Maths? Oh yeah!

This catchy bossa nova song will seriously brighten up your Maths lessons!

Words and Music by Maurice Walsh

Used by permission of Maurice Walsh and Manchester Singing School

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Key stage KS2

Subject Mathematics

SEN/Accessibility Slower backing tracks

Copyright/Public domain (PD) Copyright songs (c)

Style Pop/Rock

Vocal range Medium (around an octave)

Musical format Additional instrumental parts, Multiple parts, Call-and-response
- Maths? Oh yeah! (notes and activities)

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Song Writer Biography

Maurice Walsh

Maurice Walsh first sang along to steam radio programmes like Workers’ Playtime, ITMA and The Happidrome. Then in the scouts, the school G&S and, for a while, on a daily diet of plainsong and polyphony. He studied singing with Freddie Cox on the opera course at the RNCM (Max Mayer Prize) and ran a Manchester folk club.

After working in Paris for an International Student Movement and in Deptford as a class teacher, he went into the theatre (for West End musicals, Shakespeare, music hall, end of pier, panto and revue) and back into schools as class teacher, Director of Music, Artistic Director. He is now Senior Vocal Tutor with Manchester Music Service, author and director of The Singing School and season card holder for Manchester City FC.
Publication information

The Singing School (Year 5)

by Maurice Walsh

Manchester Music Service

In The Singing School series Maurice Walsh has assembled a lively mixture of original and well-known songs for the primary school classroom. There are fun songs and chants and material for singing at particular moments in the day, along with songs suitable for literacy and numeracy lessons.
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Audio information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by Finchley Children's Music Group, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ned Bennett.

Copyright information
All copyright music in the Sing Up programme is used by permission. The songwriters and/or copyright holders have been remunerated under due licensing arrangements. Find out more about copyright by visiting the UK Music and Sound Rights websites.