony
Bass
Triangle
Hand drum / Wood block
Piano
Lyrics
Ideal for use when exploring the pentatonic scale and/or Asian/Chinese music.
This is an Orff style arrangement of Run Rabbit Run, a popular song in England during World War 2.
The arrangement includes:
Score
Melody in black and white and in colour (suitable for Boom Whackers and coloured chimes). G# is required.
Harmony
Bass
Ukulele (Chords C, F and G)
10 pieces for Eb Tenor Horn in a variety of different styles.
These pieces progress steadily and give children the chance to play a relatively large repertoire without using too many notes. All 20 pieces cover the notes B, C, D, E, F and G and is enough for a years worth of tuition!
This resource includes the sheet music (PDF) and play along/backing tracks for the first 10 pieces of music. The first 10 pieces covers the notes C, D and E.
You can purchase pieces 11-20 here - /teaching-resource/-12863199
Learn the notes in the C Major scale with Uke can play!
24 pieces covering the notes C-C.
This resource includes sheet music and backing/play along tracks.
This is a 6 week topic that aims to give the children an understanding of the song writing process.
This topic is designed to give the children the opportunity to write a song, from scratch, as a class over a six week process. It will help them to develop a good understanding of the process of writing a song, the “musical ingredients” (elements) that are needed and an appreciation of the time and skill that goes into writing a song.
The children will develop an understanding of how to structure a song, creating verses, a chorus and the opportunity to compose a bridge/middle 8 as well.
You do not necessarily have to be musical to do this but obviously some knowledge would help. It’s a great project for you to use for children who currently play an instrument as well, especially if you have been learning one via the wider opps/first access projects. Instruments can be easily incorporated into the topic. The topic also included opportunities for children to rap and beat box if they are not too keen on singing!
The first 1-3 lessons will be spent on writing some verses and a chorus. This will be followed by adding simple accompaniment using class percussion (tuned and untuned) and other instruments your class/children may have been learning how to play. The songs will be kept in C Major/A Minor (Using the common chords C, F, G & Am). This is perfect for their vocal range and for accompanying instruments.
Instrumental parts could also be added in between the verses and choruses.
By the end of the topic the class with have a complete song that they can record and perform to other years and their parents.
Links to curriculum/Possible assessment opportunities:
Use the voice expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
Play tuned and untuned instruments musically
Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music
Please note: I have used the font AR CHRISTY so you may have to edit some of the slides/fonts.
This is a collection of 10 Body Percussion songs. All of these songs focus on different Body Percussion rhythms to accompany them.
Every song is designed to reinforce pitch, pulse and rhythm (either consciously or unconsciously) and will help with a range of social skills (turn taking, working with a partner or group etc).
The songs are all in an appropriate range for children. Most use a maximum of a 6-note range with some stretching to an octave.
These songs are more demanding than the other Active singing songs because of the Body Percussion rhythms so are more suitable for KS2.
These songs have also been designed to fit perfectly within the Kodaly methodology if teachers are using it (using common ta and ti-ti rhythms and incorporating familiar melody lines - so-mi / mi-so-la).
Scarf songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12564116
Passing songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12600356
Miscellaneous songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12564112
Rhythm stick songs - /teaching-resource/-12590879
Parachute songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12563992
Shaker songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12564118
Cup songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12585890
All 80 songs - /teaching-resource/-12564122
20 pieces for Whole Class Woodwind Tuition in a variety of different styles.
These pieces progress steadily and give children the chance to play a relatively large repertoire without using too many notes. The music covers the notes G, A, B, C and D and is enough for a years worth of tuition!
This resource includes the sheet music (PDF) and play along/backing tracks for the first 10 pieces of music. The first 10 pieces cover the notes G, A and B.
You can purchase pieces 11-20 here -/teaching-resource/-12673518
This is a collection of 10 songs to be sung with a cup.
Every song is designed to reinforce pitch, pulse and rhythm (either consciously or unconsciously) and will help with a range of social skills (turn taking, working with a partner or group etc).
The songs are all in an appropriate range for children. Most use a maximum of a 6-note range with some stretching to an octave. All songs are in C Major but can easily be transposed to D. Each song comes with easy to follow instructions and a video to help.
The songs are ideal for children in KS2.
These songs have also been designed to fit perfectly within the Kodaly methodology if teachers are using it (using common ta and ti-ti rhythms and incorporating familiar melody lines - so-mi / mi-so-la).
Scarf songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12564116
Miscellaneous songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12564112
Rhythm stick songs - /teaching-resource/-12590879
Parachute songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12563992
Shaker songs - /teaching-resource/resource-12564118
All 60 songs - /teaching-resource/-12564122