Now is the month of maying

Words and Music by Thomas Morley.
Edited by Lucie Skeaping.

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This is a celebration of spring, a time when creatures are born, the weather gets warmer and food grows in the fields. The song describes a happy party where lads and lasses dance and fall in love.

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Age: 9 to 11
Style: Folk
Subject: Music
Scoring: Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison
SEND: Braille scores , Slower backing tracks

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The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain - Southern Juniors, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ben Tompsett.

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Please ensure you have the correct licences in place for using or copying music, and that song usages are reported correctly, for the following: CCLI, PMLL, PRS for Music. For more information, please visit www.singup.org/copyright-and-reporting.

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