This is a lyrical song in the style of a pop ballad with a serious message.
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Sing Up
Believe©
Music and Lyrics by: Lin Marsh
Used by permission of Lin Marsh and Youth Music
Song tags
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1, KS2, KS2/KS3
- Musical Element: middle eight, slurs
- Style: Pop
- Subject: English, PSHE & Citizenship
- Vocal Format: Unison (optional two-part)
- Vocal Range: a 12th
- Year Group: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Lyrics
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Lyric/Song sheets (3)
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Teaching song guides (1)
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Audio Tracks (2)
When I look up to the stars,
there’s a burning deep inside me
and I feel a power growing in my soul.
There is something I can sense,
deep within a dream to guide me,
and I know that I am reaching for my goal.
I can do anything at all,
I can climb the highest mountain,
I can feel the ocean calling wild and free.
I can be anything I want,
with this hope to drive me onward,
if I can just believe in me.
When the skies are dark and grey,
we still know the sun is shining:
though it’s out of sight, its light is glowing still.
And as long as I believe,
there is nothing I can’t wish for;
not a dream that I’m unable to fulfill.
(Oo oo oo oo)
I can do anything at all,
I can climb the highest mountain,
I can feel the ocean calling wild and free.
I can be anything I want,
with this hope to drive me onward,
if I can just believe in me.
(Ah ah ah
if I can just believe in me.)
And whatever it takes I’ll find it somehow;
whatever it needs I’ll show I’m strong.
Whatever it takes I’ll make it happen:
finding out where I belong.
(I’ll find it somehow.
I’ll show I’m strong, I’ll show I’m strong.
I’ll make it happen:
finding out where I belong.)
While the world is spinning round,
I can sometimes lose direction
and I know how hard it is to find my way.
But with friends around to care,
there is nothing I can’t handle,
and I’ll face the future treasuring each day.
(Oo oo oo oo)
I can do anything at all,
I can climb the highest mountain,
I can feel the ocean calling wild and free.
I can be anything I want,
with this hope to drive me onward,
if I can just believe in me.
(Ah ah ah
if I can just believe in me.)
Believe (melody line)
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Believe (full arrangement)
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Believe (full arrangement)
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Believe (performance track)
(3:58)
Believe (backing track)
(3:58)
Song writer biography
Lin Marsh
Lin Marsh trained at Trinity College of Music and London University, later gaining an MA in Performance Arts at Middlesex University. She has worked extensively in music education and currently directs the Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre.
Lin is also a composer and has written for BBC children’s programmes for both television and radio. She composed and directed the music for Where are the Children Now? as part of the Royal Opera House Education programme in December 1998 and works regularly with organisations such as the London Mozart Players, Birmingham Symphony Hall Education and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Her songbook series for schools, Songscape and Junior Songscape, are published by Faber Music. As a voice specialist, Lin works throughout the country running courses for teachers on singing, performance and composing skills and directs many choral festivals for all key stages. Lin works on many commissions for young people, composing both choral works and music theatre pieces, and has worked for the National Youth Music Theatre as a musical director for the production of Charlie in Buxton, Along Came Man, Song of the Earth, Brilliant the Dinosaur in Edinburgh and The Ballad of Salomon Pavey at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
Lin is much in demand for vocal coaching linked to music theatre singing and works both in the UK and abroad with groups of teachers, choral societies and young performers. Her book The Show Must Go On! co-written with Wendy Cook is a handbook for teachers giving advice on music theatre skills and the process of rehearsal to performance. Their piece Torchbearers was selected as a finalist in the Vivian Ellis awards 2000.
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Music taken from
Singbook
Youth Music
c/o Faber Music
Youth Music’s Singbook is an essential, inspirational resource for all singing teachers working with children and young people. Containing twelve songs by some of the most exciting songwriters working today, this is a unique collection – stunningly produced in full-colour with professionally produced CDs and a dedicated web resource providing further supporting materials.
Audio and copyright information
Audio information
The audio tracks were created from the original audio from Singbook - produced, programmed and arranged by Tolga Kashif - mixed and mastered by Ron Knights at mediagrove.com
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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my oldest son has just performed his yr6 leavers concert and the yr6 children always sing this as their leaving song......i love it and there is never a dry eye when u hear them sing it xxx
We love this song and the children are going to sing it in their leavers assembly.
Mrs Collins and Miss Cole Year 2 teachers
I first heard this song when on a work placement from University with a year two class who had learnt the song as a goodbye message to an outgoing music teacher. It was so moving and I remember it so clearly to this day, three years on. I'll definitely be teaching my class it when I have finished my PGCE.
I like that song because it is an easy song to sing and I like listing to it in the morning and it is nice and peacefull it is a wonderfull song and we are singing it at school it is somthing injoyoball thanks for having this song!!!!!
This is like so fantastic I just love it I remember in school we used to sing it I teach my children this song and practise it too!!!!!!!!!!
Lin marsh came to are school today how lovely is her voice
Wonderful, teaching PSHE and wanted a song about believing in yourself as approaching SATs, fantastic motivational song, thank you.
Wonderful to hear my 7 year old singing this with such emotion. Thank you Mrs Greenhaulgh for putting us onto this site
Yes i think its is beatifull its so beatifull that my teacher Miss Gary is doing it in our Class asembly and we have a music teacher called Mr.Pulter THANK YOU MR.PULTER FOR LETTING ME NOW ABOUT THIS SITE you are the best and like it is like totally like the best like u know what i mean like dont you and espeacillay the couros it is beatifull this is wicked awsome and currently the best song in the world [2nd best song in the world i think owl city fire flies is awsome] THANK YOU WHOEVER MADE THIS SITE IT IS AWSOME
This is a wonderful song to sing and can't wait for my school choir to sing it. Thank you.
Angela Hanley.
Beautiful! I can't wait to teach this to our choir this term!
A totally brilliant song...When playing piano part I am nearly in tears as the kids are so brill - thank you for such a wicked song!! It totally rocks!
Absolutely beautiful song. My sons have been learning this at school and it is so lovely to hear something so sweet and meaningful
My son directed me to this website and this song as he has been learning it at school, i was a blubbering wreck before the end of the first verse i found it so moving!
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Absolutely fabulous song! I love it myself and love listening to the children sing it. Such a powerful message aswell
Such a beautiful song. The words are powerful, getting the message across. My class loved learning the words and singing it. So did I.
This is a fabulous song! it has a great message and is real big uplifting crowd pleaser. It is easy to learn but full of interest and develops beautifully. I and the children LOVE it!
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