Category: Music Therapy

Here are today’s musical activities with Emmeline.

Musical Story: The Musical Life of Gustav Mole by Kathryn Meyrick

This is a lovely story of a mole born into a musical family. If you would like to listen to a part of the opera Carmen which is mentioned in the story there is a link to the most well-known part of the opera below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2snTkaD64U

How many instruments can you count in the story?

How many different types of music?

Flower of Scotland: Part 5 – Violin Accompaniment

Because we completed the whole song yesterday, today I am going to provide a violin accompaniment for ‘Oh Flower of Scotland’ that you can listen to and practise your singing/signing along with. I hope you enjoy it!

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

The Wheels on the Bus 

Today’s musical activity is ‘The Wheels on the bus’. Can you find anything at home to make the different sounds on the bus? Emmeline will show you what she has found in the video.

Flower of Scotland: Part 4 – The Whole Song

Let’s see if we can remember all three verses of ‘Oh Flower of Scotland’ and put them all together today. Good luck!

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Musical Soundscape: Garden

Today we are going to be playing a garden soundscape. We have provided this picture as a visual stimulus for a Spring garden as there are many colourful flowers beginning to grow outside.

Please relax, listen to the music, look at the picture, imagine different things you might find in your garden and take deep breaths. Perhaps you have some things at home that make you think of being outside or the different sounds you might hear in your garden.

Flower of Scotland: Part 3 – Verse 3

It is now time to learn the third and final verse of ‘Oh Flower of Scotland before we put the whole song together tomorrow!

Those days are past now,
And in the past
They must remain,
But we can still rise now,
And be the nation again,
That stood against him,
Proud Edward’s Army,
And sent him homeward,
To think again.

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Musical Activity: Shaky Shaky Shake 

Today’s musical activity is brilliant for getting your body moving. You will need something shaky to join in. Lots of you will be familiar with this song – shaking up high and down low.

Flower of Scotland: Part 2 – Verse 2

Today we will learn the second verse of ‘Flower of Scotland’:

The Hills are bare now,
And Autumn leaves
Lie thick and still,
O’er land that is lost now,
Which those so dearly held,
That stood against him,
Proud Edward’s Army,
And sent him homeward,
To think again.

Vocal Warm-Up: New Song – Flying Purple People Eater

This week’s vocal warm up is going to be learning a completely new song that is also a bit of a tongue twister. It is very catchy and fun!

Here are the lyrics for the song:

There was a 1 eyed, 1 horned, flying purple people eater,
1 eyed, 1 horned, flying purple people eater,
1 eyed, 1 horned, flying purple people eater,
Sure looks good to me!

Once you feel you have mastered the song you can try it faster and faster and see if you can keep pronouncing all of the words or keep the beat!

Flower of Scotland: Part 1 – Verse 1 

This week’s Makaton song is going to be ‘Oh Flower of Scotland’. Today we are going to learn the first verse. Here are the lyrics:

O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see
Your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit Hill and Glen,
And stood against him,
Proud Edward’s Army,
And sent him homeward,
To think again.

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Musical Story: Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes 

Today’s musical story is ‘Meet the Orchestra’ by Ann Hayes. The story is going be accompanied by Beethoven’s 5^th Symphony in C minor, a very famous piece of classical music which features all of the instruments which are mentioned in the story.

We hope you enjoy it and if you would like to listen to the music again later, here is a link to it:

https://youtu.be/olMPeiqoiic

Canny Shove Yer Grannie off a Bus: Part 5 – Verse 5 & The Whole Song

We have one more verse of Canny Shove Yer Grannie off a Bus and then we will put the whole song together. We hope you have enjoyed learning this song this week.

Ma grannie wears an awfy woollie vest
SCRATCH SCRATCH
Ma grannie wears an awfy woollie vest
SCRATCH SCRATCH
Ma grannie wears a vest
Ma grannie wears a vest
Ma grannie wears an awfy woollie vest
SCRATCH SCRATCH.

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Nursery Rhyme: Incy Wincy Spider

Today we are going to sing the Incy Wincy Spider. Thank you to wonderful music therapy student Nadine for filming this song – it is just wonderful!

Can you do the actions along with the song at home?
We are going to play a rain and sunshine sound along with the song, can you find anything at home that could make the sound of the rain and the sunshine?

Canny Shove Yer Grannie off a Bus: Part 4 – Verse 4 & Chorus

Today we are going to add another verse to Canny Shove Yer Grannie;

She’ll feed us mince and tatties when we go
YUM YUM
She’ll feed us mince and tatties when we go
YUM YUM
She’ll feed us mince and tatties
She’ll feed us mince and tatties
She’ll feed us mince and tatties when we go
YUM YUM.

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Soundscape: Jungle

Today we are going to be playing a jungle soundscape. We have provided this picture as a visual stimulus for the Jungle because it is very colourful and busy but you can also choose or imagine your own picture.

Please relax, listen to the music, look at the picture, imagine different things or animals you might find in the jungle and take deep breathes. Perhaps you have some things at home that make you think of the jungle or the different sounds you might hear there.

Canny Shove Yer Grannie off a Bus: Part 3 – Verse 3 & Chorus

Today we are going to add another verse to this week’s song;

We’ll all go round to see her after school
HULLO GRANNIE
We’ll all go round to see her after school
HULLO GRANNIE
We’ll all go round to see her
We’ll all go round to see her
We’ll all go round to see her after school
HULLO GRANNIE.

Here are today’s musical activities from Emmeline.

Song: Ten Green Bottles

This is a slightly different version of Ten Green Bottles.  After each bottle falls there will be a crash, a bang and a tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.  I am going to do this with a bell, drum and windchimes but you could do this at home with a pan, a plastic bowl and a set of keys or anything else you can think of at home or you could even sing the parts instead.

You could also print out or draw ten green bottles or recycle any you have at home to practise counting down.

Canny Shove Yer Grannie off a Bus: Part 2 – Verse 2 & Chorus

Today we are going to learn another verse of You Canny Shove yer Grannie off a Bus;
Ye can shove yer other grannie off a bus
PUSH PUSH
Ye can shove yer other grannie off a bus
PUSH PUSH
Ye canny shove yer other grannie
Cause she’s just yer Daddy’s mammie
Ye can shove yer other grannie off a bus
PUSH PUSH.