Celtic Music Celtic music comes from the folk traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales and is traditionally learned by ear. Many Celtic tunes are quick and bouncy. They are full of vitality and perfect for dancing. The Concertina Reel The Concertina Reel The Butterfly The Butterfly >> The Lark in the Morning The Lark in […]
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Frank Sinatra – Fly me to the Moon
Fill my heart with song and let me sing for ever more You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words, please be true In other words, I love you Fill my heart with song Let me sing for ever more You are all I long for, all I worship […]
Louis Armstrong – Life is so Peculiar
Oh life (is so peculiar), (you get so wet in the rain) You know it too? (mm-hm) You get so warm in the sunshine, (Get my sun tan) (It doesn’t pay to complain), I never complain When I get up each morning, there’s nothing to breathe but air, (Yeah) (And when I look in the […]
Nat King Cole – Straighten up and Fly Right
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air, The monkey thought that everything was on the square. The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back, The monkey grabbed his neck and said, “Now listen, Jack…” Straighten up and fly right, Straighten up and stay right Straighten up and fly right […]
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington – The A Train
You must take the “A” train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem If you miss the “A” train You`ll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem Hurry, get on, now it`s coming Listen to those rails a-thrumming All aboard, get on the “A” train Soon you will be on Sugar Hill […]
Billie Holiday – Summertime
Summertime and the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good lookin’ So hush little baby, don’t you cry One of these mornings, you’re goin’ to rise up singin’ Then you spread your wings and you’ll take the sky But ’til that mornin’, […]
Louis Armstrong – On the Sunny Side of the Street
Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you taught me how to say Grab your coat […]
Ella Fitzgerald – A Tisket, A Tasket
A-tisket A-tasket A brown and yellow basket I send a letter to my mommy On the way I dropped it I dropped it I dropped it Yes on the way I dropped it A little girlie picked it up And put it in her pocket She was truckin on down the avenue Not a single […]
Rattlin’ Bog
Ho, ro, the rattlin’ bog, The bog down in the valley-o. Ho, ro, the rattlin’ bog, The bog down in the valley-o. Now in that bog there was a tree, A rare tree and a rattlin’ tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley-o. Ho, ro, the rattlin’ bog, […]
Nursery World’s Sounds of Intent Article
Sounds of Intent in the Early Years (SoI-EY) is an exciting initiative for those working with young children in developing musical skills or using music to support wider learning and development. SoI-EY is being used by the World Heart Beat Music Academy in a project entitled Sound Beginnings. This project uses oral traditions such as […]
Music Lessons for 0-5 year olds
The relaxed, playful and musically-rich environment at these classes creates opportunities for babies, infants and toddlers to observe, explore, engage and process in their own ways.