Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Sunroof by Nicky Youre and Dazy with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
We are delighted to have commissioned music hub composer Jo Downs to have written a leavers songs for us this year which we hope will be useful to everyone not just this term but in future years too. This is a pop ballad about friendship and emotional resilience and positive memories of school which we hope will be a tear jerker (in a good way!) which the children will enjoy singing.
Below you will find the resources for the song including a performance and backing track version of a song and a pdf of the vocal score and the lyrics.
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Drive Safe by Myles Smith & Niall Horan with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for ‘Where Our Story Start’ with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video. This song 'Where Our Story Starts' is an original song by Jo Downs for SIOW Music and New Carnival Company, as part of the Island project 'Can You Hear Us?'
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
This year’s Mardi Gras anthem celebrates the Myths and Legends of the Isle of Wight! As part of our annual partnership with New Carnival Company Hub composer Jo Downs has written a new anthem to be sung at the opening of the Mardi Gras event in July.
Here you will find performance and backing track versions of the song along with a pdf of the score and a lyrics sheet. Please feel to learn this to sing along with the school who will be leading the big song for this on the day of the event. A sign and sing video for this will also be added shortly.
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Set Fire to the Rain by Adele with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Stargazing by Myles with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for A Cockerel Headed Man! an original song by Jo Downs with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Just A Girl by No Doubt with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Join us again for our junior prom event on the bowling green at Carisbrooke Castle! Bring your students along for an opportunity to perform on the green with fantastic visibility for parents, friends and families to come along and watch on the raised areas around the green and bring a picnic. This year our theme will focus on local stories, myths & legends as part of our Songs of Place project.
There are 6 songs in total to learn as follows for different Key Stages:
Key Stage 1 will need to learn 4 songs as follows -
Cheer for the Biosphere, March of the Rats, The Pied Piper and A Cockerel-headed Man (chorus only)
Key Stage 2 will need to learn 4 songs as follows -
Cheer for the Biosphere, A Cockerel-headed Man, Isabella di Fortibus and You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Songs
Cheer for the Biosphere by Jo Downs KS1 & KS2
This is a ‘list’ song similar to the 12 Days of Christmas and we will learn actions for each item on the list to help us remember them as we go. This is a list of all the unique flora and fauna that are found only in the Island’s incredible Unesco biosphere regions.
The Pied Piper of Newtown by Pam Wedgwood KS1
This is a set of two songs telling the story of the Pied Piper of Newtown. There are some narrations that go with this which will be assigned in workshops alongside some optional recorder parts for schools that might want to try them out!
March of the Rats
The Arrival of the pied piper
A Cockerel-headed Man by Jo Downs KS1 & KS2
This original song has been written about one of the famous pictures that make up the mosaic floor at Brading Roman Villa - Gallus the Cockerel-headed Man! This song has been written in the style of Victorian Music Hall as a nod to the time that the Villa was discovered.
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet by David Redston KS2
This upbeat musical theatre style opening song is a general song preparing the audience for all the stories they will hear during the event! Schools will be assigned verses and parts and everyone will sing the choruses together.
Isabella Di Fortibus by Jo Downs KS2
This is a Hamilton style rap written about Carisbrooke Castle’s most famous resident - Isabella Di Fortibus! Verses will be assigned to different schools to learn and everyone will perform the chorus.
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for End of Beginning by Djo with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Shut Up and Dance by Walk The Moon with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Winter Games an original song by Jo Downs with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
We are delighted to share with you a newly commissioned original song by Jo Downs about the Winter Olympics!
The Winter Games is suitable for KS2 with some chanted elements and chorus that KS1 can join in with. Below you will find the full track a backing track, a pdf of the score and a lyrics sheet. We will be creating a sign and sing version of this in the next few weeks.
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Did I Mention? from the Descendants Soundtrack with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Santa Can't You Hear Me? by Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Wonderwall by Oasis with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.
LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, SINGING, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS
PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG
Key Stage 2
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Shine a Little Light an original song by Jo Downs with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music, then try it out with the performance video.