Singing Week Six

Warm ups Which warm up is best for warming up our faces? Which warm up is best for warming up our faces? Can we try ‘The Animal Fair’ in two groups? Can we try ‘The Animal Fair’ in two groups? Which is your favourite warm up? Which is your favourite warm up?

Part Singing Can you remember the types of part singing? Can you remember the types of part singing? Let’s try ‘Mary Mack/Furrem be me heen’ Let’s try ‘Mary Mack/Furrem be me heen’ See if you can keep in your two groups! See if you can keep in your two groups!

Mary Mack/Furrem be me heen Mary Mack’s mither’s makin’ Mary mack marry me, Mary Mack’s mither’s makin’ Mary mack marry me, and ma mither’s makin’ me marry Mary Mack, and ma mither’s makin’ me marry Mary Mack, Oh I’ll need to marry Mary tae get mary tae tak’ care of me, Oh I’ll need to marry Mary tae get mary tae tak’ care of me, We’ll all be makin’ merry when I marry Mary Mack! We’ll all be makin’ merry when I marry Mary Mack! Furrem be me heen Zanna vis ma gorchas, Furrem be me heen Zanna mis ma gorchas, Furrem be me heen Zanna mis ma gorchas, Furrem be me heen Vee ma gorchas zan.

Singing Techniques Stand up tall like a giraffe to get good P____ Stand up tall like a giraffe to get good P____ When you breathe in your stomach should go____ When you breathe in your stomach should go____ To make our words crisp and clear, we need to have good D____ To make our words crisp and clear, we need to have good D____ When we project our voice it is very important not to ____ When we project our voice it is very important not to ____

Brain break song My hat it has three corners My hat it has three corners Three corners has my hat Three corners has my hat If it didn’t have three corners If it didn’t have three corners then it wouldn’t be my hat then it wouldn’t be my hat

Movement and Singing When we are singing in a performance, it can be lots of fun if we add actions and movement to our songs! When we are singing in a performance, it can be lots of fun if we add actions and movement to our songs! We are now going to split into smaller groups and choreograph some movement to ‘Life is a wonderful thing’ We are now going to split into smaller groups and choreograph some movement to ‘Life is a wonderful thing’

‘Life is a wonderful thing’ I woke up this morning got out of my bed, looked in the mirror and I got myself dressed, With a stretch and a yawn and a scratch of my head, ‘Life is a wonderful thing’ I said, ‘Life is a wonderful thing’

My heart is beating morning ‘til evening, I’ve got the breath of life inside. My heart is dreaming, I’ve got the feeling. It’s so lovely when you know you’re alive!

I went out this morning, and what did I see? I went out this morning, and what did I see? Buds and blossoms and the birds in the trees, With a skip and a whistle a thought came to me, ‘Life is a wonderful thing indeed, Life is a wonderful thing’

My heart is beating morning ‘til evening, I’ve got the breath of life inside. My heart is dreaming, I’ve got the feeling. It’s so lovely when you know you’re alive!

I stayed in this morning with little to do. Mum said ‘Son, you’d better tidy your room’. Then a friend came to see me and I was excused. Life is a wonderful thing, it’s true, Life is a wonderful thing.

My heart is beating morning ‘til evening, I’ve got the breath of life inside. My heart is dreaming, I’ve got the feeling. It’s so lovely when you know you’re alive!

I woke up this morning, and here’s what I thought, I woke up this morning, and here’s what I thought, ‘What surprises will I find at my door?’ With a new day before me, and plenty in store, Life is a wonderful thing, for sure, Life is a wonderful thing. Life is a wonderful thing, uh huh, Life is a wonderful thing!

Starlight Express When your good nights have been said When your good nights have been said and you are lying in bed with the covers pulled up tight; and you are lying in bed with the covers pulled up tight; and though you count ev’ry sheep you get the feeling that sleep is going to stay away tonight. and though you count ev’ry sheep you get the feeling that sleep is going to stay away tonight. That’s when you hear it coming, That’s when you hear it coming, that’s when you hear the humming of the midnight train, that’s when you hear the humming of the midnight train, here again; can’t explain that midnight train, that midnight train. here again; can’t explain that midnight train, that midnight train.

Starlight express, you must confess Starlight express, you must confess are you real yes or no? are you real yes or no? Starlight express, answer me yes I don’t want you to go. Starlight express, answer me yes I don’t want you to go.

Want you to take me away but bring me back before daylight, Want you to take me away but bring me back before daylight, and in the time between and in the time between Take me to everywhere but don’t abandon me there, just want to say I’ve been. Take me to everywhere but don’t abandon me there, just want to say I’ve been. I believe in you completely though I may be dreaming sweetly, I believe in you completely though I may be dreaming sweetly, I can hear the train, I can hear the train, here again; can’t explain that midnight train, that midnight train. here again; can’t explain that midnight train, that midnight train.

Starlight express, you must confess Starlight express, you must confess are you real yes or no? are you real yes or no? Starlight express, answer me yes I don’t want you to go. Starlight express, answer me yes I don’t want you to go.

Starlight, Starlight Express. Starlight, Starlight Express. Starlight Express, answer me yes, Starlight Express, answer me yes, I don’t want you to go. I don’t want you to go. Starlight Express, you must confess Starlight Express, you must confess are you real, yes or no? are you real, yes or no? Starlight Express, answer me yes, Starlight Express, answer me yes, I don’t want you to go. I don’t want you to go.

‘I can see clearly now’ I can see clearly now the rain has gone I can see clearly now the rain has gone I can see all obstacles in my way I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day.

I think I can make it now the pain has gone. I think I can make it now the pain has gone. All of the bad feelings have disappeared. All of the bad feelings have disappeared. Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying for. Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying for. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day.

Look all around, there’s nothing but blue skies. Look all around, there’s nothing but blue skies. Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies (ah, ah, ooh) Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies (ah, ah, ooh) I can see clearly now the rain has gone. I can see clearly now the rain has gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day-ee- yay-ee yeah ooh. It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day-ee- yay-ee yeah ooh.