October marks the start of really going for it with the fruit concert, so there may be bananas.
Artsy Bananas
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Life As A Composer
I was asked recently to write a guest blog by my friends at fairandfunky for their website to be published during Fairtrade Fortnight which starts today, 24th February. The focus of Fairtrade Fortnight 2014 is bananas! This set my mind a-reminiscing….
Song Stories: Banana Boy
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a festive banana! A song with a hint of the Caribbean about it extolling the many virtues of the humble banana.
I Love Bananas
A short round, if you like, or just a simple banana song. Purchasing multiple copies: Please purchase the number of copies that you will require – e.g. if you wish to buy a PDF and make 5 copies, you should choose a quantity of 5. There are discounts for multiples of five or more.
Banana Fanfare II
Another short, tasty fanfare using the word “banana”. It’s good for choral warm-ups, and also forms part of the Banana Diseases Drama in which this piece is affected by the most common of the banana diseases to form three more pieces. Here’s a snippet of the song, but there’s a full version and singalong video […]
Banana Fanfare
A short, tasty fanfare using the word “banana”. Purchasing multiple copies: Please purchase the number of copies that you will require – e.g. if you wish to buy a PDF and make 5 copies, you should choose a quantity of 5. There are discounts for multiples of five or more.
Banana Boy (for high voices)
A calypso style song about the virtues of eating and otherwise using bananas. Here’s a snippet from the backing track, but there’s a full version of the song towards the bottom of the page, complete with banana sticker designs from a Year 2 class I worked with once! Purchasing multiple copies: Please purchase the number […]
Banana Boy (for mixed voices)
A calypso style song about the virtues of eating and otherwise using bananas. Also available as a unison song. Purchasing multiple copies: Please purchase the number of copies that you will require – e.g. if you wish to buy a PDF and make 5 copies, you should choose a quantity of 5. There are discounts […]
Song Story: Buffalo Stories
Categories: Composing Projects Completed, Song Stories
A song composed for the 70th Reunion commemorations of the descendants of John and Susanna Adams, who arrived in South Australia in December 1836 aboard HMS Buffalo. The song is a combined shanty and lullaby.
Something Old, Something New: June 2023
Categories: Life As A Composer
Four things every day: lots of garden; some music; a few outings; sunshine and rain.
Arrangements at sheetmusicplus
Categories: Life As A Composer
Arrangements of popular songs by Cheryl Camm which can be purchased on sheetmusicplus
Flying Colours: August 2020
Categories: Life As A Composer
August has started with a long walk and a new song video. Hopefully there’ll be plenty more of each as the month progresses.