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. 

Keyboard for Beginners

 

Introduction

YMI Tutor Mr Lowthian has been teaching the keyboard to beginners in classes at P6 and P7. He has made a series of videos and music sheets to help you learn the songs and exercises.

The song sheets can printed onto A4 sheets of paper and placed on top of the key or between the keys and keyboard controls,  giving a clear visual crib as how to play. Some of the sheets use just one hand and others both. They have been used with electronic keyboards in the classes but also work on a piano if you have one at home.

 

 

There are lots of songs to choose from. You can practice your scales and as you learn some of sheets are written with full notation.

Learning Resources

Open the pages below to see some more videos and download the song sheets

 Pop and Scottish songs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scales and exercises

Christmas Songs

 

Do you want to learn your favourite song?

Mr Lowthian has made lots of tunes for you to try but if you have a special requests he might be able to make that song for you… if you ask him nicely.

Contact us here or ask your teacher .

The Yellow Bird Song

Introduction

This popular song comes for the Caribbean and was originally a Haitian Creole song that was rewritten with English lyrics in the 20th century as Yellow Bird.

YMI Tutor Kaela Rowan has made two videos to sing along too and some learning resources looking at the song, where it came from and exploring flags of the Caribbean and surrounding countries.

Below are the song words for you.

Yellow Bird Song

Yellow Bird
Up high in banana tree
Yellow bird
You sit all alone like me
Did your lady friend
Leave the nest again?
That is very sad
Makes me feel so bad
You can fly away
In the sky away
You’re more lucky than me.

You’re more lucky than me.

 

Learning Resources

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

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

Fascinating Facts Yellow Bird Song & The Caribbean..

Things to Do & Quiz – Lesson 2 – P3 – P7..

Here is a link to an animated version of the song on the BBC Teach website.

 

 

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