Singbook

Singbook

Singbook is a singing resource from Youth Music to aid teachers and youth leaders in providing better singing experiences for children and young people.

Singbook features a collection of twelve songs commissionedby a number of renowned songwriters and lyricists, including Howard Goodall, Eugene Skeef, Steve Martland, Nirmala Shah and the writing team Don Black and Debbie Wiseman.

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Who Singbook is aimed at

Singbook has been conceived for all people leading singing, whether for the first time or for those looking for new repertoire.  As every user will have different musical skills and experience, the book is designed to be flexible; some songs are straightforward, others more challenging.

What makes Singbook unique?
  • Explores a wide range of musical styles and topics, to inspire all young people from key stages 2 to 4
  • Celebrates our culturally diverse community: from Gujarati, Mandarin and Albanian songs to music by some of the UK’s best-known songwriters
  • Presents each song as a complete ‘unit’, fully supported by interviews with the composers, learning strategies, warm ups and creative music-making ideas
  • Provides photocopiable vocal parts and lyric sheets with additional questions and starting points to help singers discover the meaning of each song
  • Has been carefully graded and colour-coded into three levels – starting, developing and challenging – from songs in unison to those sung in parts
  • Includes a dedicated section on warm ups, with a wide range of material to complement the songs and encourage good singing practice
  • Is stunningly produced in full-colour throughout with two professionally produced CDs of backing tracks and complete performances of the songs and warm ups

Excellent value at £19.95

How and why did Singbook come about?

Singbook follows Youth Music’s 2002 success, 'Drop in the Ocean' and builds on the teaching support materials available in DITO.

Song for Youth 'Drop in the Ocean'

Singbook forms part of a long-term commitment from Youth Music to encourage and support the learning of singing by children and young people.

Youth Music Open Programme Fund

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Priority Areas

Early Years

Ensuring that every child under 5 has access to music-making opportunities.

Singing

Working with partners to ensure that children and young people in the UK have access to high quality singing opportunities.

Transition

Improving opportunities for children to continue with their music making after they move to secondary school.

At Risk

Establishing music making as a medium for benefiting children and young people deemed to be at risk*

Workforce Development

Improving the quality and quantity of music leadership in order to deliver better music-making opportunities for children and young people.