A thought provoking contemporary ballad with important messages.
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Drop in the ocean©
Music and Lyrics by: Tolga Kashif Additional Lyrics by: Richard Stilgoe Arranged by: Andrew Peggie
Song tags
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS2
- Musical Element: key change (modulation), syncopation, whispering
- Style: Contemporary
- Subject: Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Religious education
- Vocal Format: Unison (optional two-part)
- Vocal Range: a 13th
- Year Group: 5, 6
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Lyrics
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Lyric/Song sheets (3)
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Teaching song guides (2)
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Audio Tracks (4)
Whisper: Drop, drop, drop in the ocean;
Drop, drop, drop in the ocean;
Drop, drop, drop in the ocean;
Drop, drop, drop in the ocean.
Sing: Can you hear?
There's a whisper in the air.
Can you feel that a new heart is beating?
Each drop runs down to the end of the river,
Where the past and the future are one.
Some may sail to the ends of the world,
But no matter how mighty their journey,
Ev'ry stranger they meet will tomorrow be a brother,
Ev'ry life's another drop in the ocean.
I'm a drop in the ocean, drop of emotion.
I'm a part of the ever changing tide.
I can rise up as rain,
I can fall down like thunder;
All it takes is just a drop in the ocean.
Some have died for a wish to be free;
Some at war, some for no crime or reason.
Ev'ry tear falling down helped the world tell its story:
Ev'ry life's another drop in the ocean.
I'm a drop in the ocean, drop of emotion.
I'm a part of the ever changing tide.
I can rise up as rain,
I can fall down like thunder;
All it takes is just a drop in the ocean.
Whisper: Drop, drop, drop in the ocean;
Drop, drop, drop in the ocean;
Drop, drop, drop in the ocean;
Drop, drop, drop in the ocean.
Sing: Drop in the ocean, drop of emotion.
I'm a drop in the ocean of dreams.
I can touch ev'ry shore,
Join together ev'ry nation.
All it takes is just a drop in the ocean
The ocean,
The ocean
(repeat until fade)
Drop in the ocean (melody line)
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Drop in the ocean (full arrangement)
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Drop in the ocean (full arrangement)
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Song writer biography
Richard Stilgoe
Richard Stilgoe is well known as a singer/songwriter, lyricist and broadcaster. In 1985 he founded and continues to run the Orpheus Trust, which devises and runs music programmes designed to help people with physical disabilities. He played an instrumental role in enabling the Trust to open a purpose built centre, part-funded by lottery funds and opened in 1998 to enhance and develop further the Trust’s work. Its students now appear all over the country, including the Royal Opera House, the Notting Hill Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival. He also presents the Stilgoe Saturday Concerts at the Royal Festival Hall and was High Sheriff of Surrey in 1998-99.
In the 1980s he was involved in the writing of Cats, Starlight Express and Phantom of the Opera, all of which continue to play all over the world. Schools continue to perform his musicals Bodywork and Brilliant the Dinosaur and a new work, Exit Allan, was performed at the International Festival of Musicals at Cardiff in October 2002. He has presented the Schools Proms since 1988, and passed his 200th appearance on Countdown.
Richard has two Tony nominations, three Monte Carlo Prizes, a Prix Italia, an Honorary Doctorate and an O.B.E. He was recently President of the Lord’s Taverners.
Audio and copyright information
Audio information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by New London Children's Choir, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ben Thompsett.
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.
Reviews
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This song is one of my primary school faviritos we sing at Hillcrest primary school I just love it and so do my friends lol.
Well done Hillcrest primary school in the sing once every hour scheem
great song i wish i was little again to sing this song lol sorry but i have to reply mr cumming its not to hard to sing at all it the best song that our choirs have sing
My year 2 choir love this song especially the whisper part. We repeated some of the same words to make it easier for them and just sang in unison. They soon picked up the melody and it is now one of their favourites.
I have just heard this song and def going to be reforming the choir now! We will listen to this song and hopefully sing it! In reply to Mr Cummings, it does say the song is for key stage 2, years 5 and 6. I think it would be too hard for KS1, but there are some fab songs for them in this months mag.
I have had the whole school singing this wonderful song, both KS1 and KS2. The younger ones love it and cope with the chorus very well. I am now teaching this to our boy's choir and will hopefully perform it in future school concerts.
Sorry, just felt I had to reply to Mr Cumming (23-2-10)
I have used this song twice for concerts with my year3/4 choir (7 years ago when it 1st came out and again last year) They and their parents loved it! You have obviously not done your homework properly and read the guidance that Sing Up have given..... their recommendation is that this song is suitable for years 5&6 which are upper KS2 and NOT KS1 aged children which you have referred to! Sing Up is a wonderful FREE resource with hundreds of wonderful songs. I'm sure there must be something suitable for you to use within your school!!!
Jenny Morgan
This track is great. We have been singing this song in our school choir for a few years, I have the pack from when it was published for Youth Music. The children the children love it. What a good choice for the song bank.
I m listening to children singing on the track now and I ll be introducing it to my children tomorrow. Thanks Sing Up, the best music resource for non specialists ever.....
If Im honest, I think that this whole song is far to hard to learn in such a short amount of time especially for KS1 aged children. Not having someone singing on the track makes the whole thing even harder to learn and for people who cant music almost impossible.
There is alot of schools without music specialists and I thought one of the aims of Sing Up was for all teachers to get involved in singing with their class. This is enough to put a Classroom teacher off the idea.
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