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Rainforest Songs

Kaeru Tree Frog

Introduction

Mrs Borthwick teaches us three fun tunes from around the world in the lesson  called Rainforest Songs. We learn about a tree frog from Japan, the Kaeru. A song from Southern Congo about  a tree pineapple in Si Si Si. The last song is called Zum Zum Zum and come from Brazil. 

 

Today’s ​Song 

Now lets sing about a little frog.  It is a traditional song about the tree frogs which live in the temperate rainforests of Japan. The words in the last two lines imitate the croaking sound of the frog.

Here are the words. They might look difficult  but juts follow along to us as we sing.

Kaeruno utaga.    (Ka-e-roono oo-ta ga)
Kikoetekuruyo.     (Kee-ko-ay-taykoo-rooyo)
Gwagwagwagwa
Gerogerogerogerogwagwagwa

You can also have a go at making your own rainforests sounds along with the music track after you have sung the song though twice.  You could use your voice, body percussion or some homemade musical instruments to shake, tap, scrape and ting.

 

Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track – with Vocal

Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track which has no voice – just sing it yourself to the track.

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

    • Save Target As’ (PC)
    • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

 

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts. 

 

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Honk Honk Song

Introduction

Today’s Weekly Lesson from Mrs Rowan and Mrs Borthwick teaches us the fun song Honk Honk for P1- P3.

Warm Up 

We will start by preparing to sing, with our fun Voice Warm song Sh Sh Sh. Practice these a few times until you know them well and your voice will be ready for singing.

This weeks ​Song 

Now lets sing this weeks action song –Honk Honk. First learn the song you can use the word sheet to help you.

 

Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track – with Vocal

Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track which has no voice – just sing it yourself to the track.

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

    • Save Target As’ (PC)
    • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

 

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts. 

 

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Songs for Hand Washing

Introduction

Mrs Borthwick has written some songs to help us with our hand washing.  You can download them as backing tracks to play in your setting or use the video’s. The words for the songs are in the Learning Resource section.

Here are two of the videos and the other versions of the song can be viewed on our YMI Borders YouTube Channel Early Years playlist

 

 

 

MP3 Tracks 

 

Wash Your Hands Before

 Wash Your Hands After

Play – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

 Safe – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Snack – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Backing – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

    • Save Target As’ (PC)
    • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac)
Words

 

For teacher and school staff with access to GLOW more Early Years information and all the files can be downloaded from our YMI Making Music team pages.  Use the code wjimn8l to join the team if you are not already a member. 

 

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Wild Mountain Thyme

Introduction

Today’s Weekly Lesson from Mrs Rowan and Mrs Borthwick teaches us the Scottish folk song, Wild Mountain Thyme.  It is lesson 5 for P3.

 Fascinating Facts

Wild Mountain Thyme is a folk song from both Scotland and Northern Ireland. Its story goes way back to the 1700’s, and it has been written and re-written by many people, and inspired by many songs along the way.

The first we know of, was from Scottish poet Robert Tannahill who adapted the words from an older song around 1796.

The song is also known as ‘Will ye go lassie go’ and is named after a lovely plant with pink flowers which grows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Scotland, most of Europe and North Africa. It is also called  ‘purple heather’ and is part of the mint family.

Warm Up 

We will start by preparing to sing, with our fun Voice Warm song. Practice these a few times until you know them well and your voice will be ready for singing.

 

This weeks ​Song 

Now lets sing this weeks song – Wild Mountain Thyme. First, learn the song you can use the word sheet to help you.

Then once you know it – you can make a shaker out of a jar and some dry rice or pasta, and then practice playing and singing at the same time! In one of our other videos Mrs Borthwick shows you how to make a shaker and you can read all about it in  Scrape, Tap,  Shake and Ting.

 

Have a go at this weeks quiz. You can email your teacher or us at YMI your answers.

Quiz – Wild Mountain Thyme

 

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

    • Save Target As’ (PC)
    • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

 

 

 

 

You can find out more about poet Robert Tannerhill and his place in Scottish literary history in the Robert Tannerhill  Federation website.

 

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts. 

 

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Zum Zum Zum

Introduction

Today’s Weekly Lesson from Mrs Rowan and Mrs Borthwick teaches us the Brazilian Capoeira song Zum Zum Zum.  It is lesson 7 for P3 to P7 classes.

 Fascinating Facts

Capoeira, is an amazing martial art from Brazil – there is nothing quite like it!

It’s a mix of amazing acrobatics, graceful dance and rhythmic music. Originally it was practiced by slaves brought from Africa to Brazil. The African slaves disguised it as a dance by putting music to it and making it non-contact. But when slave masters discovered it was a powerful martial art, they banned it. Fortunately, it survived and is hugely popular today. It is said that some of hip hop’s dance moves originally came from Capoeira moves!

Capoeira’s musical instrument are the Berimbau; a unique instrument made from a hollowed-out calabash fruit, a bent wooden pole, some wire, a stick and a stone.

The Caxixi : say‘Ca shi shi’; is a shaker made from basket, leather and with dried beans inside.  If you have had YMI lessons with Mat the Hat and his Big Drum Adventure you would have used a Caxixi

The Pander, which is similar to a tambourine and a Atabaque Drum

You can watch a group of Capoeira dancers and these instruments being played in this video on YouTube. 

 

Warm Up 

We will start by preparing to sing, with our fun Voice Warm song. Practice these a few times until you know them well and your voice will be ready for singing.

 

 

This weeks ​Song 

Now lets sing this weeks song – Zum Zum Zum

 

You can have a go at this week quiz. You can email your teacher or us at YMI your answers.

Quiz – Zum Zum Zum…..

 

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

 

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts. 

 

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Chumbara. Using cups for Percussion.

Introduction

Today’s Weekly Lesson from Mrs Rowan and Mrs Borthwick teaches us the song folk song Chumbara. It is Lesson 6 for P3 to P7 classes.

Warm Up 

We will start by preparing to sing, with our fun Voice Warm song. Practice these a few times until you know them well and your voice will be ready for singing.


 

This weeks ​Song 

Now lets sing this weeks  Song – its a song using cups for percussion, called Chumbara.

First, you will need two plastic cups and a table – we are going to do some fun percussion with them!

Once you have practiced a few times and know it, if you have brothers or sisters, (age 7 or above) see if you can show them how to do it!

 

 

 

Chumbara Backing Track with Vocals

Chumbara Backing Track

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File As’ (Apple)
Answers for last weeks questionnaire

 

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts. 

 

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Boa Constrictor for P1- P3

Introduction

Today’s Weekly Lesson from Mrs Rowan and Mrs Borthwick is all about a Boa Constrictor snake. It is Lesson 5 for P1 to P3 classes.

Warm Up 

Lets start by preparing to sing, with our new fun Voice Warm song,

Bzz, Bzz Bzz.

 

 

This weeks ​Song 

Now lets sing this weeks  Song – its a fun action song called Boa Constrictor!

1.       Learn the song and actions with the video

2.      Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track – with Vocal

3.     Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track which has no voice  just sing it yourself to the track. Enjoy!

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

Boa Constrictor Song Words

On our Song Sheets Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts. 

 

 

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Hawick Common Riding 


 

A number of years ago the YMI team supported the production of a CD with
pupils from the five of the schools singing the well know songs. Working alongside musicians Alan Brydon and Darren Johnstone the pupils recorded some of the well know Common Riding songs. In addition to these recording of the pupils singing, song sheets, graphics and some videos where created during this summer project. 
We have reproduced all the recordings, videos, songsheets and music made during the project.
We have added an animated videos recordings by Burnfoot Primary School below and you can find all the others on our YMI YouTube Channel.

Audio Tracks

Listen to some of the recordings that were made during the project.

  • The Bonnie BannerBlue – St. Margaret’s, Trinity, Burnfoot and Stirches with Alan Brydon
  • The boy wi’ the flag – Burnfoot Primary with Darren Johnstone
  • The Mosstrooper’s Song – Stirches Primary with Alan Brydon
  • Up wi’ the Banner – Trinity Primary
  • And We Ride – Wilton Primary

Songsheets 

Below are three of the song sheets to download and you can access them all on our resource page. 

Addtional Resources 

For teachers and school staff with access to Glow the files are all accessible in our YMI Making Music Team.
If you have any questions get in touch. 
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Music for Enhanced Provision Units

Introduction

The YMI team have worked with pupils in our Enhanced Provision units for many years, as part of the Borders Youth Music Initiative funded programme. Since the lockdown the tutors have been producing video recordings of themselves singing and playing some of the pupils favourites songs.

We have added all of them to our GLOW Making Music Team for teachers to download and play at the hubs.  We have also also put them onto our YMI Borders YouTube channel.

Videos 

We have posted here a few of the videos Mr Lowthian and Mr Jacobs have made. To see lots more ask the teachers to share the videos from our Making Music Team on Glow or if you want to watch at home head over to our Playlist on the YMI YouTube Channel. The link is at the bottom of this post.

Words

We have song sheets that can be printed off for most of the songs.

To view the words online just click on the link. To download the files right click on the links and then select either:

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

Hello Song

There Was An Old Woman

You can download the words for all the songs in our posts on the following Learning Resource page.

Links

This the link to the Enhanced Provision Playlist so you can watch more at home.

You can subscribe to our YMI Borders YouTube Channel where we have playlists and learning videos from all the tutors.

For teachers and support staff you can access our GLOW Making Music resource pages. If you are not already member of the Team you can request access.

 

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Teddy Bear Rock for P1 and P2


Introduction

Today’s Weekly Lesson is all about Teddy Bears. Can you learn the song and then draw your own cuddly bear?

Warm Up 

Lets start by preparing to sing, with our fun Voice Warm Up from last week – ‘Sh Sh Sh’…

 

*Once you know it, practice it twice

This weeks ​Song – its called Teddy Bear Rock!

  1.  Learn the song and actions with the video.

You can download the words to the songs by using this link.   Teddy Bear Rock words

 

  1.  Try singing the song with the actions to our Backing Track – with Voice

 

  1.  Try singing the song with at the actions to the Backing Track – with No Voice – and just sing it yourself.

Now lets draw a picture!

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

  • Save Target As’ (PC)
  • ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac

Draw a Teddy Bear

Good Luck and have fun!

Learning Resources

 

Teddy Bear Rock words

Here is the well known song The Bear Went over the Mountain on TopMarks.

 

 

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