England in songs - infants and primary, secondary and adults (A1/2) 

Music and English have come a long way since the clever rhyming iambic pentameter of Chaucer´s masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales.

"And specially from every shires ende Of Engelond, to Canterbury they wende" 

The songs in this concert take us on a guided tour of "Englishness".  The  concert includes , among others, the fascination with Princess Diana and  the royal family (Elton John- Goodbye England´s Rose), the odd peculiarities that the English are famed for (Sting- An Englishman in New York)  freedom (I want to break free - Queen), a fesity love song from British-Jamaican singer Celeste (Stop this flame )  the pop genius of Dua Lipa (Houdini), the harsher sound of Oasis (Wonderwall), a reference to education with Pink Floyd (Brick in the wall) and some melancholic reminiscing with Harry Styles (As it was)...  and, of course,  an obligatory hat tip to The Beatles  (Twist and shout). 

Set lists are adapted for different age groups, for adult learners we´ll visit the pub with Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing and go to Scarborough Fair while for secondary school learners we´ll listen to Ed Sheeran  (A - Team), and Sam Fender (Getting started)  singing about some of the social issues affecting youth. 

A  level of A1/A2 English is required 

NEW! For infants and primary a selection of fun songs from England aimed at encouraging kids to interact, including hits by Coldplay, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Harry Styles, Dua lipa, Queen plus songs adapted for infants and primary such as "Get out of your lazy bed" by Matt Bianco,  "London is the place for me" from the Paddington films, "Remember you're a womble" based on  a group of curious cuddly litter collectors on Wimbledon Common and for infants "Rupert the Bear" a little bear who hails from my hometown of Canterbury.

 Contact me for an information sheet with the details.