Oodles of doodles with Liz Pichon's storytelling masterclass
Oodles of doodles with Liz Pichon's storytelling masterclass

As World Book Day approaches (March 1) Sing Up editor, Joanna Jones, asked award-winning author and illustrator of the Tom Gates books Liz Pichon to spill the beans on songwriting, storytelling and doodling

Liz Pichon's top tips for storytelling
Liz Pichon's top tips for storytelling

Inspire your class with these neat ideas from the Tom Gates book series author – and Tom Gates himself

How to write a rap
How to write a rap

Lyricist Fred Phethean gives you his top tips on writing raps!

High score!
High score!

Find out how computer games can take children’s musical engagement to the next level…

Different families, same love
Different families, same love

Guidance on how teachers can best approach issues surrounding children with same-sex parents and tackle homo/bi/transphobia in the school environment

Cracking the code
Cracking the code

What really is the relationship between those strange dots and lines and the aural, physical experience of music? And why does notation strike terror into the hearts of so many teachers?

The elephant in the room - getting your students to sing
The elephant in the room - getting your students to sing

Sing Up’s Head of Learning, Shelly Ambury, asked a bunch of singing diehards who work with primary and secondary schools how it’s done

Spread the word
Spread the word

Setting up a staff choir is a great way to encourage singing at your school

Singing is soul food
Singing is soul food

Nervous about teaching children to sing if you think you are tone deaf? Then let vocal coaches to the stars, Carrie and David Grant, give you a lesson in how to hold a tune

Singing helps me learn
Singing helps me learn

One teacher's thought-provoking classroom research project into how singing promotes learning – and how you can do it too

Sing along at school
Sing along at school

Sally Merson, Music Coordinator from Platinum Award School Wheatfields Primary, shares her top tips for weaving singing into the fabric of the school day

Revision and singing – an experiment
Revision and singing – an experiment

Joe Waddle, Year 6 class teacher at Western Community Primary, describes his innovative approach to Science SATs revision, by adapting favourite songs