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The aim of PERCUSSION FUN! is to provide a set of musical activities and
percussion accompaniments for primary school children that will extend their
skills of reading music.
PERCUSSION FUN! is designed for ease of use by non-specialist teachers and involves
little or no preparation.
The activities and accompaniments in this book are based around a selection of
catchy songs in the following ‘Out of The Ark’ seasonal publications;
• A Spring Thing
• Here Comes Summer
• A Combined Harvest
• A Cracking Christmas
Reading music should ideally start at an early age in primary schools through the
playing of available classroom percussion instruments such as tambourines, drums,
wood blocks, bells, glockenspiels, chime bars and so on.
Using simple rhythms and notation, PERCUSSION FUN! adds enjoyment and
progression to the reading of music for children aged 5 -11.
Accompaniments can be played via the CD backing tracks suggested on each page.
Accidentals are not used in any of the accompaniments. Teachers may choose work
sheets from different sections depending on the time of year. Any of the seasonal
books mentioned above may be ordered through;
www.outoftheark.co.uk
All pages in PERCUSSION FUN! may be photocopied by the purchasing school.
Percussion Fun! | Page 1

HOW TO USE THIS FOLDER 3
REVISING RHYTHMS & RESTS 7
Weird and Wonderful 9 Spring Into Action 11
• Dear Santa 10 • Recycle Me 12
A SEASONAL GAME 24
READING MUSIC IS EASY! 25
THE LINES OF THE STAVE 26
INTRODUCING COMPOSITION 53
COMPOSE YOUR OWN SONG! 54
AND FINALLY! 72
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CONTENTS
STARTING OUT WITH RHYTHM!
• Thank You God for the Harvest
4
RHYTHMS CONTINUED...
• Big Red Combine Harvester
5
INTRODUCING “TAA-AA”
• The Animals In The Stable
6
• Spring In My Toes
INTRODUCING MUSIC WRITING IN BARS 8
•
•
INTRODUCING THE STAVE 13
Thank You For The Sunshine 14
We’ve Been Waiting 16
• Christmas Hit 15 • Summertime 17
PLAYING IN PARTS 18
Picture of Autumn 19
The April Showers 21
• Our Christmas Tree 20 • Make Someone Happy 22
INTRODUCING TUNED PERCUSSION 23
• The Sun Came Shining Down
THE SPACES OF THE STAVE 27
Harvest Samba 28
Holly & Mistletoe 33
Song Of Christmas Time 38
I Couldn’t Sleep 29
May Day Dance 34
Hosanna 39
Can You Hear The Donkey 30
End Of The Year Blessing 35 • Did You Ever 40
Walk To School 31
Everybody Praise Him 36
• What You Sow 32 • The Harvest Of Love 37
MORE PARTS! 41
We Thank You 42
Sunglasses 46
When It’s A Sunny Day (#1) 50
The Snowman Song 43
The Season Of Singing (#1) 47
When It’s A Sunny Day (#2) 51
A Tiny Seed 44
The Season Of Singing (#2) 48 When It’s A Sunny Day (#3) 52
• Lovely Summers Day 45 •
•
The Season Of Singing (#3) 49
ADVANCED HARMONIES 55
Sing Out An Easter Song (#1) 56
Fun At The Seaside (#2) 60
Christmas Has Started (#2) 64
Sing Out An Easter Song (#2) 57
Fun At The Seaside (#3) 61
Christmas Has Started (#3) 65
Sing Out An Easter Song (#3) 58
Fun At The Seaside (#4) 62 • Christmas Has Started (#4) 66
• Fun At The Seaside (#1) 59 • Christmas Has Started (#1) 63
COMPOUND TIME 67
Christmas Dinner 68
Off On Holiday 70
• Christmas Dinner 69 • Off On Holiday 71
• A Spring Thing
Here Comes Summer • •
• A Combined Harvest A Cracking Christmas

HOW TO USE THIS FOLDER
1.
Start by letting the class hear the song
mentioned on the page using the associated CD
backing track
2.
Initially, take time to let the children learn &
enjoy the song by singing the catchy melody
3.
Once the children know the song well enough,
add the games and/or accompaniments
suggested on the page
HANDY TIP!
The earlier untuned pages may be enlarged to A3
size if a teacher wishes to point at the notes to help a
younger class play an accompaniment.
REMEMBER...
Ideally the children should have a secure knowledge of
rhythms before progressing to the tuned percussion
pages.
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STARTING OUT WITH RHYTHM!
For classes with no previous knowledge of rhythms, start by using a variety of
available cuddly toys, for example;
and
Dollies!
Owl!
Learn the song;
Thank You God for the Harvest
from
A Combined Harvest
Give each child a set of rhythm sticks then make a 4 beat pattern with the toys,
for example;
“Dollies!”
“Owl!”
“Dollies!”
“Owl!”
TRY
THIS!
• Can the children make the sound of the pattern on their rhythm sticks?
• Can they repeat the pattern 4 times with Verse 1 of the song?
• Make 5 different patterns by pausing the music between each Verse
and changing the position of the toys
• Make one of the Owls lie down on it’s side and have a ‘rest’. The class
should then stop playing every time they come to the ‘rest’
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RHYTHMS CONTINUED...
Learn the song;
Big Red Combine Harvester
from
A Combined Harvest
First, choose some children who have 1 or 2 syllables in their names.
Now make a 4 beat pattern using the children’s’ names, standing all 4 of them in a line.
e.g.: BEN CLAIRE ANDREW JILL
Give the remaining children sets of rhythm sticks.
Can they play the names throughout Verse 1 of the song?
Ask one child to sit down and have a rest.
Play the new pattern stopping at the ‘rest’.
Now explain that music notes also have names and introduce the words
TAA and TAA-TAI.
Draw the following music notes on the board and let the children play the pattern for
verse one of the song.
q q qa aq q
taa taa taa-tai taa
Introduce the symbol for ‘rest’ and let the class play the following pattern
to Verse 2 of the song.
(change the pattern for the other verses)
Î
qa aq q
taa-tai
taa
rest
q
taa
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INTRODUCING “TAA-AA”
Sing the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle
Little Star with the class.
Ask the children to repeatedly clap the
words ‘Little Star’ as they sing the song
again.
Explain that ‘Star’ is a longer word so it
needs a new longer note.
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Show this rhythm on the board:
q q h
taa taa taa-aa
lit - tle st - ar
Explain how to clap taa-aa (clap, then keeping hands together push them forwards.)
Let the class clap the rhythms again then teach the following song:
Learn the song;
The Animals In The Stable
from
A Cracking Christmas
TRY
THIS!
• Divide the class into 5 and give out untuned percussion instruments to
each group - one instrument to every child
• Choose 5 different instruments, i.e. 1 for each group
• Show the class how to hold & play each instrument
• Decide which groups are going to play each of the verses and let them
accompany 1 verse each, playing the rhythms above
• Start playing on the name of each animal
• Stop playing each verse before the words ‘but all he could say’
When they are not playing the children should sing the words of the song.
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REVISING RHYTHMS & RESTS
Learn the song;
Spring In My Toes
from
A Spring Thing
Using a mixture of minims, crotchets, quavers, and rests (see below) draw a 4 beat
rhythm on the board.
Î
CHOOSE
FROM...
h
minim
(2 beats)
crotchet
(1 beat)
q qa aq
quavers
(half a beat each)
crotchet rest
(1 beat)
Sit the children in a circle & place 5 untuned instruments into the middle
of the circle.
Give one child a Spring toy to hold, e.g. a lamb, chicken etc.
Play Verse 1 of the song. While singing the verse, the children pass the
toy around the circle - as they would in a game of ‘Pass the Parcel’.
When the music stops, the child left holding the toy goes into the middle
of the circle and chooses an instrument.
Do this 5 times until all the instruments have been chosen.
(Each time discuss the name of the instrument chosen and how to hold
and play it correctly.)
Sing the song again and the ‘band’ of 5 children repeat the rhythm on the
board during Verse 1.
Draw a new rhythm on the board and ask the band to give their
instruments to 5 different children.
Play Verse 2 as the new ‘band’ play, then proceed through the song in
this manner until 25 children have had a turn at playing. Make sure they
keep playing throughout Verse 4 which is an instrumental verse!
If the class has more than 25 children add more instruments to the circle
in the first part of the game so that no child is left out.
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INTRODUCING MUSIC
WRITING IN BARS
Learn the song;
Now That Summer Has Come
from
Here Comes Summer
Give every child in the class a set of claves or woodblocks.
Draw 1 bar on the board.
/
Ask a child to write a 4 beat rhythm in the bar.
The child can use a mixture of taa & rests, e.g. q q
Î
q
Ask the class to play the bar of rhythm for the chorus of the song.
They should start playing on the word ‘weather’ and continue until the end of the
chorus.
Challenge them to play and sing at the same time.
Other children may then try to write their own rhythms and the song can be
repeated.
TRY
THIS!
(Older classes may use a variety of advanced rhythms.)
Feel free to repeat pages 4-8 using
other songs (e.g. nursery rhymes) that
your class may already know.
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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
FROM “A COMBINED HARVEST”
Percussion /
Learn the song then play rhythms below (taa & taa-aa) during the verses.
Play on claves.
Music notes are now drawn in bars.
Start on “Where is the pie in a pineapple”.
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
/
˙ œ œ ˙ Œ Œ
/
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
/
˙ œ œ ˙ Œ Œ
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DEAR SANTA
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Learn the song then play rhythms below (taa & taa-aa) throughout the music.
Play on claves.
Music notes are now drawn in bars.
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Percussion /
Dear Santa Dear Santa What Would I Like
/
˙ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
/
œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ
/
œ Œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ
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SPRING INTO ACTION
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Percussion /
Learn the song then play rhythms below (taa & taa-aa) during the chorus.
Play on claves.
Music notes are now drawn in bars.
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
/
˙ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
/
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
/
œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ
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RECYCLE ME
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Learn the song then play rhythms below (taa & taa-aa) during the chorus.
Play on claves.
Music notes are now drawn in bars.
Start on “hum-ble bit of lit-ter.”
Percussion /
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
/
œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
/
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
/
œ Œ œ œ ˙ Œ Œ
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INTRODUCING THE STAVE
In the following pages, bars and the treble stave are shown.
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The semibreve wis also introduced!
semibreve
(4 beats)
Use claves or available untuned percussion and play the rhythms of the pictures as
accompaniments to the suggested songs.
Show the children how to hold and play their instrument.
IDEA
1
Make sure they know the importance of playing gently!
Can the class play both lines starting at the top left and continue until
they reach the bottom right of the page?
They should then return to the start & repeat both lines from the top.
Divide the class into 2 groups and give each group
a different line to play.
Can they play their own line at the same time
as the other group plays theirs?
IDEA
2
This time they will need to repeat their line 4 times.
Although these pages are designed to be progressive they can be
used in any order and for any stage.
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&
&
THANK YOU FOR THE SUNSHINE
FROM “A COMBINED HARVEST”
Repeat the rhythms of the pictures (grapes, cherries, blueberries, watermelon) on claves with verses of the song.
Start at the top left and finish at the bottom right of the pictures.
h h q q h h h w
q q q q q q q q q q h w
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&
&
CHRISTMAS HIT
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Repeat the rhythms of the pictures (tree, reindeer, Christmas star, little angel) on claves with verses 1, 2 & 3 of the song.
Start at the top left and finish at the bottom right of the pictures.
h h h h q q q q w
q q h q q h h h
w
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&
&
,
WEVE BEEN WAITING
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Repeat the rhythms of the pictures (egg, tulip, singing bird, Easter bunny) on claves with the verses of the song.
Start at the top left and finish at the bottom right of the pictures.
h h h h q q h
w
q q h q q q q q q q q
w
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&
&
SUMMERTIME
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Repeat the rhythms of the pictures (rose, daisy, butterfly, caterpillar) on claves with verses 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Start at the top left and finish at the bottom right of the pictures.
h h h h q q h
w
q q h q q q q q q q q
w
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PLAYING IN PARTS
In the next group of work sheets rhythm notes are shown in bars on the stave.
(names of lines & spaces explained later)
Time signatures are not yet introduced.
The pages show crotchets, quavers, rests, minims,
semibreves and now introduce dotted minims.
h.
dotted minim
(3 beats)
These pages are played differently.
Practise each line separately then play all three together at the same time.
THIS SIGN MEANS
REPEAT!
Remember to repeat each line.
NB: Although the notes are shown on the second line of the stave,
only the rhythm is to be played.
A variety of untuned instruments can be used for all pages.
If necessary, change the instruments to whatever is available.
Show the children how to hold and play the instruments.
Stress the importance of playing gently!
Once the children are secure with the rhythms choose a small group
to accompany the song as everyone else sings.
Although these pages are designed to be progressive
they can be used in any order and for any stage.
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Percussion
Claves
Percussion
Tambourines
Percussion
Bells
°
¢
/
/
/
PICTURE OF AUTUMN
FROM “A COMBINED HARVEST”
Play rhythms during the chorus.
Remember to repeat each line.
œ Œ Œ Œ ˙ ˙ œ Œ Œ Œ w
˙ œ w ˙ œ w
shake shake
w w ˙ œ w
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Percussion
Woodblocks
Percussion
Tambourines
Percussion
Bells
°
¢
/
/
/
OUR CHRISTMAS TREE
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Play rhythms during verses.
Remember to repeat each line.
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ
w ˙ ˙ w w
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Percussion
Bells
°
Percussion
Claves
Percussion
Triangles
¢
/
/
/
THE APRIL SHOWERS
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Play rhythms during verses.
Start on ‘bluebells’, ‘daffodils’, & ‘daisies’.
Remember to repeat each line.
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ ˙ œ œ w
œ Œ ˙ œ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
w w œ œ Œ Œ w
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Percussion
Bells
Percussion
Claves
Percussion
Drums
°
¢
/
/
/
MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Play rhythms during every chorus.
Remember to repeat each line.
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ ˙ ˙ w
œ Œ Œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ w
w ˙ ˙ w w
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INTRODUCING
TUNED PERCUSSION
Learn the song;
The Sun Came Shining Down
from
A Combined Harvest
Add actions to the words:
‘And the crops grew higher and higher, higher and higher.’
Show the children a glockenspiel, a xylophone, a metallophone and a set of
chime bars and talk about the instrument names.
Show them the sets of beaters and explain how to hold and play correctly,
using 2 beaters and making the beaters bounce gently.
Sit the children in groups of four and give each child a chance to come
forward and play one of the 4 instruments.
A stop watch may be used if required to make sure each child has an equal
amount of time to experiment with their instrument.
(Tell them that they will have to play very gently or it will be too noisy!)
Go back to the song and explain that, before they do the actions, a child is
going to play each verse on one of the 4 instruments.
This time they are only going to use the 2 letter A’s on the instrument and
play, in time to the beat, using 1 beater in each hand, in a sea-saw motion.
Play Verse 1 on glockenspiel starting on the word ‘sun’
Verse 2 on metallophone starting on the word ‘rain’
Verse 3 on xylophone starting on the word ‘soil’
& Verse 4 on chime bars starting on the word ‘sun’.
Stop playing before ‘and the crops grew higher and higher’
and join in with the actions.
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A SEASONAL GAME
Explain to the class that many tunes are based on the
8 notes of a scale.
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Sit the children in pairs.
Give out one glockenspiel or tuned percussion instrument to each pair.
Ask them to remove the small letter D from each instrument.
Think of a seasonal phrase or rhyme. For example one of the following;
Summer Sun | Spring is Here | Santa’s Bringing Lots of Toys! | Autumn Leaves
Ask each child to play the phrase on their instrument on each note of the scale, first
starting on middle C at the left of the instrument and playing the phrase on each note
until they reach High C.
This is an ascending scale.
Now start on High C and play down the scale until they reach Middle C.
This is a descending scale.
Change the phrase and play again.
(Try using the children’s’ names as the rhythm pattern.)
Make sure they use 2 beaters changing hands as they play.
Encourage them to sing the words.
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READING MUSIC IS EASY!
The children have now encountered a variety of rhythms.
The next pages concentrate on playing tuned percussion and reading music from
the stave.
Reading music is easy!
If children can read words using 26 letters of the alphabet then using
only A - G should not give them a problem!
In this section, after learning about the stave, the pages start by showing the notes
in colour before progressing to black & white.
To begin with some of the letters are also shown.
All accompaniments are designed to be played with the
Out Of The Ark songs shown on each page using the following;
glockenspiels (instruments with small metal bars)
xylophones (wooden bars)
and/or metallophones,(large metal bars)
plus untuned percussion where marked.
Accompaniments now have time signatures.
sta
&
In time signatures, the bottom number tells us the note value that represents a
single beat, whereas the top number tells us how many of those beats are in a bar.
e.g.
3
4
= 3 crotchets in a bar
Children may prefer to write the letter names beneath the notes before they play.
If the child does this they are still reading the music.
Learning to play the later pages may take longer than one lesson and the children
should be encouraged to practise the parts separately before trying together.
Although the pages are progressive they may
be used in any order and by any stage.
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THE LINES OF THE STAVE
To learn the names of the lines of the stave, remember the first letter of each word
of the following rhyme;
& œ œ œ œ œ
Every Good Boy Deserves Football
SPRING STAVE
Music notes sometimes have stems like flowers.
On which lines are these flowers growing?
Look at the heads - not the stems!
& œ œ œ
œ
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THE SPACES OF THE STAVE
To learn the names of the spaces of the stave, remember the following word;
& œ œ œ œ
F A C E
TWO IMPORTANT NOTES
BELOW THE STAVE
To learn these notes, remember the first letters of Cat and Dog
& œ œ
Middle C
D
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HARVEST SAMBA
FROM “A COMBINED HARVEST”
Harvest Samba from A Combined Harvest.
Play with verses 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Play with verses 1, 2, & 3, 4.
Notes used: E, A, B
Notes used: E, A, B.
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
E A B
4
&
& 4
4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
start
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙
˙
Œ
& ˙ ˙
Œ
˙
Œ
Œ
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,
I COULDNT SLEEP
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
I Couldn't Sleep from A Cracking Christmas.
I Couldn't Sleep from A Cracking Christmas.
Play with the verses.
Start on the word ‘sleep’.
Play with the verses. Start on the word 'sleep.'
Notes used: G, E and D.
Play with the verses. Start on the word 'sleep.'
Notes used G, E & D.
Notes used G, E & D.
& œ
& œ œ œ
œ œ
G E D
G E D
& 4 4 œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
4
& œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
& œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
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CAN YOU HEAR THE DONKEY
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Can You Hear The Donkey from A Spring Thing.
Can You Hear The Donkey from A Spring Thing.
Play with the chorus. start on ho-'SANNA.'
Play with the chorus
Start on the word ‘ho-’SANNA’.
Play with the chorus. start on ho-'SANNA.'
Notes used: G, C and D.
& œ œ œ Œ
& œ œ œ Œ
G C D
G C D
Notes used G, C & D.
Notes used G, C & D.
&
4 œ œ
& 4 œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ Œ
œ Œ
4
4
&
&
&
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ Œ
œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
&
&
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ Œ
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WALK TO SCHOOL
Walk To FROM School “HERE from COMES Here Comes SUMMER” Summer.
Walk To School from Here Comes Summer.
Play with the verses.
Start on the words ‘lots’ & ‘walk’.
Play with the verses. Start on the words 'lots' & 'walk.'
Notes used: A, B, C and D.
Play with the verses. Start on the words 'lots' & 'walk.'
Notes used: A, B, C & D.
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
4
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
A B C D 4
A B C D
& 4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
4
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Notes used: A, B, C & D.
&
&
&
&
&
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
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WHAT YOU SOW
What You FROM Sow “A from COMBINED A Combined HARVEST” Harvest.
What You Sow from A Combined Harvest.
Play with verses 1, 2 & 3.
Play with verses 1, 2, & 3.
Notes used: D, E, A and B.
Play with verses 1, 2, & 3.
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& D
˙ ˙E ˙A ˙B
D E A B
& 4
4 ˙
&
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
Notes used: D, E, A & B.
Notes used: D, E, A & B.
˙
˙
w
w
4
4
&
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
w
w
&
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
&
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
w
w
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HOLLY & MISTLETOE
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Holly & Mistletoe from A Cracking Christmas.
Holly & Mistletoe from A Cracking Christmas.
Play with verses 1 & 2 (first & second time only).
Start on ‘holly’.
Play with verses 1 & 2. (first & second time only) Start on 'holly.'
Notes used: C, D, E and F.
Notes used: C, D, E & F.
Play with verses 1 & 2. (first & second time only) Start on 'holly.'
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& C˙ ˙
D ˙ E ˙ F
C D E F
3
& 4
3 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& 4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
3
4
3
4
Notes used: C, D, E & F.
&
&
&
&
&
&
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&
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MAY DAY DANCE
May Day FROM Dance “A SPRING from A THING” Spring thing
Play with the verses.
Start on ‘up’ and ‘in’.
Play with the verses. Start on 'up' & 'in.'
Notes used: C, F and G.
May Day Dance from A Spring thing
Play with the verses. Start on 'up' & 'in.'
Notes used C, F, & G.
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
C F G
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
C F G
& 4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
4
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
&
&
&
&
&
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˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙
˙
Notes used C, F, & G.
w
w
4
4
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END OF THE YEAR BLESSING
&
& 4
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
End Of The Year Blessing from Here Comes Summer.
Start on the word 'wish.'
Start on the word ‘wish’.
End Of The Year Blessing from Here Comes Summer.
Start on the word 'wish.'
Notes used: D, E, F and G.
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙D ˙E ˙F ˙G
D E F G
Notes used D, E, F, & G.
Notes used D, E, F, & G.
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
4
4
&
&
&
&
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&
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˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Œ Œ
Œ Œ
&
&
˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
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EVERYBODY PRAISE HIM
FROM “A COMBINED HARVEST”
Play with verses 1, 2, & 3.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B and high C.
4
& 4
&
mp
Music writing began in Italy and so Italian is always used as the language of music.
In Italian the word for soft is ‘piano’ & the word for loud is ‘forte’.
When the first piano was made it was called the Piano Forte
(the ‘soft’ ‘loud’) as that was how it could be played.
Nowadays the 1st letter of piano “p” is written at the start of music if it is to be
played softly & the 1st letter of the word forte “f” if it is to be played loudly.
The letter “m” which stands for mezzo (medium) can also be used, therefore
“mp” means medium soft & “mf” medium loud.
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FROM “A COMBINED HARVEST”
The Harvest of Love from A Combined Harvest.
The Harvest of Love from A Combined Harvest.
&
& 4
THE HARVEST OF LOVE
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙
D F G A
D F G A
˙
D
D
Play with verses 2 & 4. D’s and F’s are written in for you.
Play with verses 2 & 4. D's & F's Notes are written used: D, in F, for G and you. A. Notes used:D, F, G & A.
Play with verses 2 & 4. D's & F's are written in for you. Notes used:D, F, G & A.
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙
F
4
4
&
˙
D
˙
w
&
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D
D
˙˙
&
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F
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w
D
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SONG OF CHRISTMAS TIME
Song of Christmas FROM “A Time CRACKING from A CHRISTMAS” Cracking Christmas.
Song of Christmas Time from A Cracking Christmas.
Play with verses Play 1,2 with & verses 3 & chorus. 1, 2, 3 Don't & the play chorus. the last F, G chorus. and A F, are G, written & A are in written for you. in for you.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G & A.
Play with verses 1,2 & 3 & chorus. Notes Don't used: play the C, D, last E, chorus. F, G and F, A. G, & A are written in for you.
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˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& C D E F G A
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&
4
&
&
&
F
F
F
F
G
G
F
G
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F
G
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
F G G
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F G G
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&
F
G
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F
G
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙
w
F G G
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w
F G G
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
G
G
A
A
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G
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˙
G
F
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w
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G & A.
A
A
4
4
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G
G

HOSANNA
Hosanna
FROM
from
“A SPRING
A Spring
THING”
Thing.
Hosanna from A Spring Thing.
Play with the verses. C & D are written in for you.
Play with the verses. C & D are written in for you.
Notes used: C, D, F, G & A.
Notes used: C, D, F, G and A.
Play with the verses. C & D are written in for you.
Notes used: C, D, F, G & A.
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&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
C D F G A
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
C D F G A
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4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& 4 ˙ D
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D
& ˙
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& ˙
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C
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&
C
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C˙
& ˙ D
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D
& ˙ ˙ w
& ˙ ˙ w
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& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙
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& ˙
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˙ ˙C
& ˙ C˙ ˙ C˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ w
& ˙ ˙ w
4
4
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Percussion Fun! | Page 40
DID YOU EVER
Did You FROM Ever “HERE from Here COMES Comes SUMMER” Summer.
Did You Ever from Here Comes Summer.
Play with verses 1 & 2. F and E are written in for you.
Play with verses 1 & 2. F & E are written in for you. Notes used: C, D, E, F, G & A.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G and A.
Play with verses 1 & 2. F & E are written in for you. Notes used: C, D, E, F, G & A.
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& C D E F G A
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4
2 œ œ œ œ
& 4 start E E
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&
E
EŒ
œ
& œ œ
Œ
œ
& œ œ œ œ
F
F
& œ œ œ œ
F
F
& œ œ œ Œ
& œ œ œ Œ
&
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E
E
&
&
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F
F
& œ œ œ Œ
& Fœ Fœ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ
& œ œ
Œ
œ
F
& œ œ
Œ
œ
F
2
4
2
4

MORE PARTS!
Now the worksheets no longer have the notes drawn on the stave
above the accompaniments.
Revise the names of the lines & the spaces.
Make sure the children remember;
the half beat (quaver/taa-tai)
1 beat (crotchet/taa)
2 beat (minim/taa-aa)
3 beat (dotted minim/count 1,2,3)
and 4 beat (semibreve/count 1,2,3,4) notes.
Some accompaniments use only tuned percussion and some use
both tuned and untuned.
They increase in difficulty as the worksheets progress.
If they prefer, let the children write in the letter names before
they play.
Although these pages are designed to be
progressive they can be used in any order
and for any stage.
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WE THANK YOU
We Thank
FROM
You
“A
from
COMBINED
A Combined
HARVEST”
Harvest.
We Thank You from A Combined Harvest.
Practise separately then play together for the chorus. Part 1: G, A, B. Part 2: C, D, E, F.
Practise separately then Practise play together separately for the then chorus. play together Part for 1: G, the A, chorus. B. Part 2: C, D, E, F.
4
We Thank You from A Combined Harvest.
& 4
1.
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4˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
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Part 1 uses notes: G, A and B Part 2 uses notes: C, D, E and G
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˙ ˙ ˙
4
˙
Practise separately ˙ then play together ˙ for the chorus. ˙ Part 1: G, A, B. ˙Part 2: C, D, E, F.
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&
˙ ˙ w
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4
&
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2.
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&
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THE SNOWMAN SONG
The Snowman Song from A Cracking Christmas.
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Play for verses 1, 2, 3, & 4.
Part 1: A, G, E. Part 2: C, D, E, F.
Play for verses 1, 2, 3 & 4.
The Snowman Song from A Cracking Christmas.
Part 1 uses notes: A, G and E Part 2 uses notes: C, D, E and F
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
Play for verses 1, 2, 3, & 4.
Part 1: A, G, E. Part 2: C, D, E, F.
1.
1 & 4
&4
œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ
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1 4 4 &
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&
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2.
&
4
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2
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&
&
&
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&
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Percussion Fun! | Page 43

A TINY SEED
A Tiny FROM Seed from “A SPRING A Spring THING” Thing.
Practise separately then play together for the chorus.
Practise separately then play together for the chorus.
Part 1: A, G, F. Part 2 D, E, F.
Part 2 uses notes: D, E and F
Practise separately then play together Play twice for for the the chorus. last chorus.
Part 1: A, G, F. Part 2 D, E, F.
1
&
˙
1.
& 3
&4˙
˙
Part A Tiny 1 uses notes: Seed A, G and from F A Spring Thing.
˙
˙ ˙
1 3 4
3 4
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2.
&
3
4
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2
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Percussion Fun! | Page 44

LOVELY SUMMERS DAY
Lovely Summers FROM Day “HERE from COMES Here SUMMER” comes Summer.
Play for verses 1 & 5.
Play for verses 1 & 5.
Lovely Summers Day from Here comes Summer.
Notes used: C, D, E, F and G
Notes used C, D, E, F, & G.
1
2
Play & for 4 verses
œ
1 & 5. œ
Notes used C, D, E, F, & G.
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œ
1.
1&
2
&4œ œ
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œ
&
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2 4
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Œ
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&
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Œ
2.
&
2
4
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2
&
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&
&
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œ œ œ
Œ
Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 45

&
Sunglasses from Here Comes Summer.
SUNGLASSES
Sunglasses from Here Comes Summer.
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Play all lines together until the end of the words of each verse.
Play all lines together until the end Notes of the used: words D, of E, each G & verse. A. Each line is an ostinato.
Notes used: D, E, G & A. Each line is an ostinato.
Play all lines together until the end of the words of each verse.
Notes used: D, E, G and A. Each line is an ostinato.
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
D E G A
D E G A
4
4
& 4
˙
Xylos
Xylos
˙
˙
˙
44
& 4
œ
Mets
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œœ
44
& 4
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œœ
44
Chime bars
&
4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
Glocks
Glocks
4
4
Percussion Fun! | Page 46

THE SEASON OF SINGING
The Season of Singing from A Spring Thing.
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Part 1: Play with the chorus.
Part 1: Play with the chorus
Notes used: G, A, B, & High C.
Notes used: G, A, B and High C
4
&4
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
Glocks.
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
&
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 47

THE SEASON OF SINGING
The Season of
FROM
Singing
“A SPRING
from
THING”
A Spring Thing.
Part 2: Play with the chorus
Notes used: C, D, E, G and A
Part 2: Play with the chorus.
Notes:C,D,E,G,&A.
4
&4
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
Xylos.
&
˙
˙
˙
Œ
Œ
&
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 48

THE SEASON OF SINGING
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Learn the song then play rhythms below during the chorus
Remember to repeat each line
Tambourine
°
Wood Blocks
¢
/
/
œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 49

,
WHEN ITS A SUNNY DAY
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
When It's a Sunny Day from Here Comes Summer.
Part 1: Play with verses 1, 2, 3 and 4
Notes used: G, A & B.
Notes used: G, A and B
Part 1: Play with verses 1, 2, 3 & 4.
4
&4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Glocks.
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ Œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 50

,
WHEN ITS A SUNNY DAY
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
When It's a Sunny Day from Here Comes Summer.
Part 2: Play with verses 1, 2, 3 and 4
Notes used: D, E, G & A.
Notes used: D, E, G and A
Part 2: Play with verses 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Xylos.
4
&4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙
˙
˙
Œ
Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 51

Tambourine
°
¢
,
WHEN ITS A SUNNY DAY
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Play the rhythms below together with the chorus of the song.
Remember to repeat each line.
Triangle
Wood Blocks
/
/
/
˙ ˙ œ Œ Œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ w
œ Œ Œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ w
œ Œ œ Œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 52

INTRODUCING COMPOSITION
On the following page the children write their own song.
IDEA!
Choose a theme depending on the time of year.
Sit the children in pairs and give out 1 glockenspiel to
each pair.
Give out pencils and one page to each pair and make
sure they write their names at the top of their page.
Let them work together to compose their song.
As they work they can try out selections of notes on their instrument.
Remind them to make sure that they play gently and do not disturb the other
groups in the class.
Also explain that it is not a race and that they can take their time to make sure their
tune and words fit together.
Encourage them to play their song on their glockenspiel and ask them to perform it
to the class once they have finished.
Let them choose which child plays and which child sings the words of their song.
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COMPOSE YOUR OWN SONG!
Write one letter beneath each of the following notes.
Use the letters C, D, E, G or A.
Start and end on C.
Make both ends of taa-tai the same letter (e.g. E E or G G etc)
/
/
/
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Now can you write words to your tune and make it into a song?
Percussion Fun! | Page 54

ADVANCED HARMONIES
The next section contains accompaniments
in 4, 5 & 6 parts!
Try not to rush the learning phase on these parts.
Take plenty of time for the children to learn the song
fully & give them the opportunity to play different
parts in order to raise their confidence with the
music.
Although these pages are designed to be progressive, they
can be used in any order and for any stage.
Percussion Fun! | Page 55

SING OUT AN EASTER SONG
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Sing Out An Easter Song from A Spring Thing
Part 1: Play on Glockenspiels for verses 1, 2 and 3.
Notes used: E, F, G, A, B and High C.
Part 1: Play on Glockenspiels for verses 1, 2 & 3.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B & high
C.
4
&4
œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
&
˙ ˙ œ œ œ
Œ
&
œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
&
œ œ œ Œ w
Percussion Fun! | Page 56

SING OUT AN EASTER SONG
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Sing Out An Easter Song from A Spring Thing
Part 2: Play on Metallophones for verses 1, 2 and 3.
Notes used: D, E, Notes F, G, used: A and C, B. D, E, F, G, A, B & high C.
Part 2: Play on Metallophones for verses 1, 2 &3.
4
&4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ w
Percussion Fun! | Page 57

SING OUT AN EASTER SONG
FROM “A SPRING THING”
Sing Out An Easter Song from A Spring Thing
Part 3: Play on Xylophones for verses 1, 2 and 3.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B & high C.
Notes used: C, D, E, F and G.
Part 3: Play on Xylophones for verses 1, 2 &3.
4
&4
˙
˙
˙
˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙
˙
&
˙
˙
˙
˙
&
˙ ˙ w
Repeat the rhythm of the words ‘Jesus Christ Son of God’
on a tambourine during the chorus.
Percussion Fun! | Page 58

FUN AT THE SEASIDE
Fun At the FROM Seaside “HERE from COMES Here SUMMER” Comes Summer
Part 1: Play on Glockenspiels for the verses
Notes used: F, G, A and Notes B. used: C, D, E, F, G, A, & B.
Part 1: Play on Glockenspiels for the verses.
4
&4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Percussion Fun! | Page 59

FUN AT THE SEASIDE
Fun At the Seaside FROM “HERE from COMES Here SUMMER” Comes Summer
Part 2: Play on Metallophones Notes for the used: verses. C, D, E, F, G, A, & B.
Part 2: Play on Metallophones for the Notes verses. used: E, F and G.
4
&4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Percussion Fun! | Page 60

FUN AT THE SEASIDE
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Fun At the Seaside from Here Comes Summer
Part 3: Play on Xylophones for the verses
Notes used: C, D, E, F and Notes G. used: C, D, E, F, G, A, & B.
Part 3: Play on Xylophones for the verses.
4
&4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ œ œ ˙
Percussion Fun! | Page 61

Triangle
°
¢
FUN AT THE SEASIDE
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Learn the song then play rhythms below during the chorus.
Remember to repeat each line.
Wood Blocks
/
/
œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ
œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 62

CHRISTMAS HAS STARTED
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Christmas Has Started from a Cracking Christmas.
Part 1: Play on Glockenspiels for the verses
Part 1. Play on Glockenspiels Notes for the used: verses. C, D, Notes E, F, G, used: A, B and C, D, High E, F, C. G, A, B, & high C.
4
&4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
&
œ œ œ
Œ
œ œ œ Œ
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ
&
œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
Percussion Fun! | Page 63

CHRISTMAS HAS STARTED
Christmas Has
FROM
Started
“A CRACKING
from a Cracking
CHRISTMAS”
Christmas.
Part 2: Play on Metallophones for the verses
Notes used: E, G, A, B and High C.
Part 1. Play on Glockenspiels for the verses. Notes used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, & high C.
4
&4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
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CHRISTMAS HAS STARTED
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Christmas Has Started from a Cracking Christmas.
Part 3: Play on Xylophones for the verses
Notes used: C, D, E, and G.
Part 1. Play on Glockenspiels for the verses.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, & high C.
4
&4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙
˙
˙
˙
&
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
&
˙
˙
˙
˙
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CHRISTMAS HAS STARTED
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Side Drum
°
/
œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
Tambourine
/
˙ ˙ œ œ œ Œ
Triangle
¢ /
œ Œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ
Side Drum
°
/
œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
Tambourine
/
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
Triangle
¢ /
œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ œ Œ
Repeat the rhythms above for the chorus of the song.
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COMPOUND TIME
Christmas Dinner from A Cracking Christmas.
Part 2: Play with the verses.
The next song accompaniments are written using compound time.
Therefore
&
6 8
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, high C & high D.
In compound time the beat is a quaver.
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
means that there are 6 quaver beats in each bar.
The notes are grouped as follows:
&
&
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
e
q
q.
= 1 count
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
= 2 counts
(a crotchet is equal to 2
quavers.)
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
= 3 counts
(a crotchet + a dot.)
(A dot is equal to half the value
of the previous note.)
qa aqa aq
h.
= 3 counts
(3 quavers joined together
equals one count each note.)
= 6 counts
(3 crotchet beats equal 6
quavers.)
The 2 part accompaniment in Christmas Dinner is written for
Part 1: Recorders and Part 2: Glockenspiels.
NB: If other instruments are available e.g. violins, the instrumental instructor may
write parts to match their pupil’s abilities.
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CHRISTMAS DINNER
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Christmas Dinner from A Cracking Christmas.
Part 1: Play with the verses
Part 1: Play with the verses. Notes used: Notes D, G, A, used: B, High C, D, C and E, F, High G, D. A, B, high C & high D.
&
6 8
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J
˙
&
œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
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CHRISTMAS DINNER
FROM “A CRACKING CHRISTMAS”
Christmas Dinner from A Cracking Christmas.
Part 2: Play with the verses
Part 2: Play with the verses.
Notes Notes used: used: C, D, C, E and D, E, F. F, G, A, B, high C & high D.
&
6 8
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
&
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
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OFF ON HOLIDAY
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Off On Holiday from Here Comes Summer
Part 1: Play with the verses on Glockenspiels
Part 1: Play with the verses on Glockenspiels. Notes used: D, E, G, A, B & C.
Notes used: G, A, B and High C.
&
6 8
œ œ j œ œ j œ œ
&
œ œ ˙
&
œ œ J
œ œ J
œ œ
&
œ œ ˙
&
œ œ J
œ œ J
œ œ J
Œ
&
œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ ˙
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OFF ON HOLIDAY
FROM “HERE COMES SUMMER”
Off On Holiday from Here Comes Summer
Part 2: Play with the verses on Xylophones
Part 2: Play with the verses on Xylophones.
Notes used: D, E, G, A, B & C.
Notes used: D, E, G, A and B.
&
6 8
œ œ j œ œ j œ œ
&
œ
œ
˙
&
œ œ j œ œ j œ œ
&
&
œ œ ˙
œ œ j œ œ j œ œ J
Œ
&
œ œ ˙
&
œ œ œ œ
&
œ œ ˙
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AND FINALLY!
‘‘Childhood music lessons give the brain a boost
that lasts long into adult life.’’
‘‘Musical training - with an emphasis on rhythmic
skills can exercise the auditory-system.’’
(Quotes from BBC Health 6th November 2013.)
For further information about Percussion Fun’s full
range of music for the classroom contact us at
www.percussionfun.co.uk
Written by Moira Grier
Layout Design & Editing by Andy Grier
All songs
© 2015 Used by kind permission of
Out of the Ark Music TW12 2HD
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