It’s a song about making new friends, and all the activities we did as part of our Community Cohesion Days with Year 3 students at Wakefield Cathedral in 2016.
Song Stories: You And Me Attached
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Song Stories: You Will Remember
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It’s a new reworking of an older song with lyrics, inspired by Cheryl’s grandfathers, appropriate for Remembrance Day.
Song Stories: Chantry Chapel Carol
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It’s a cheery carol inspired by the history of Wakefield’s Chantry Chapel. It also works as a partner song with The Holly And The Ivy!
Song Stories: Hodie Christus Natus Est
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It’s all about today! The fifth, and most popular of the Five Christmas Fanfares. A most spirited little nugget it is.
Song Stories: Look Back!
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Composing a song for some Year 6 pupils as they prepare to leave the primary school part of their lives and move on.
Winter Wear – River Wear Stories
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Music Teaching Activities (Primary), Song Stories
Using the River Wear in Northeast England as inspiration, a primary school and I created a musical journey from the North Pennines down to the North Sea, stopping off to explore on the way.
Song Stories: Spring Moon
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Spring moon. A sickle. Tides ebb and flow. Salt. Silver. Still sand and water. I set this haiku by David Keen to music in four different ways to accommodate performers of various musical skills and confidences
Songs Of The Calder
Categories: Music Teaching Activities (Primary), Song Stories
River music merriment and enthusiastic new songs with Year 6 at St. Michael’s C of E Academy in Flanshaw, Wakefield.
(Sort-of) Song Stories: Newcastle View
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“Newcastle View” is a series of 12 photographs by Bradley Photography shown consecutively as a slide show with original music by Cheryl Camm, composed in response to and inspired by the pictures.
Song Stories: Slow Down! Red Squirrels!
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It’s a single-line song for children about the some of the wildlife we see in Northumberland and the road signs that protect them, with piano accompaniment and optional vocal harmony and descant parts.
