Free teacher web sites for Music topic ‘Singing’

A range of fun action songs to use as warm ups or just to get children enthused about singing together.

External link: Action songs

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This does what it says on the tin: simple chords and lyrics for a range of traditional songs for younger children. Even if you don't play the guitar, you might find it handy to check for lyrics here.

External link: Guitar chords and lyrics for FS and KS1 singing classics

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You might like to use some of these children's songs to sing along to in class - handy if you're not confident at finding a starting note, and the backing music is pretty cheery. The music files are in midi format. To play these you will need a media player like QuickTime.

External link: Sing-along music and lyrics

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A range of traditional songs (Polly Wolly Doodle, BINGO, My Bonnie, Frere Jacques, and many more) recorded and available as free mp3 downloads. Very handy to play as backup for singing in class - the recordings provide you with a good starting note and a jazzy guitar accompaniment. The site also provides lyrics and guitar chords for all the songs featured.

External link: Traditional songs - MP3s for free

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This page provides a fantastically varied range of song titles sorted by their musical features - if you're looking for a song to drive home a particular musical point, or would just like to make sure that your pupils are accessing a suitably challenging range of song types, take a peep at these titles for inspiration. Many of the songs are very likely to be available in your school's existing music book collection.

External link: What kind of song do you call that?

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