ideas for songs
Hello everyone, I have just registered on this site. I am looking for ideas for nice songs to sing because I am going to start a choir in my school. It is for children from 5 to 12 years old. I am a professional musician but I don't know nothing about choir. Does anyone have any ideas to share?
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Hi Camille. We're really happy to have you with us.
I don't have direct experience of running children's choirs, but I know from other members that You Gotta Sing goes down well and is very easy to learn.
Generally, I'd recommend keeping the songs very simple and adding actions and moves wherever you can.
Hello,
Sing up! is designed just for this sort of thing. They have a selection appropriate songs with backing tracks for kids choirs. The Big Sing also has lots of stuff but some of it may be too tricky. I reckon once you get them going, and depending on their age, most of the stuff in the TCR music resources would be useable too. Have fun!
Thank you for your reply. It is very kind of you to give me your advice. Indeed, they have good music on Sing up but the subscription is very expensive and I haven't seen any sheet music for the songs and that makes everything more compliqued for me. I like to have the music score! Maybe because it was a free trial? I will check on TCR music resources. I did not know about that. Thank you!
Hiya. Sing up is great. Also look at pop songs and songs from musicals and films, anything where there’s an echo or call and response is brilliant for getting them used to singing in parts. Warm ups like the junk food song go down well and they get excited when they sing they’re favourite song. With a wide age range it can be difficult but once you get a feel for their experience and skill you can give the youngsters the tune and start to add a harmony on certain lines “choruses or bridge type bits with a na Nan a or something work well) to give just a handful of the older kids to start to bring that element in. Good luck!
Hi Camille, Welcome to the best place!
That's awesome that you're going to be running a kids choir.
This is something very close to my heart....young people NEED to sing and it's so important that they understand their voice (the one they currently have) is AWESOME first and foremost.
I have lots of ideas as I run Choirs4Kids and have been running kids choirs for the past 25 years....so my first ideas would be:
Gosh, so much!
Some great resources:
Hope this helps. Any questions then I am more than happy to suggest/advise/support.
Good luck.....I love new choirs!
Sue
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