Helen MacGregor

Primary music teaching resources for subject leaders and class teachers – engaging lessons, activities and games for kids. Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children inlistening. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book full of activities, a CD of allthe recordings, and a CD-ROM of interactive whiteboard activities,printouts, and sample lesson plans. The Listening to Music series fully engages children in listening to music. Stimulating recordings of world and historical music provide the exciting basis for a range of listening, composing and performing opportunities – enhanced by interactive whiteboard activities and displays with embedded audio. The third title in the Listening to Music series is an historical overview of Western classical music from medieval times to the present day. Through the activities, children recognise and use the characteristic features of music from different ages. They perform their own versions of some of the recordings and they compose others – always listening perceptively to their own and others music. Teachers will find this title a useful accompaniment to Music Express 5, 6 and 7 and an enjoyable source of alternative activities for their music scheme of work. Her 'Listening to Music' series won the Primary Music Magazine 'Best Listening Resource' award in 2019. The 'Listening to Music' series won the Primary Music Magazine 'Best Listening Resource' award in 2019.

A must-have collection of fun new songs and chants for children practising Spanish vocabulary and phrases. Singing Spanish – A must-have collection of fun new songs and chants for practising vocabulary and phrases when learning Spanish. These catchy songs and chants help pupils memorise words and phrases. Intended for 7-11 year olds but the upbeat backing tracks will appeal to all. Each song and chant includes teaching activities providing fun and exciting ways to develop language. The song lyrics are photocopiable. The ideal accompaniment to Developing Spanish, A&C Black's Spanish language course for the primary school.

A songbook to support the first steps in phonics through songs, chants and games, ideal for use alongside Letters and Sounds, the new Primary National Strategy phonics programme for 3-7 year olds. Singing Phonics is a song collection for 3-5 year olds, specially designed to support the earliest steps in phonics teaching and enrich young children's experience of language in a fun and interactive way. Includes a range of songs, chants and games, all designed to increase phonics awareness. Each song comes with activities (including photocopiable resources) and ideas for further development. Ideal for use with the new phonics programme, Letters and Sounds, published by the Primary National Strategy, but will also be a highly useful addition to any phonics scheme. Many of the songs are familiar tunes, making it a highly user-friendly resource. Sample performances of all the songs can be downloaded here: collins.co.uk/pages/music-singing-subjects-downloads

Roald Dahl's Cinderella joins Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs in a glittering line-up of wickedly funny productions which children and audiences just love. Cindy defies her Ugly Sisters, meets a magic fairy and lands a dance with the prince at the palace ball. So far so good! But far from being the perfect gentleman, the prince turns out to a perfect beast and chops off the heads of Cindy's meddling sisters… The magic fairy grants Cindy one more wish but what will she do to escape her sticky predicament? As with every one of these great Roald Dahl musicals, Cinderella is based on an orchestral commission by the Roald Dahl Foundation. The concert work, from which the schools' musical is derived is by Vladimir Tarnopolski, and schools can use the extracts provided from the orchestral work to enhance their performances. To present a public performance of this musical you will need a performance licence. Simply email [email protected] or phone 01484 668 148 and request a Performance Licence Application Form.

Primary music teaching resources for subject leaders and class teachers – engaging lessons, activities and games for kids. Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children inlistening to music so that they can perform it and compose itthemselves. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book, a CD of allthe recordings, and a CD-ROM of interactive whiteboard activities andprintouts. Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children in listening to music so that they can perform it and compose it themselves. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book, a CD of allthe recordings, and a CD-ROM of interactive whiteboard activities and printouts. The second title in the Listening to Music series brings together music from Indonesia, the Caribbean, India, the Pacific, South America and Europe – an eclectic mix of traditional, historical and contemporary music. Through the activities, children recognise and use the building blocks of music: long and short sounds, high and low, loud and quiet, fast and slow. They perform their own versions of some of the recordings and they compose others – always listening perceptively to their own and others music. Teachers will find this title a useful accompaniment to Music Express Years 3 to 6 and and an enjoyable source of alternative activities for their primary music scheme of work. The 'Listening to Music' series won the Primary Music Magazine 'Best Listening Resource' award in 2019.

Primary music teaching resources for subject leaders and class teachers – engaging lessons, activities and games for kids. Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children in listening to music so that they can perform it and compose it themselves. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book, a CD of all the recordings, and downloadable interactive whiteboard activities and printouts. The Listening to Music series actively engages children in listening to music so that they can perform it and compose it themselves. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book, a CD of all the recordings, and downloadable interactive whiteboard activities and printouts. The first title in the Listening to Music series brings together music from China, West Africa, India, South America and Europe – an eclectic mix of traditional, historical and contemporary music. Through the activities, children recognise and use the building blocks of music: long and short sounds, high and low, loud and quiet, fast and slow. They perform their own versions of some of the recordings and they compose others – always listening perceptively to their own and others music. Teachers will find this title a useful accompaniment to Music Express Years 1 and 2 and and an enjoyable source of alternative activities for their primary music scheme of work. The 'Listening to Music' series won the Primary Music Magazine 'Best Listening Resource' award in 2019.

Three Rocking Crocs is a glorious and instantly accessible collectionof traditional stories, retold with musical developments. They makeexcellent classroom projects and can lead to engaging assemblyperformances. The glorious and instantly accessible Threes series - Three Tapping Teddies, Three Singing Pigs, Three Rapping Rats - rocks into action again with this fine new collection of traditional stories, retold with musical developments for classroom or assembly. Aimed at children at the top end of primary, the stories are well suited to the age level, and the musical developments are challenging, while never forgetting that they are for generalist teachers to deliver. The eight stories, which range from the hilarious to the downright scary, include Beauty and the Beast, The Frog Prince, Theseus and the Minotaur, Dick Whittington and Baba Yaga. They make excellent classroom projects and can lead to engaging performances. Excellent alternative material for users of Music Express Years 5 and 6. Whiteboard/Photocopiable pdfs are available to download free at www.acblack.com/music

A must-have collection of fun new songs and chants for practising vocabulary and phrases when learning English. Ideal for those learning English as an additional or second language in the UK and anyone learning English abroad. Singing English – A must-have collection of fun new songs and chants for practising vocabulary and phrases when learning English. Ideal for those learning English as an additional or second language in the UK and anyone learning English abroad. These catchy songs and chants help pupils memorise words and phrases. Intended for 7-11 year olds but the upbeat backing tracks will appeal to all. Each song and chant includes teaching activities providing fun and exciting ways to develop language and photocopiable song lyrics.

Roald Dahl's Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a Roald Dahl musical for schools, joins the famously infamous Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs and the very smelly but loveable Jack and the Beanstalk plus many more in a glittering line up of wickedly funny productions which children and audiences just love. On trial for her crimes, Goldilocks looks like the sweet little innocent who'd give us her last sweetie. Could she really be the brazen crook who stole the porridge from under the snouts of the self-respecting, harmless Bears? The Jury will decide (but who will have the last laugh?). Let the trial commence! As with every one of these great Roald Dahl musicals, Goldilocks is based on an orchestral commission by the Roald Dahl Foundation. The concert work, from which the schools' musical is derived is by Kurt Schwertsik, and schools can use the extracts provided from the orchestral work to enhance their performances. To present a public performance of this musical you will need a performance licence. Simply email [email protected] or phone 01484 668 148 and request a Performance Licence Application Form.

Bingo Lingo- the book which put the fun Into the literacy hour – is relaunching in a bright new edition. A sharp fresh design makes the content even more accessible and friendly. But the heart of the book remains a wonderfully clever collection of songs and rhymes with familiar tunes, all of which teach an aspect of literacy in a fun and memorable way. Completely new is a whole set of content links with the National Literacy Strategy. Quick clear links can be found on our music website.

Roald Dahl's Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs is a safe bet for a winning end of term performance. The expandable cast list includes starring parts for twelve players with dozens of opportunities to shine in more roles both off-stage and on. And everyone can be part of the singing chorus. Thousands of children have taken part in school performances of this riotously funny adaptation of Roald Dahl's irreverent twist on the traditional tale. A recent review in Music Teacher said: 'It is very difficult to pinpoint an aspect of performance which these musical packages do not address…(These are) completely foolproof musicals, which could be used and adapted by the most inexperienced of directors…undoubtedly an inspired resource'. As with every one of these great Roald Dahl musicals, Snow White is based on an orchestral commission by the Roald Dahl Foundation. The concert work, from which the schools' musical is derived is by Eleanor Alberga, and schools can use the extracts provided from the orchestral work to enhance their performances. To present a public performance of this musical you will need a performance licence. Simply email [email protected] or phone 01484 668 148 and request a Performance Licence Application Form.

A must-have collection of fun new songs and chants for practising vocabulary and phrases when learning French. A must-have collection of fun new songs and chants for practising vocabulary and phrases when learning French. These catchy songs and chants help pupils memorise the words, and the upbeat backing trackswill appeal to 8-13 year-olds. Also includes teaching ideas for activities and games to go with each song and chant.

A collection of world and historical music for inspiring dance and movement work in the primary classroom. An instantly accessible resource, fully supported by clear text, illustrations, photocopiable materials, videoclips, and recorded music. Following on from 'Let's Go Zudie-O', this is a collection of world and historical music for inspiring dance and movement work in the primary classroom. The activities are brought to life through videoclips of the authors working with children in real-life teaching situations. This is a rich resource which will motivate and delight both children and teachers. The music includes jazz, Mexican band music, contemporary electronic music, 19th to 21st century orchestral music, a stick dancing game from Thailand, an Italian renaissance dance, and African traditional rain music. The CD-ROM, as well as demonstrating the activities, contains motivational clips of underwater life, an American twister, and much much more.