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21 Oct 22 - 11:39 AM (#4155855) Subject: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons Okay, here goes. I've put a lot of work into digitising my collection of Singing Together (BBC radio Broadcasts for schools) I've listed sets of these on EBay (recouping some of my costs), but don't want my collection to disappear with me. I've sent a couple of full sets (or full at that time) to members here. I've now set up downloads on Google Drive, allowing me to direct EBay sales there. I will also start making these available freely to Mudcat members. Anyone wanting digital copies of these, just follow the download links in following posts. No charge! The first post will be for the earliest ones I have, so there will be gaps before Autumn 1950. I will always welcome any booklets I don't have before this time. |
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21 Oct 22 - 11:41 AM (#4155857) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons First download contains everything I have to Summer 1955: Here |
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21 Oct 22 - 11:52 AM (#4155859) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons Contents lists for the various booklets can be found in This thread Due to size restrictions on Google Drive each listing will only stay available for about 10 days. |
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21 Oct 22 - 12:08 PM (#4155860) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons And Autumn 1955 to Summer 1960 Here |
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22 Oct 22 - 03:05 AM (#4155913) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Monique Thank you so much Nigel! |
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22 Oct 22 - 12:12 PM (#4155970) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,CJB Hi Nigel Great work and for sharing too!! Thank you. An OTR mate of mine is kindly offering to share some recordings of actual programmes. Append an email address and they can be sent to you - Chris B |
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24 Oct 22 - 03:01 PM (#4156235) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons Chris, CJB Thanks for the offer, but I'm filling enough real space with the booklets and virtual space with the scans. Cheers |
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24 Oct 22 - 07:13 PM (#4156258) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Joe Offer CJB, maybe that's something you and I can work out. Joe ( joe@mudcat.org ) |
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25 Oct 22 - 03:46 AM (#4156276) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Harry Rivers CJB, I'd be interested to hear them Harry |
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25 Oct 22 - 04:19 AM (#4156281) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,CJB OK - will set up a link. |
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25 Oct 22 - 03:01 PM (#4156334) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST Try this download link …. https://www.plustransfer.com/download.php?id=ceac6471d602786dfc0af7ca9b80155a&email=v%7B%C2%85%7C%C2%86%7Du%C2%85tw%C2%8CS%C2%8C |
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26 Oct 22 - 01:56 AM (#4156381) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,Harry Thanks for this Guest (Chris/CJB?), it works fine. Harry |
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26 Oct 22 - 11:44 AM (#4156415) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,CJB Yup!! |
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07 Nov 22 - 03:26 PM (#4157046) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons To continue. Autumn 1960 to Summer 1963. These are the last issued as black and white A5 booklets: Here |
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07 Nov 22 - 03:30 PM (#4157047) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons And, Autumn 1963 to Summer 1968. These continue to be A5 format, but with an additional colour added to covers and some inside pages. Here |
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08 Nov 22 - 02:20 AM (#4157068) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,Harry Nigel, Feel free to delete my posts but it would be rude to just take these without saying: THANK YOU! Harry |
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08 Nov 22 - 10:21 AM (#4157102) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons No problem Harry. Perhaps I should be thanking you, as the stated intention of this discussion is to disperse copies so as not to lose this resource. Cheers |
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16 Nov 22 - 01:06 PM (#4157819) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Brian Peters Hi Nigel, I've just discovered this thread after an absence from Mudcat. I'd be very interested to see these files in connection with a research project on Cecil Sharp and singing in schools, but I don't seem to have permission to access any of them. Did I miss something or am I just being dim? Cheers, Brian |
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17 Nov 22 - 07:47 AM (#4157897) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Brian Peters Stop Press: It turns out I can access the files after all, if I just keep clicking - I was put of by a 'permission' message that obviously doesn't apply. Thank you so much for all this effort, Nigel. It will be immensely useful in the research I described above, but has also provoked all kinds of nostalgic memories. So many of these songs have been embedded in my head for all these years, but sometimes it takes a reminder to bring them out. Just wonderful. |
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18 Nov 22 - 10:47 AM (#4158024) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons Brian: No problem. I'll take this message as a chase-up, and a reminder of a fact I've missed. Up until Summer 1960 the booklets include two series of programmes: 'Singing Together' and 'Rhythm & Melody'. From Autumn 1960 'Singing Together' was published separately, originally as an A5 booklet. These have been linked above. From Autumn 1960 'Rhythm & Melody' was also published separately for a short, 4 year, run. Those are available here: Rhythm & Melody (1960-64) Also, the next run of Singing Together: Singing Together Autumn 1968 - Summer 1972 These are in the newer format 235mm * 175mm (the same format used for the stand-alone series of Rhythm & Melody, also for most of 'Time & Tune' only ST is in 'portrait' where T&T was (mainly) in 'landscape'. |
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19 Nov 22 - 05:57 AM (#4158089) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Brian Peters Thanks for this extra material, Nigel. The very first song in that 'Rhythm and Melody' set is The Watchet Sailor from Cecil Sharp. Did 'Singing Together' and 'Time and Tune' cater for different age groups or something, since they seem to have been running concurrently? |
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19 Nov 22 - 02:25 PM (#4158106) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons Singing together was aimed at ages 9-11, Time and tune at ages 7-9 I may get around to making Time and tune available in a similar manner shortly. |
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25 Feb 23 - 10:14 AM (#4166118) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST Any chance CJB you could share the link of actual programmes again? Many thanks! |
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25 Feb 23 - 04:28 PM (#4166141) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: The Sandman Singing Together was a BBC Radio schools series which ran from 25 September 1939 to 29 March 2001, with repeats until 25 June 2004. Its origins were in Community Singing which was considered necessary at the outbreak of the Second World War following the mass evacuation of children Time and Tune is a BBC schools radio series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, covering Music for primary school pupils. A music series offering children opportunities to listen to music and sing along, with creative suggestions and games to develop music appreciation and skills. Each school term Time and Tune covered 7 or 8 different songs, built up verse by verse and used as a basis to investigate ways of singing, musical notation and other topics. During the 1960s each term's songs began to be themed around a common subject, and from the early 1970s each term began to consist of a complete cantata or musical story, which children could perform as an end-of-term show once the broadcasts had finished. Episodes of Time and Tune have a presenter, joined by a children's choir and sometimes professional singers. The presenter talked directly to listening children but encouraged them to interact with the classroom teacher, during and after the broadcasts. Programmes are accompanied by lavishly illustrated pupils' pamphlets, containing the tunes and words of all the songs, simple exercises and features about musical instruments or related topics. The pamphlets would be referred to during the broadcasts and were essential for successful use of the series. At least three pamphlets have been issued every school year for the past sixty years, and these pamphlets form the basis for the episode guide below. The series is part of a BBC music course for primary schools, which extends from Music Box for infants, The Song Tree for 5-7 year olds (added in spring 1982), Time and Tune |
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25 Feb 23 - 04:30 PM (#4166142) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: The Sandman The series is part of a BBC music course for primary schools, which extends from Music Box for infants, The Song Tree for 5-7 year olds (added in spring 1982), Time and Tune for 7-9 year olds, and Rhythm and Melody (until summer 1964) or Music Workshop (from autumn 1964) for 9-11 year olds. Pupils can graduate from one series to another, learning increasingly advanced topics. Two earlier BBC school radio music series called Time and Tune for Juniors and Time and Tune for Seniors ran in Scotland during the 1930s, but they were not directly related to this series. |
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27 Feb 23 - 12:06 PM (#4166297) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons Ho-hum I've been back-sliding, after the 'Cat was down for a while, and stopped updating. To continue . . . Autumn '72 to Summer '76 Autumn '76 to Summer '80 Autumn '80 to Summer '84 Autumn 1984 and beyond |
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28 Feb 23 - 07:37 AM (#4166368) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons One final download link for this discussion. From about 1971 BBC started also issuing 'Teacher's Notes' for Singing Together. These were not so lavishly illustrated, but made up for it by including more background information on the songs, and often a full piano accompaniment. They also suggested teaching strategies to go with the series. Initially I wasn't actively seeking these, but they do add quite a bit to the collection, so I've grabbed what I can, and (surprise surprise) scanned them in. They all seem to be A4 (giving even more space) and usually match the school term of the pupils' booklets, but sometimes covering a whole school year (three terms). Singing Together - Teacher's Notes |
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02 Mar 23 - 05:11 AM (#4166599) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,Barney Sloane Thanks so much for doing these Nigel, all your work is hugely appreciated. |
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22 May 23 - 03:35 PM (#4172837) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST Thank you so much for these! I am truly very grateful! |
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22 May 23 - 04:47 PM (#4172841) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: Nigel Parsons I mentioned above that I might also be making Time and Tune available. Just in case someone missed the other thread it's Here |
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27 Sep 23 - 11:57 AM (#4182563) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,mandolintim Many thanks Nigel, for these awesome singing together downloads, it's lovely to recall the former songs that were a pleasant contrast from the drear of 1960s school life ?? |
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27 Sep 23 - 11:57 AM (#4188533) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,mandolintim Many thanks Nigel, for these awesome singing together downloads, it's lovely to recall the former songs that were a pleasant contrast from the drear of 1960s school life ?? |
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14 Apr 24 - 06:53 AM (#4200892) Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads From: GUEST,Dale Thank you Nigel, These will be put to good use with a song circle. |