by Peter Barratt BD, BA, PGCE.
'Singthings' are stories with a simple moral told in song and speech about the adventures
experienced
by animals, creatures and insects etc.
They are generally appropriate to Key Stage 1 but some can apply to Key Stage 2.
Each
Singthing has one principal and a number of sub-principal
characters, a narrator and, of course, a chorus which can generally be of any
number depending upon the number of children available and the size of the
accommodation in which the Singthing
is
to be performed.
‘Singthings’ plays presently available in the Series ‘The Adventures of Cyril the Squirrel’.
|
Title |
How Long? |
Character Requirements |
| A Day at the Seaside | 20 minutes | 7 principals including female solo, narrator, chorus and pianist. |
Copies of Libretti, Musical Scores and Song Sheets are available for
purchase.
|
Product |
Prices |
| Libretti | £2.00 per copy |
| Musical Scores | £4.00 per copy |
| Song Sheets | £5.00 for 15 copies & may be copied thereafter. |
‘Singthings’ plays presently available in the Series ‘The Adventures of Dillon Dinosaur’.
|
Title |
How Long? |
Character Requirements |
| The Super Hero | 20 minutes | 7 principals, narrator, chorus and pianist. |
|
Product |
Prices |
| Libretti | £5.00 per copy |
| Musical Scores | £7.00 per copy |
| Pack of Libretti (7) and vocal scores (2) plus copy of song words which may be copied. | £39.00 |
The 'Singthing', quoted above and more 'Singthings' telling other stories about the adventures of,
Cyril The Squirrel
Dillon Dinosaur
Colin Caterpillar
A Fish Called Chips
are told by Peter Barratt, who is a former teacher, to children in Primary Schools, Festivals, Arts Centres and other functions. The following is a brief summary of the 'Singthings' and the related songs he tells from the series.
Note: Each 'Singthing' includes the title song for the character making four songs in all.
|
Title |
Songs Included |
| CTS Goes To The Fair | The Fair Has Come To Town |
| One More Time | |
| Believe It And You Will | |
| CTS And The Village Carnival | Pass It On |
| Look At Me! | |
| Good Times And Celebrations | |
| CTS's Day At The Seaside | We're Going To The Seaside |
| Waterworld | |
| Genies And Rainbows | |
| CTS And The School Visitors | Syanara |
| Somebody Like You | |
| Me And You | |
| CTS And The Secret Of The Woods | Friends Always |
| On And On Forever | |
| Can You Keep A Secret? | |
| CTS And The Snow Monster | Together Again |
| Moving On | |
| That Is All | |
| CTS's Birthday Party | Hide And Seek |
| Happy Birthday Cyril Squirrel | |
| I Wish I'd Thought Of That! |
|
Title |
Songs Included |
| DD And The Lightning Storm | Thud! Thud! |
| Toy Box | |
| Sing, Sing With Me | |
| DD And The Biggest Snowball In The World | Shiggy Boom |
| Roll It On | |
| Come Back Soon | |
| DD The Super-Hero | Get To It! |
| Altogether Everyone | |
| Super Dinosaur | |
| DD And One Of Those Days | One Of Those Days |
| One World | |
| The Boulderville Run | |
| DD And The Pop Group | Sing Your Troubles Away |
| Watch Out! | |
| The Things You Do | |
| DD And The Road Accident | On Our Way |
| Strong And Heavy | |
| Together |
|
Title |
Songs Included |
| CC Has A Dangerous Day | Once Upon A Time |
| On We Go | |
| Things That Might Be | |
| CC And The Magic Hedge | Boing! Boing! Boing! |
| Days In The Sun | |
| Sing A Song, A Happy Song |
|
Title |
Songs Included |
| AFCC Looking For Some Fun | Think It Out |
| Looking For Some Fun | |
| Hold On Tight! | |
| AFCC And A Day Full Of Danger | Seaweed And Bubbles |
| Two Starry Eyes | |
| Me And You |
Further details about purchase of scores and libretti and
about the engagement of Peter Barratt for the telling of the 'Singthings' can be
obtained by writing to him at BaBa Productions, 17 Willow Road, Northallerton,
North Yorkshire, DL7 8RX, by ringing him at, or sending a fax to, 01609 774221 or by sending an e-mail
to him at peterbarratt@babaproductions.co.uk
Sheet music from these Singthings series can be purchased separately for use by Primary Schools etc., as that little extra interest when dealing with topics such as (a) The Local Environment (b) Monsters (c) Mini Beasts i.e. Insects etc., and (d) Water. The songs currently available are:-
Boing! Boing! Boing! - (A grasshopper)
Colin Caterpillar
Cyril the Squirrel
Genies and Rainbows (A lullaby for Christmas, a child or a young animal)
Happy Birthday Cyril Squirrel
Hide And Seek - (Animals playing)
I Wish I'd Thought Of That - (An absent minded animal)
One World
We’re Going to the Seaside
Waterworld - (A fish's eye view - Oop! Oop!)