Spread a little singing

National Sing Up Day is just around the corner, so make sure you share the joy of singing on 24 February

Taking part in National Sing Up Day is the perfect opportunity to share your love of singing.

You might want to encourage one of your colleagues to register on the website and start singing with their class – how about sharing your pupils’ favourite song with them? Your class could sing with another one at your school, or you could organise a singing assembly and invite parents and governors to come along. What about getting in touch with a local school and spreading a little singing down the road? Take it as far as you’d like, we’d love to hear your plans.

Our National Sing Up Day website – www.singup.org/nsud – is the place to go to let us know your plans for the day and to find out what everyone else is doing. People across the country are taking part, so join in!

From the site, you’ll also be able to access our new specially commissioned song by Alan Simmons, Strictly come singing. It has three parts and has been devised so that each one can be sung individually, but also together. Why not teach one to your class, encourage two other classes to learn the others and perform them together in a whole-school assembly?

Here’s a taste of what’s going on throughout the day – have a look and ‘Spread a little Singing!’

PLATINUMS REACHING OUT

Sing Up Platinum Award Schools are reaching out to their communities and sharing their singing.

Here are just a few examples:

• Horfield CofE Primary School, Bristol – working with a neighbouring school and performing next to the Concorde at Filton Airfield in Bristol
• Derby High, Derby – holding a concert with 10 local schools called ‘Sing Up Through the Years’ singing songs from different decades
• Ling Moor School, Lincoln – putting on a singing festival involving all of their neighbouring schools
• St Michael’s CE First School, Staffordshire – inviting singers from Welsh National Opera to work with them and six other schools in the area to sing songs from West End shows.

Check out our National Sing Up Day site for more details on what’s happening around the country.

RECORD OUR ANTHEM WITH PURESOLO

You can go along to our site and record part of Alan Simmons’ song, Strictly come singing. PureSolo’s Player will allow you to record the song and send it in to us. We’ll then put together a massive mash-up of all of your recordings and post it online!

SINGALONG WITH LUCKY VOICE

Head on over to our site and visit the new Lucky Voice area and have a singalong! It’s great to use for a school assembly or to have a sing with your fellow teachers. Why not organise an afterschool singalong with your colleagues and friends? 

For more details, visit www.singup.org/nsud today!