Songbooks 🎸📚
Helpful for learning at home or in class - with chords, lyrics and extra notes, activity ideas & the stories behind the songs. These come bundled as PDF download included when you buy the digital albums they relate to or can be found separately as e-books, via the links below.
If there is a song you'd like to play from one of the other albums, or a single, please reach out and let me know as I can make you a chord chart if it's needed!
Sing for the Earth - Little Wild Animals Songbook
BUY E-BOOKThese original tunes celebrate children's connection to the land and the animals that inhabit this planet around us.
This songbook features all 25 songs with chords and lyrics notation, plus illustrations for each song by Elise De Silva and science notes and suggested activities written by scientist and author Melissa R. Gunn. The notes further explore the conservation, climate action and biodiversity aspects of these songs and how children can take action in their community.
Gratefully supported by Creative New Zealand.
Sing for the Sea - Little Wild Ocean Friends Songbook
BUY E-BOOKThis songbook features all 24 ocean themed songs with chords and lyrics notation, plus illustrations by Elise De Silva and science notes and suggested activities written by scientist and author Melissa R. Gunn.
The science notes are intended as a starting point for families and educators to encourage further curious exploration.
Some of the activity ideas promote further artistic exploration as well.
Kind thanks to Creative New Zealand for support in the making of this project.
Sing Through the Year - A Little Wild Childhood Songbook
BUY E-BOOKWith tree songs, rain songs, songs for all four seasons, garden days, beach days, snow days and lucky rainbow days this collection of singable songs is designed to be enjoyed day by day, season by season, for musical fun all through the year.
Sing Through The Year - A Little Wild Childhood Songbook is a music book to inspire participation, with chords and lyrics for each song and illustrations throughout by Elise De Silva and introductions to the story behind each song, plus a section of poetry too.
Made during winter lockdown 2020 with support from Creative New Zealand.