Jibber jabber

Words by Michael Rosen.
Music by Peter Gosling.
Used by permission of A&C Black Ltd

This is a fun, jazzy song with a continous dotted rhythm that keeps the music moving. It’s bursting with synonyms for ‘talking’: a gem for any KS2 teacher who needs to encourage pupils to find more interesting words for ‘said’ in their writing!

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Age: 7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Song type: Curriculum , Fun
Subject: English , Music
Scoring: Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison
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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 Ben Tompsett.

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