This familiar nursery rhyme has been given a cheeky accompaniment to enable older children to play a young child’s tune without losing their pride! Divide the class into two groups: one plays while the other makes the Baas – swap parts when the tune repeats. Everyone plays the last bar.

Key: G major

Learning points:
- reinforces notes B, A, G
- semibreve
- tempo/style indication

A fun rhythmic chant to be performed with actions, highlighting high-, medium and
low-pitched voices.

This familiar nursery rhyme has been given a cheeky accompaniment to enable
older children to play a young child’s tune without losing their pride! Divide the
class into two groups: one plays while the other provides the Baas – swap parts
when the tune repeats. Everyone plays the last bar.
Notes used: G, A, B
Key: G major
Time signature: 4/4
Note values: semibreve, crotchet
Rest values: semibreve rest, crotchet rest
Anything else? Baas!

This traditional song from North America has been given a gory middle section
which reinforces dierent note-lengths (semibreve/minim/crotchet/quavers).
These four bars could be played as an ostinato on untuned percussion throughout
the piece.
Notes used: C, D, E, F, G
Key: concert Bb
Learning points: reinforces note values: semibreve, dotted minim, minim,
crotchet, quavers