The P.2-3 love to begin each music lesson each week by singing ‘The Rattlin’ Bog’ which one of the pupils suggested that we should sing as he thought the structure was very similar to one of the songs that we were singing last term. Both songs are ‘cumulative songs’ which is a song with a simple verse structure modified by progressive addition so that each verse is longer than the verse before. I think the bairns did well to remember all the words and to also fit them in, as the song is quite fast.

Above is a recording of P.2-3 singing the song and below is the Youtube recording that they sing along to:

The Rattlin’ Bog | Barefoot Books Singalongs 🐸 – YouTube

P.2-3 have been singing some songs about the sea and we have been following the Sun, Sea and Song BBC Schools Radio programme where each week we learn a new song about the sea.

Here is a link to the songs: Primary Music KS1: Sun, sea and song! – BBC Teach – 

As well as learning a song, each week we have also done some related musical activities and listened to a piece of music where the children have listened out for and identified instruments, and shared with each other ‘what the music makes them think of’.

Here are P.2-3 singing ‘Suki over the Ocean’ as a round which took lots of concentration to sing their own part and to stay in tune.            And didn’t they do well?!

This term, Primary Three have learnt some songs about the Egyptians and have been accompanying these songs on the tuned percussion instruments. They have also been learning about different note lengths and rhythms and have used this knowledge in their performing.

Here is a video of P.3 singing a song about ‘Building a Pyramid’.