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What’s a Witch, Fire Engine and an Owl got to do with Music?

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What’s a Witch, Fire Engine and an Owl got to do with Music?

They’re all in a brilliant rhyme, one of my favourites, called ‘The Witch Says’.

It could be used if you're looking for a rhyme that relates to Animals, Transport, Families or, as I was using it, Our Bodies.  The link to ‘Our Bodies’ was not through the words but how the voice is used throughout the rhyme; it is great for vocal play with the many onomatopoeias.

Many songs explore multiple musical elements but they don’t all allow th…

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Learning something new!

Learning something new!

I have taken timeout to learn something new, poetry!

Not for my own pleasure but to help my son revise the 15 poems he needs to know inside out for his English Literature exam.

There’s plenty that I could be doing within my business but my son needs my help so I’ve taken on the challenge to learn about these 15 poems; this is not easy for me as I find studying English tricky!  So that I can help with the revision I’ve needed to learn new words, e.g. enjambment and juxtaposition, and understand…

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