Reggae carol- easy and fun for younger children. Written for Kirkoswald Nativity celebration and lantern procession KEY STAGE 1, 2, 3
Category: Songs for KS3
Listen to my Voice – Jilly Jarman *
Jazzy with piano – about having the confidence to believe in yourself – space for a spoken collage of thoughts from the class KEY STAGE 2 & 3
Halloween Scream *
Jen Ellin & Kendal BYM ‘Sing For Fun’ group Written for their performance at Kendal Brewery, October 09. Great fun – and works either acapella or with guitar or piano accompaniment. KEY STAGE 2 & 3
The days of the week *
Words by Pilar Marchori A very simple remembering song based on the clave rhythm. Just four notes to sing. English/Spanish, Spanish/English
Give It Right *
Em Whitfield Soulful upbeat song with 3 parts and piano/guitar chords KEY STAGE 2, 3 & 4
Gathered Together *
By Alison Scott and Emily Hallewell A haunting melody to sing round the campfire, with drums and percussion and descriptive movementsKEY STAGE 2 & 3.
Fire! *
Ems Featherstone, Alison Scott, Penrith Singing Squad A great song to sing with energy with three interlocking parts KEY STAGE 2 & 3.
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.
He-jo, spann den Wagen an **
German version of the English traditional Hey ho, nobody home. A round in three partsSuitable for Key Stage 2 and 3.
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!
Sept Marins Sur Mer *
A traditional French tune sung here by Sarah Kekus. ‘Seven sailors on the sea’.
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)
Oh Mary Don’t You Weep *
Traditional gospel and liberation song from America. Many different versions sung by choirs, acapella groups, folk and protest singers. I love the arrangement by Bernice Reagan Johnson. This is an extremely simple version. Suitable for KEY STAGE 2 to adult.
Oh Freedom *
Traditional gospel and liberation song from America. Many different versions sung by choirs, acapella groups, folk and protest singers. Suitable for KEY STAGE 2 to adult.
Ole Leloila **
Traditional Finnish Reindeer-calling song, introduced by Sue Hollingsworth.Transcribed by Carol Shortis from New Zealand www.carolshortis.com.
Okki Tokki Unga *
Traditional Inuit canoeing action song. Found in quite a few songbooks – for discussion and variations go to www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=23
Mama Don’t Allow No Music **
Originally a skiffle/bluegrass song from the US which has been adapted to almost every style. Very popular. You can bring in all the different instruments and make up new categories – beatboxers, walkin’ bass, plinky-plonk piano – etc. Easy to add percussion to and mimic the sounds […]