Ripples

Music by Lily May.
Commissioned by Sing Up.

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Water ripples, ocean swells, rainstorms, rivers flow... water gives us great inspiration for music making. Ripples uses ascending arpeggios to create the idea of rippling water.

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Ripples Percussion Ensemble

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Ripples (Teaching notes)

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Age: 7 to 9 , 9 to 11 , 11 to 13
Subject: Music
Scoring: Body percussion part , Parts (Flexible)

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The performance track was recorded specially for Sing Up by Lily May and Nuno Brito to a backing track by Tom Fleming and Lily May. Mixed and mastered by Tom Fleming.

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All copyright music is used by permission. The songwriters and/or copyright holders have been remunerated under due licensing arrangements. Find out more about copyright by visiting UK Music and Copyright & Schools.

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