SingMaker – Let’s get your whole school singing
“They’ve fallen in love with singing”
Parent
Whether or not we have visited you, or you have participated in one of our workshops or CPD sessions, this resource can help you. Songbook 1 is aimed at EY and KS1, Songbook 2 for KS2, and Songbook 3 for KS3.
Alongside our in-person workshops, here we present a digital resource so that with the click of a button your pupils can take part with our wonderful team of musicians. This resource comprises interactive videos, notation, demo and backing tracks of the highest quality. All the songs have been written by our team, and include our old favourites, tried and tested with children across the UK and internationally, as well as lots of new, infectiously catchy and joyful songs.
SingMaker began in 2008 in the joyous singing sessions in the Memorial Hall of Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok with Rob Challinor, Rebecca Ledgard, Dan Ludford-Thomas, Simone Rebello, Suzzie Vango, and Ula Weber.
Sign up here for access to SingMaker Online: interactive videos and backing tracks for over 75 songs, including bonus songs not found in the songbooks
“The sheer passion for music, and the enthusiasm and energy you all showed was absolutely contagious – how wonderful for so many children to be inspired by your team, and to have such fun singing!”
Parent
Our new SingMaker songbooks, featuring over 20 new songs, are available in our shop.
We would love to visit your school and get your whole school community singing! Get in touch with us here.
Get your children singing, moving and laughing
Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do and so huge thanks go to everyone who has been involved in the creation of this project and these resources, including:
Project Director – Rebecca Ledgard
Project Manager – Sarah Batten
Website design – James Ashby
Recording – Matt Terry, Vada Recording Studio
Videography – Simon Peter King, with assistance from Richard Childs
Notation – Rob Challinor with assistance from Sam Hayes
Songs composed by Sarah Batten, Naomi Berry, Steve Davis, Sarah Budd, Rob Challinor, Ruairi Edwards, Gemma King, Annabel Ledgard, Rebecca Ledgard, Dan Ludford-Thomas, Helena Raeburn, Libby Spencer, Sally Spencer, Suzzie Vango, Ula Weber With special contributions from Noor (participant in our Singing Medicine project at Birmingham Children’s Hospital) and pupils at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok
Presented and performed by Chris Bastock, Sarah Budd, Rob Challinor, Ruairi Edwards, Gemma King, Simon Peter King, Annabel Ledgard, Rebecca Ledgard, Dan Ludford-Thomas, Helena Raeburn, Simone Rebello, Sally Spencer, Suzzie Vango, Ula Weber
Piano – Rob Challinor and Ruairi Edwards
Guitar/Bass – Simon Peter King
Percussion – Simone Rebello and Chris Bastock
And special thanks to Kadialy Kouyate, Noor at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and the children of Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, for their contributions.
“I think you’re absolutely brilliant, that was absolutely brilliant. I haven’t seen her smile like that in ages!”
Parent
‘Our student have been buzzing all day. I couldn’t have asked for a more professional, experienced, organised, and just down-right lovely trio of people to work with over the two days. It was truly refreshing and inspiring to have colleagues in Ex Cathedra (if only for a few days). I am personally thrilled to have a fantastic new repertoire of songs and games to add to my arsenal and can’t wait to get stuck in to all the materials and resources that you have provided.’
Euan Fitzpatrick, Director of Music Shrewsbury International School, Hong Kong
Why SingMaker?
Bring exciting singing activities to your pupils through our unique teaching and interactive singing films
Inspire your pupils to love group singing through our unique style and repertoire
Enable pupils to benefit from the wellbeing qualities of singing through engaging songs, lifting the spirits of your school
Raise the quality of singing through our expertly-written songs
Access a variety of dynamic singing repertoire including call and response and part songs, and decision-making songs.
Get Singing
SingMaker Online
Bring our team into your classroom with a click of a button, with audio and video recordings for all of our favourite songs composed by our team. There are three song collections, suitable for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, and your subscription gives you access to them all. Our new improved songbooks are fully compatible with the online resource and can be found in our shop
SingMaker School Visits
Bring our dynamic expert team into your school to your whole school community singing together. Enquire here about booking a school visit.