Resources
Friday Afternoons provides warm ups, leader tutorials, case studies, lesson plans and worksheets to support teaching the repertoire, plus arrangements and creative responses to some of the repertoire. If you have resources you would like to share, please email us. (Check our submission rules.)
Resource | Author / Ambassador | Category | Description |
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Spotlight on Errollyn Wallen |
Charles MacDougall
Errollyn Wallen
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Composer resource
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A spotlight on Errollyn Wallen, featuring A Day in the Life of a Composer and an interview with Charles MacDougall. |
Spotlight on Jonathan Dove |
Charlotte Brosnan
Jonathan Dove
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Composer resource
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Spotlight on Jonathan Dove, featuring A Day in the Life of a Composer and an interview with Charlotte Brosnan. |
Spotlight on Kate Wakeling |
Emily Barden
Kate Wakeling
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Composer resource
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A spotlight on Kate Wakeling, featuring A Day in the Life of a Writer and an interview with Emily Barden. |
Shadow-Maker - Lyric Video with Performance Track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Shadow-Maker by Cecilia McDowall and Kate Wakeling. |
Fast Car - Lyric Video with Performance Track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric Video for Fast Car by Jonathan Dove and Alasdair Middleton. |
Earth - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Earth by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen |
Water - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Water by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen. |
Fire - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Fire by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Air - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Air by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Us - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Us by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Cells - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Cells by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Atoms - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Atoms by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Life - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Life by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Invention - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Invention by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Movement - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Movement by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Discovery - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Discovery by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Language - Lyric video with backing track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Language by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with backing track. |
Earth - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Earth by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Water - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Water by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Fire - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Fire by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance tracks. |
Air - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Air by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Us - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Us by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Cells - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Cells by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track |
Atoms - Lyric Video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Atoms by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Life - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Life by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Invention - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Invention by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Movement - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Movement by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Discovery - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Discovery by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track |
Language - Lyric video with performance track |
Friday Afternoons
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Lyric video
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Lyric video for Language by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen, with performance track. |
Kick Start Key Stage Three Singing! playlist |
Charlotte Brosnan
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Playlist
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These songs are great for Key Stage Three. There is something for everyone from vocal percussion, unison singing, 2–4-part rounds and 2-part harmony singing, we hope you enjoy! |
Sensational Singing Assemblies playlist |
Charles MacDougall
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Playlist
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This playlist is a chance to make some noise, work together, explore your voices and find that special unity that can only come from singing as a group. |
Key Stage One... Yes you can! playlist |
Emily Barden
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Playlist
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This playlist offers an alternative style of song for this age group, offering many opportunities to extend learning across other areas of the curriculum using song as the starting point. |
Bubble Bursting Bangers playlist |
Tom Appleton
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Playlist
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Bubble Bursting Bangers are a playlist of songs which can be used by large groups of singers across a wide age and ability range. They will, inspire educate and rejuvenate any singing groups in need of a bit of a ‘wow’ factor! |
Spotlight on Russell Hepplewhite |
Russell Hepplewhite
Tom Appleton
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Composer resource
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A spotlight on Russell Hepplewhite, featuring A Day in the Life of a Composer and a Zoom Interview with Tom Appleton. |
Language - Composition Activities |
Ally Daubney
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Composition resource
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Composition activities for Language by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen. |
Us - Composition Activities |
Ally Daubney
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Composition resource
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Composition activities for Us by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen. |
Movement - Composition Activities |
Ally Daubney
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Composition resource
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Composition activities for Movement by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen. |
Invention - Composition Activities |
Aga Serugo-Lugo
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Composition resource
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Composition activities for Russell Hepplewhite's song Invention. |
Invention - Digital Premiere with Amherst School Choir |
Sam Clarke
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Case Studies
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A case study from Sam Clarke, a teacher from Amherst School about being part of the Digital Premieres for EVERYTHING by Russell Hepplewhite and Michael Rosen. |
I am Looking at a Map of the World - Composition Activities |
Lucy Drever
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Composition resource
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Composition activities for Errollyn Wallen's song I am Looking at a Map of the World. |
The Lighthouse Keeper - Composition Activities |
Lucy Drever
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Composition resource
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Composition activities exploring Errollyn Wallen's song The Lighthouse Keeper |
Star - Composition Activities |
Lucy Drever
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Composition resource
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Composition activities exploring Errollyn Wallen's song Star. |
Russell Hepplewhite Interview - From The Red House Podcast |
Britten Pears Arts
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Composer resource
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Russell Hepplewhite talks to Lucy Walker on the From The Red House podcast about writing his collection EVERYTHING. |
Top 10 Tips for Digital Singing Sessions |
Friday Afternoons
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Top-tip video
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The Friday Afternoons Ambassadors share their Top 10 Tips for delivering a successful digital singing session. |
Journeys with the Friday Afternoons Song Bank |
Ann Wright
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Case Studies
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A Case Study by Ann Wright from the VOCES8 Foundation. |
Britten's Music for Children |
Britten-Pears Foundation
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Composer resource
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A video about Britten's Music for Children. |
Britten's Childhood |
Britten-Pears Foundation
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Composer resource
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A video about Britten's childhood. |
Britten's Impact |
Britten-Pears Foundation
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Composer resource
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A video about Britten's Impact. |
Britten's Early Works |
Britten-Pears Foundation
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Composer resource
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A video about Britten's Early Works. |
St Paul’s Cathedral - Case Study |
Tom Daggett
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Case Studies
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A case study from Tom Daggett at St Paul's Cathedral |
Diction: Vowels |
Dominic Ellis-Peckham
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Video
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Our Friday Afternoons Ambassadors show us how to articulate our vowels when we are singing. |
Tempo, Pulse, Counting |
Charles MacDougall
Emily Barden
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Video
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Advice from Friday Afternoons Ambassadors Emily Barden and Charles MacDougall on how to count and keep a steady pulse. |
10 Top Tips! |
Friday Afternoons
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Top-tip video
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10 Top Tips for delivering singing sessions from our Friday Afternoons Ambassadors! |
Dynamics |
Dominic Ellis-Peckham
Emily Barden
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Top-tip video
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Friday Afternoons Ambassadors Dominic Ellis-Peckham and Emily Barden share their top tips on how to include dynamics into your singing. |
Performance Skills |
Charlotte Brosnan
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Top-tip video
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Friday Afternoons Ambassador Charlotte Brosnan shares some performance skills tips. |
Legato |
Charles MacDougall
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Top-tip video
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Friday Afternoons Ambassador Charles MacDougall shows us some techniques on how to encourage your singers to sing more smoothly, with legato. |
Intervals |
Charlotte Brosnan
Emily Barden
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Top-tip video
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Advice from Friday Afternoons Ambassadors Charlotte Brosnan and Emily Barden on intervals. |
High Range |
Charlotte Brosnan
Dominic Ellis-Peckham
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Top-tip video
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Friday Afternoons Ambassadors Charlotte Brosnan and Dominic Ellis-Peckham demonstrate some techniques to help with singing high notes. |
Singing in Canon |
Tom Appleton
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Top-tip video
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Advice on singing in canon from Friday Afternoons Ambassador Tom Appleton. |
Breathing and Airflow |
Charles MacDougall
Tom Appleton
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Top-tip video
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Advice on breathing and airflow technique from Friday Afternoons Ambassadors Charles MacDougall and Tom Appleton. |
Project One Dot - Blank Dimensions Grid |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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A blank Dimensions grid for mapping out musical contrast. |
Project One Dot - Blank Note Grid |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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A blank note grid for use alongside melody writing. |
Project One Dot - Exploring Melodic Contours |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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Emily Barden explains the exercise ‘taking a note for a walk’. |
Project One Dot - Breath Control |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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Emily Barden explains how to get your students to control their breathing through long phrases. |
Project One Dot - Accessing the Upper Register |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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Emily Barden explains how to access the upper register of the voice through vocal play and the ‘cat on a bungee’ exercise. |
Project One Dot - Singing Big Intervals |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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Emily Barden explains how to practice singing big intervals such as 5ths and octaves. |
Project One Dot - Writing Rhythms |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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Emily Barden explains how to find ‘natural’ rhythms for speaking words as part of the songwriting process. |
Project One Dot - Exploring Simple Two-Part Harmony |
Emily Barden
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Project One Dot
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Emily Barden explains how to explore two part harmony with your students using a keyboard/tuned percussion instrument. |
Love Lifted Me Vocal Warm Up |
London Youth Choir
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Warm Up
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London Youth Girls' Choir share a melodic warm up: Love Lifted Me Artistic Director: Rachel Staunton Made possible with support from Friday Afternoons. |
Ghosts Vocal Warm Up |
London Youth Choir
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Warm Up
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London Youth Girls' Choir share a melodic warm up: Ghosts Artistic Director: Rachel Staunton Made possible with support from Friday Afternoons. |
Frogs Vocal Warm Up |
London Youth Choir
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Warm Up
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London Youth Girls' Choir share a melodic warm up: Frogs! Artistic Director: Rachel Staunton Made possible with support from Friday Afternoons. |
A Song For Haddo |
Haddo Arts Festival
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Score
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A Song for Haddo, with songs from Friday Afternoons by Benjamin Britten Part of the Haddo Arts Festival 2017 with Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland (McOpera Outreach) and Snape Maltings. A Song for Haddo marks the beginning of an exciting new strand of music outreach in Aberdeenshire as part of the Haddo Arts Festival. |
Exploring Sound and Movement Resources |
Sectio Aurea
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Lesson Plan
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Students at the International Academy of Greenwich worked with Sectio Aurea on a project bringing together music and movement. Using Talvin Singh's 'Clash and Bang' as a starting point, the students created dance pieces. The accompanying document describes exercises you can deliver with your own group to explore sound and movement. Accompanying videos support the document: Exercise 1 - Make Yourself Be Heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV5wMGelr5o&feature=youtu.be |
Three Birds Classroom Ensemble Scores |
David Ashworth
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Score
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Score and parts for a flexible classroom ensemble arrangement of Three Birds, created by David Ashworth. This resource comes with accompanying teaching notes. |
Legend Classroom Ensemble Scores |
David Ashworth
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Score
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Score and parts for a flexible classroom ensemble arrangement of Legend, created by David Ashworth. This resource comes with accompanying teaching notes. |
Snow Classroom Ensemble Scores |
David Ashworth
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Score
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Score and parts for a flexible classroom ensemble arrangement of Snow, created by David Ashworth. This resource comes with accompanying teaching notes. |
Remixing Friday Afternoons |
David Ashworth
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Worksheet
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A resource to help you creating your own songs, by using elements from the 2016 Friday Afternoons songs. This document, created by David Ashworth, focusses on two of Jonathan Dove's songs, 'Fast Car' and 'The Little Girl of Rain'. |
Composer's Guide to the 2016 Songs |
David Ashworth
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Worksheet
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The 'Composing Teachers Resource' document breaks down the key compositional elements of three of Jonathan Dove's Friday Afternoons songs: 'Music on the Waters', 'Legend', and 'Mad Moon'. The accompanying worksheets help you deliver activities based on the compositional elements in these songs. |
Fire! (Enhancement) |
Apollo 5
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Composition resource
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Apollo5 demonstrate their enhanced version of Jonathan Dove's 'Fire!'. |
Fire! (Creative Response) |
Apollo 5
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Composition resource
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Apollo5 demonstrate their creative response to 'Fire!' |
Fire! (Original) |
Apollo 5
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Composition resource
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Apollo5 sing Jonathan Dove's 'Fire!' |
The Voces8 Method Warm Up |
Apollo 5
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Warm Up
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Apollo5 demonstrate and lead the Voces8 Method. |
Mental Warm Up |
Apollo 5
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Warm Up
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A mental warm up led by Ciarán Kelly from Apollo 5. |
Vocal Warm Up |
Apollo 5
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Warm Up
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A vocal warm up led by Charlotte Brosnan from Apollo5. |
Physical Warm Up |
Apollo 5
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Warm Up
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A physical warm up led by Clare Stewart from Apollo5. |
Benjamin Britten's Places - Odd-One-Out Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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An odd-one-out puzzle based on the places in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's Places - Keyword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A keyword puzzle based on the important places in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's Places - Codebreaker Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A codebreaker puzzle based on the important places in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's Places - Crossword |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A crossword based on the important places in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's Places - Wordsearch |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A wordsearch based on the important places in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's People - Odd-One-Out Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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An odd-one-out puzzle based on the people in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's People - Keyword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A keyword puzzle on the people in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's People - Codebreaker Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A codebreaker on the people in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's People - Crossword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A crossword based on the people in Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's People - Wordsearch Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A wordsearch on the people of Benjamin Britten's life. |
Benjamin Britten's Music - Odd-One-Out Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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An odd-one-out puzzle based on the music of Benjamin Britten. |
Benjamin Britten's Music - Keyword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A keyword puzzle on the music of Benjamin Britten. |
Benjamin Britten's Music - Codebreaker Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A codebreaker puzzle on the music of Benjamin Britten. |
Benjamin Britten's Music - Crossword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A crossword on the music of Benjamin Britten. |
Benjamin Britten's Music - Wordsearch Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A wordsearch on the music on Benjamin Britten. |
Friday Afternoons - Odd-One-Out Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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An odd-one-out puzzle based on Friday Afternoons. |
Friday Afternoons - Keyword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A keyword puzzle based on Friday Afternoons. |
Friday Afternoons - Codebreaker Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A codebreaker puzzle based on Friday Afternoons. |
Friday Afternoons - Crossword Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A crossword on Benjamin Britten's Friday Afternoons. |
Friday Afternoons - Wordsearch Puzzle |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A Friday Afternoons wordsearch. |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - There Was A Monkey |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of There Was A Monkey: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - There Was A Man of Newington |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of There Was A Man of Newington: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - The Useful Plough |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of The Useful Plough: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - Old Abram Brown |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of Old Abram Brown: |
Musical Elements - Jazz-Man |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of Jazz-Man: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - I Mun Be Married on Sunday |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of I Mun Be Married on Sunday: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - Fishing Song |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of Fishing Song: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - Ee-Oh! |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of Ee-Oh!: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - Cuckoo! |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of Cuckoo!: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - Begone, Dull Care! |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of Begone, Dull Care!: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - A Tragic Story |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of A Tragic Story: |
Musical Elements Information Sheet - A New Year Carol |
Friday Afternoons
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Worksheet
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A resource to help students explore the musical elements of A New Year Carol: |
KS2 Lesson Plan -There Was A Monkey |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for There Was A Monkey, exploring seven subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - There Was A Man of Newington |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for There Was A Man of Newington, exploring six subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - The Useful Plough |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for The Useful Plough, exploring seven suggested subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - Old Abram Brown |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for Old Abram Brown, exploring five subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - Jazz-Man |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for Jazz Man, exploring seven suggested subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - I Mun Be Married on Sunday |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan exploring I Mun Be Married on Sunday, exploring six subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - Fishing Song |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for Fishing Song, exploring seven subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - Ee-oh! |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for Ee-oh! exploring six subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - Cuckoo! |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for Cuckoo! exploring six subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - Begone, Dull Care! |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for Begone, Dull Care! exploring seven subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - A Tragic Story |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for A Tragic Story, exploring six subject areas: |
KS2 Lesson Plan - A New Year Carol |
Friday Afternoons
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Lesson Plan
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A KS2 lesson plan for A New Year Carol, with five suggested subject areas: |