The document discusses using music, singing, and rhythm to teach language lessons. It provides examples of vocal warm-ups, call-and-response techniques, and using songs to teach phonics and structures. Sources for backing tracks and existing language songs are also listed. The key benefits highlighted are making emotional connections with students and helping with pronunciation.

1. Language lessons with a Sing Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves http://souffler.typepad.com/home/2011/01/oldham-primary-languages-conference-2011.html

2. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Who on earth is he?

3. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves

4. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves

5. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves “ Out of the fullness of the HEART the mouth SPEAKS.” “ Out of the learning of grammar, the mouth speaks” Creativity & language learning

6. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Fill up children’s hearts how to spark that emotional connection in pupils with the materials they are trying to learn

7. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves How music, rhythm and singing can inspire both you and your pupils in your lessons and help make this emotional connection

8. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Adaptable to any language Adaptable to any area of the curriculum

10. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Lesson Starters and vocal warm-ups Vous êtes vraiment barjot The FIRST requirement of learning a language is that you are prepared to look and sound like a complete plonker

11. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Lesson Starters and vocal warm-ups Vowels Consonant + vowel Cognates Defining syllables Practise structures

12. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Lesson Starters and vocal warm-ups The (any language) Haka Praise Phrases Language Aerobics Revising language learnt

14. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Using music/rhythm to teach/practise lesson content Practise simple dialogues / Sentences to music. Build up your own set of backing tracks Choose strong rhythmic tracks

15. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Using music/rhythm to teach/practise lesson content Sources of backing tracks Audio Network – Professionally Produced music for TV/film www.audionetwork.com http://audio.lgfl.org.uk Many LEAs have licenses

16. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Sources of backing tracks Using music/rhythm to teach/practise lesson content Use well-known songs www.karaoke-version.com www.guitarbackingtrack.com

17. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Using phonic songs Singing is first to encourage good pronunciation second to learn structure/vocab

19. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Links Phonic songs from ‘souffler.co.uk’ French, German, Spanish song/rap resources from Carole Nicoll’s ‘ language-factory.co.uk’ Task Magic software from Mdlsoft.co.uk

20. Web: www.souffler.co.uk Email: souffler.uk@gmail.com Blog: www.souffler.typead.com.uk Twitter: @ markpurves Links Wavepad and Audacity sound editors Mixcraft, a windows version of Garageband. Record yours or pupil vocals over a backing track