Primary Music KS1

The first song in the series celebrates the achievements of two extraordinary explorers: Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan.

Finding out about the lives of two extraordinary monarchs: Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

Finding out about London immediately before the Great Fire including the plague of 1665.

Finding out about the Great Fire and singing songs based on well-known nursery rhymes.

Today's song is about percussion instruments - including the percussion sounds we can make with our own bodies.

Today's song explores wind instruments and introduces weather sounds, mouth sounds, panpipes, whistles, recorders and trumpets.

Today's song is an action song built around the sounds of the guitar, ukulele and violin.

The song in today's programme explores voice sounds, keyboards and electronic sounds.

Today's song brings together many of the instruments the children have been learning about in a mini-performance.

Today's song is based on the well-known potato chant, adapted for tomatoes, peas, carrots, with rhythmic munches, crunches and scrunches!

The song in today's programme is a 'listening-and-doing' action-song, with finger-clicks, knee-taps and low-to-high hand actions for pots and pans, forks, spoons, mugs and plates.

The song in today's programme is a gentle evocation of many fruits - including magic ones!

The song in today's programme emphasises the scientific aspects of food and has a funky chorus with rock instruments!

The song in today's programme explores how food is a key element in celebrations.

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the sixth programme in the series and today's song is 'When I was one I sucked my thumb.'

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the fourth programme in the series and today's song is 'Suki over the ocean.'

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the third programme in the series and today's song is 'My ship sails over the ocean.'

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the second programme in the series and today's song is 'There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.'

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the first programme in the series and today's song is 'The big ship sails.'

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the second of two programmes rehearsing the songs in the series ready for a performance.

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the first of two programmes rehearsing the songs in the series ready for a performance.

Nigel Pilkington and Sarah Jane Honeywell present the fifth programme in the series and today's song is 'A sailor went to sea, sea, sea.'

The music series ends in the C20th with a celebration of TV and other mass communication.

Celebrating famous Victorians: the Stephensons, Brunel, Mary Anning and Victoria herself.

Exploring great composers with songs based on some of their most famous melodies.

Finding out about rebuilding London with songs based on well-known nursery rhymes.