This is a new page dedicated to the creative work of young people taking part in Vocal Union and similar schools and community projects.
If you have music you would like to add, please send it to us. It doesn't matter if it is finished, or you are not sure how good it is. You can amend it later or take it off the site at any point.
Hope to hear from you!
Vocal Union strongly encourages the creation and performance of original music and is looking into ways to support and acknowledge this.

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'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 | mp3

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'A Lovely Day'
Hayton CE Primary Year 2,
CP project with musician Jilly Jarman 2011

They wrote this, performed it, and made this recording
A Lovely Day | score

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BlueJam Arts Young Music Leaders
Songwriting tips:
link

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'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!
mp3 | score

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'I Like To Sing'
Hayton CE Primary Year 2,
CP project with musician Jilly Jarman 2011

They wrote this, performed it, and made this recording
I Like To Sing | score

See also new page of songs written by Year 3 & 4 at Hayton during the project

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'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! Fantastic - it made the song. There is an introduction/folk dance game to go with it.
mp3

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'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.
mp3 | score

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'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!
mp3 | score

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'Swing Piece'
Josh Jackson, Ullswater Community College

Written for BlueJam Vintage Contemporary Project,Penrith
Swing Piece - Josh Jackson

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'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

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'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

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'Which One Will You Choose?'
Brough School, Cumbria

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

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Sing Up, the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme, produced by Youth Music with AMV-BBDO, Faber Music and The Sage Gateshead supported by Government.
Vocal Union is part-funded through Sing Up and is part of its national singing programme.