Category Archives: ukulele

Twist and Shout

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Rosa Conrad

The new term is here! How did that happen? I’d love to share with you what we got up to at our end of term Big Fat Music Party back when the summer holidays were a dream waiting around the … Continue reading →

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The Holly and the Ivy – Two Versions

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Rosa Conrad

We had another lovely Big Fat Christmas Music Party on Monday. We finished with everyone singing ‘The Holly and the Ivy’, in which each verse was sung as a solo by a different student. Five in all. I’m so glad … Continue reading →

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Conrad’s Christmas Catalogue

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Rosa Conrad

Loads of Carols and Christmas Songs to Download It’s that time of year again, and Christmas carols are so great to use with music students. They are a whole group of tunes that are already familiar and, most of the … Continue reading →

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He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Rosa Conrad

I recently realised that ‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’ would make a wonderful two-chord song for beginners and wondered why I hadn’t thought of it before. It was a song we sang at school right at the … Continue reading →

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Mairi’s Wedding

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Rosa Conrad

Mairi’s Wedding is a gorgeous folk song that is a real delight to sing and play. I chose it as one of the numbers that everyone would play together in my most recent Big Fat Music Party because of its … Continue reading →

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Pick a Bale of Cotton

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Rosa Conrad

The group tunes for this term’s Big Fat Music Party were all tunes recently rediscovered from my past. ‘Pick a Bale of Cotton’, a work song from the deep south made famous by Leadbelly, is a great one that I … Continue reading →

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End of term = Big Fat Music Party!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Rosa Conrad

I held my 7th Big Fat Music Party the other week. These are my concerts that don’t feel so much like a concerts. I want to get away from the feelings of dread which seemed inseparable from performing to other … Continue reading →

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Percussive Piano Tunes

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Rosa Conrad

Knocking and Clapping in ‘Popcorn’ and ‘Short Legged Benjy’ There are two tunes in ‘Fun, Games and Party Pieces for Beginner Piano‘ with a percussive element where the pupils get to create a rhythm by a combination of knocking on … Continue reading →

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Oh Christmas Tree: the Form of (Almost) All Music in a Nutshell

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Rosa Conrad

I was asked for this song by two sisters; one a piano student and one on the ukulele. They are big fans of Swiss Family Robinson. ‘Oh Christmas Tree’ turned out to be such a good one for beginners, as … Continue reading →

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Jingle Bells: the Perfect Place to Start Harmonising

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Rosa Conrad

I’m well into Christmas Carol territory with most of my students now. Carols are great tunes to start people off with harmonising, as they are so familiar. The melody is already there, deep in the player’s subconscious. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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