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BBC School Radio Broadcast - 5 episodes

Developing music skills for children aged 5-7.

The Song Tree is a lively series built around learning songs, singing and musical activities and in particular encourages: good singing technique and music practice, using the voice in different ways, breathing and posture, phrasing, high/low; loud and quiet; fast and slow; rhythm; higher and lower; going up; going down; steps; jumps; slides.

The series can be used to target key objectives from the curriculum, including to: learn to sing and to use their voices, create and compose music on their own and with others, understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions; pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure.

Music Food Fest

This 5 part unit includes some traditional material adapted in new fun ways.

Episode 1 - One Tomato, Two Tomatoes

Today's song is based on the well-known potato chant, adapted for tomatoes, peas, carrots, with rhythmic munches, crunches and scrunches! Also learning the chant "Bake a Cake".

Episode 2 -  The Kitchen Sink

The song in today's programme is a "listening-and-doing" action-song. "The Kitchen Sink", with finger-clicks, knee taps and low-to-high hand actions for pots and pans, forks, spoons, mugs and plates.

Episode 3 - The Song Tree Grows Apples

The song in today's programme is a gentle evocation of many fruits - including magic ones!

Episode 4 - Growth and Energy…Amazing Food!

The song in today's programme emphasises the scientific aspects of food and has a funky chorus with rock instruments!

Episode  5 - Food is for Celebration.

The song in today's programme explores how food is a key element in celebrations.

Notes taken from BBC School Radio website. Full teacher notes are included with this resource.

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