How to play the ukulele
So…Here’s how you’re going to learn to play the ukulele: a little bit of help from me each week, but mostly from You Tube at home. Below are two sets of teachers, one in Dutch and one in English. You can learn a lot from …
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Teenagers
Ariana says Thank You
So…it seems Ariana’s feeling better about life and written a really pretty song to show it. Of course, because we’re learning it at school, we won’t be singing exactly what she sings 😉 thank u, next Ariana Grande Thought I’d end up with Sean …
Bubble Baby
This was written as part of a geography class for children in their last year of primary school here in Holland. The intention was to facilitate further discussion about the topic whilst giving them some English and a big sing. But, it would be great …
The Weight of Words
Here’s a punchy kid’s song about the responsibility we all have for our use of language. It’s particularly pertinent during this burgeoning era of social media and communications. I predict that this subject will become a greatly invested in element of social and personal education …
Curiosity Killed the Cat (with guest)
This one’s a firm favorite, though the kids need a bit of help learning the lists at the end. It’s worth it when they do and certainly stimulates conversation about history and the people who made it.
Nature Nurture
This is the first song I wrote for adults and it’s crying out for a Eurovision treatment. You going to take it there?
Respect the Differences
A social education song about giving each other space to be who we are so that we can be stronger together. It’s a good facilitator of discussion with an up-beat feel and the kids love singing and dancing to it. We certainly wouldn’t want to …