Articles and Ideas Collection

Sing your way through the day!
Sing your way through the day!
Amanda Bennett tells us about the huge impact routine songs have had on the life of her school
Spring and summer inspiration for EYFS
Spring and summer inspiration for EYFS
Sue Nicholls delves into the unexplored corners of 'The Song Hamper'
Top five Sing Up resources for storytelling through song
Top five Sing Up resources for storytelling through song
Music is a great way to tell a story, an excellent revision tool, and one of the best ways to get your class expressing their creativity. Find out how.
A story challenge
A story challenge
Foster musical expression and enhance vocabulary with Jo Pollock's tips for storytelling with music.
Across the curriculum
Across the curriculum
Have you considered how many different ways there are to use singing in the broader school curriculum? Dr Alison Daubney breaks it down
Secondary Singing Handbook: The benefits of singing
Academic research by Professor Graham Welch. Use this to convince colleagues how amazing singing can be!
Mrs Schneider says...
Mrs Schneider says...
Don't confine music making to just singing assemblies or formal music lessons
Spice Up Your Daily Routine
Spice Up Your Daily Routine
Get your class to sing the register for an upbeat start to the day
Alice and her mathematical musical humps!
Alice and her mathematical musical humps!
Discover the powerful connections between music and maths, and how to make the most of these parallels in your classroom
Singing with Julia Donaldson
Singing with Julia Donaldson
Former Children's Laureate and author of 'The Gruffalo' tells us why singing and storytelling feel just right
Singing in class: the next step
Singing in class: the next step
Richard Frostick gives some progression tips and tricks for you and your class
Singing in class: the next step (part two)
Singing in class: the next step (part two)
There’s no better way to progress to the next level in singing than to spend some time improving breath control
In the mood
In the mood
A musical toolbox of songs for EYFS and KS1
Taking singing further with technology
Taking singing further with technology
Simple, easy to implement ideas for using technology to support and extend singing activities, from David Ashworth.
I get angry!
I get angry!
The song I get angry provides the perfect opportunity to confront the issue head-on and teach ways of managing this powerful emotion.
Write your own topic songs
Write your own topic songs
Generate tailor-made songs for the full range of EYFS topics by putting new lyrics to familiar tunes
Let's go outside and sing!
Let's go outside and sing!
Take your singing outdoors with ideas for singing games by Claire Tustin
Webinar: Singing staffroom (Ages 4 - 11)
Learn how to get your staff singing with this video from one of our live interactive training webinars
Webinar: Singing and the great outdoors (Ages 4 - 11)
Sharon Durant and Katherine Zeserson explore the Great Outdoors through song.
Autumn/Winter inspiration for EYFS
Autumn/Winter inspiration for EYFS
Sue Nicholls delves into the unexplored corners of The Song Hamper